At UN, Trump focuses on Iran, Syria
JTASep 20, 2017
WASHINGTON — The number of times President Donald Trump mentioned Iran or its derivatives in his UN speech? Twelve, and each time to emphasize its threat. The number...
At Tufts, Hillel called ‘exploitative,’ ‘Zionist’
JTASep 14, 2017
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5778SECTION A PAGE 10 By Yvette Alt BOSTON — Tufts University’s Hillel is described as “an organization that supports a white supremacist...
Hundreds in Sighet retrace Wiesel’s path of deportation
JTASep 14, 2017
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5778SECTION D PAGE 16 SIGHET, Romania — More than 70 years after fascists took Elie Wiesel to the train station of this sleepy city in Romania,...
In Rotterdam, demonstrator chant about killing Jews
JTASep 07, 2017
AMSTERDAM — A Jewish umbrella group has filed a police complaint over demonstrators in Rotterdam shouting in Arabic about killing Jews. The Dutch Central Jewish Board...
When school becomes camp(like)
JTASep 07, 2017
By Ira Stoll BOSTON — When the Jewish Community Day School in Watertown, Mass. decided several years ago to hire a former MTV producer to bring a “fresh voice of...
Portuguese museum to crypto-Jews reopened
JTAAug 31, 2017
LISBON — The Portuguese town of Belmonte has reopened its Jewish museum — the largest in the world about crypto-Jews — following a $350,000 renovation project....
White nationalist calls himself a ‘white Zionist’
JTAAug 24, 2017
TEL AVIV — White nationalist leader Richard Spencer told Israelis during an evening TV interview that they should respect him because he is essentially a “white...
‘Menashe’ explores chasidic world through one man’s story
JTAAug 24, 2017
BOSTON — With more than a decade’s worth of experience in the film industry, mostly in documentaries, director Joshua Weinstein has released his first feature-length...
Bombastic memorial in Khatyn reflects depth of destruction
JTAAug 17, 2017
By Abigail Pickus KHATYN, Belarus — Even by Soviet standards, the massive memorial complex near Minsk to the victims of Nazi atrocities stands out for its immense...
Elor Azaria enters military prison
JTAAug 17, 2017
JERUSALEM — The Israeli soldier convicted of shooting a downed Palestinian terrorist entered military prison to begin serving his 18-month sentence. Elor Azaria...
