New Orleans Jewish community opens its arms to newcomers
JTASep 07, 2008
By Gail Naron Chalew, JTA Editor’s note: This was written prior to Hurricane Gustav. NEW ORLEANS — Three years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf...
Russian Jews vs. Georgian Jews: a complex conflict
JTAAug 21, 2008
IGOETI, Georgia Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday, Aug. 18, Russia would pull its troops out, but gave no timetable for withdrawal. For the Georgians,...
Israel brings its largest contingent
JTAAug 14, 2008
By Alison Klayman, JTA BEIJING — The largest contingent in Israeli Olympic history was eyeing its biggest medal haul, with one Israeli competitor narrowly missing...
Jews caught on both sides of fighting
JTAAug 14, 2008
MOSCOW Vissarion Manasherov left his city as the bombs were falling. One day later, on Monday, with bombs still falling, he returned to Gori, a city at the edge...
JCPA’s Gutow lauds rise in minimum wage
JTAAug 07, 2008
When the minimum wage went up 70 cents to $6.55 on July 24, Rabbi Steve Gutows relief embraced both American workers and national Jewish organizations that finally...
Joe Lieberman embraces Rev. Hagee
JTAJul 31, 2008
WASHINGTON The choir danced a hora, the fiddler played a hoedown, Joe Lieberman cited scripture and Pastor John Hagee said his enemies would never draw him away from...
Three Jews in a pool
JTAJul 31, 2008
By Marc Brodsky, JTA NEW YORK — For Jason Lezak, Ben Wildman-Tobriner and Garrett Weber-Gale, the marketing possibilities are endless perhaps The Three...
Jewish chutzpah helps Cambodians
JTAJul 10, 2008
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Headquartered in an upper-floor lounge of the Intercontinental Hotel here, which he has turned into his command center, Bernie Krisher irons out...
French Jewry to Sarkozy: Investigate al-Dura incident, or we’ll appeal to international audience
JTAJul 10, 2008
PARIS The organized Jewish community in France is publicly calling on President Nicolas Sarkozy to launch an investigation into the controversial television broadcast...
Rabbi in Iraq leads book club in Pennsylvania shul
JTAJul 03, 2008
By Naomi Tarlow, JTA NEW YORK — Plenty of rabbis lead their congregations book club, but Jon Cutler may be the only one who does so from a war zone. […]
