23rd Kosher BBQ Contest a big hit
JTASep 22, 2011
MEMPHIS If theres anything that can bring the Jews of Tennessee together, it would be barbecue. Last weekend, the 23rd annual Kosher BBQ Contest and Festival drew...
Obama, Netanyahu to meet at U.N. in New York
JTASep 18, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: Stand by for details about a major community rally next Sunday, Sept. 25, at Temple Emanuel, to become informed how to counter the Palestinian attempt...
S&P raises Israel’s credit rating to A+
JTASep 15, 2011
JERUSALEM Standard & Poors has upgraded Israels credit rating to A+. The new rating, which was issued Saturday, Sept. 10, means that Israels Finance...
Does Turner win signal move to GOP?
JTASep 15, 2011
By Daniel Treiman, JTA NEW YORK — Was it Israel, same-sex marriage or the Obama administrations handling of the economy? Thats the question political partisans...
Israeli embassy evacuated in Cairo
JTASep 11, 2011
JERUSALEM Some 80 personnel and family members of Israel’s embassy in Cairo are safe after being removed in an emergency rescue operation. During a riot...
Protest season concludes with largest ever demonstration in Israel’s history
JTASep 08, 2011
By Jessica Steinberg, JTA JERUSALEM — Demonstrations last Saturday night, Sept. 3, by more than 400,000 Israelis calling for social justice represented a powerful...
Muslims call for Shalit’s release
JTASep 08, 2011
NEW YORK A group of prominent American Muslims issued a letter urging Hamas to immediately release captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The Aug. 26 letters 11...
Palestinian uses football for peace
JTASep 01, 2011
By Dan Goldberg, JTA SYDNEY — Sulaiman Khatib is an ordinary Palestinian with an extraordinary past. Born in the West Bank near Jerusalem, he grew up as a freedom...
Australia’s Deputy PM: No to boycott of Israel
JTASep 01, 2011
SYDNEY Australian Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan visited an Israeli business that has been targeted by advocates of boycotting Israel. Swan, who is also the...
After 9/11: Grim business of identifying the dead to prevent agunah
JTASep 01, 2011
NEW YORK When unthinkable disaster struck a decade ago and close to 3,000 people were murdered at the World Trade Center, the scale of destruction created a unique...
