Foreman gains respect even as he loses title to Cotto
JTAJun 10, 2010
By Marc Brodsky, JTA NEW YORK — Yuri Foreman may have lost his first title defense, but the Orthodox Jewish boxer apparently gained plenty of respect on a balmy...
Turkish-Israeli ties reach a new low
JTAJun 03, 2010
By Yigal Schleifer, JTA ISTANBUL — While Turkey and Israel have seen their once-close relationship deteriorate steadily for the past few years, the Israeli commando...
Nashville flood hits local Jews
JTAMay 20, 2010
By Kathy Carlson, JTA NASHVILLE — Ruth Klar and Alicia Safdie knew they were lucky, safe and healthy amid the floods muddy wreckage. But the little things made...
Lost in time in world’s oldest city
JTAMay 13, 2010
JERICHO, West Bank The only thing I really knew about Jericho before I went there a few weeks ago for the first time was that when the second intifada […]
Is British chief rabbi needed?
JTAMay 06, 2010
By Winston Pickett, JTA LONDON — A new book that criticizes Britains chief rabbi is opening old wounds and sparking a new debate about whether the institution of...
Liberators gather, for last time?
JTAApr 29, 2010
By Melissa Apter, JTA WASHINGTON — Walking along the dimly lit corridors of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the liberators peered at black-and-white photographs...
Focus on Britain’s election
JTAApr 29, 2010
By Winston Pickett, JTA LONDON With Britain’s three-way race for prime minister entering the final lap, many Jews in Britain are wondering what Nick Cleggs...
Iranian nuclear scientist wants asylum in Israel
JTAApr 29, 2010
JERUSALEM (JTA) An Iranian nuclear scientist has requested political asylum in Israel, an Israeli lawmaker said. Ayoub Kara, a Druze minister of the Likud Party,...
Goldstone forced to stay away from grandson?s Bar Mitzvah
JTAApr 22, 2010
By Moira Schneider, JTA CAPE TOWN — Talk about shul politics. In the interest of avoiding a disruption of his grandsons Bar Mitzvah, Judge Richard Goldstone,...
Polish president, killed in plane crash, widely mourned by Jewish leaders
JTAApr 15, 2010
By Dinah Spritzer, JTA PRAGUE — For Jews, Polands late president, Lech Kaczynski, was a man of many firsts. He was the first Polish president to attend a service...
