Cooking classes explore Hebrew, Israel and Jewish culture
JTAJul 05, 2018
By Alix Wall SAN FRANCISCO — In the compact, open kitchen of the apartment here that Dalit Gvirtsman shares with her husband, about a dozen women are jostling for...
Future king — future peacemaker?
JTAJul 05, 2018
Britain’s Prince William placed a note between the stones of the Western Wall and spent several moments there in prayer as part of a visit to the Old City of...
IDF sends enforcements, humanitarian aid to Syrian border
JTAJul 05, 2018
JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces has sent armored and artillery reinforcements to its northern border with Syria as the war between the country’s army and...
Bloomberg to spend $80 million for Democrats
JTAJun 28, 2018
NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg will spend $80 million in an effort to help elect Democrats in the midterm elections. The Jewish media mogul and former New York City...
El Al flight delayed after men refuse to sit next to women
JTAJun 28, 2018
JERUSALEM — El Al will “immediately” remove any passenger who refuses to sit next to another passenger for any reason, its CEO announced, but not before a major...
Prince William visits Jerusalem
JTAJun 28, 2018
JERUSALEM — Britain’s Prince William visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and called it “a profoundly moving experience.” On Tuesday, June 26,...
Fight over Touro Synagogue heads to Supreme Court
JTAJun 21, 2018
BOSTON — The legal fight over ownership of the country’s oldest synagogue is headed to the US Supreme Court. The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month...
Israeli policies stall refugee status
JTAJun 14, 2018
By Tracy Frydberg JERUSALEM — Jack has one of those smiles that even the coldest of souls would feel obliged to mirror. Sunglasses propped on his head and with a...
A different Holocaust tragedy is remembered in Crete
JTAJun 14, 2018
By Roger Rapoport CHANIA, Crete — On Sunday, June 17, 263 candles will be lit at an interfaith memorial service at this lovely city’s historic Etz Hayyim synagogue....
Jewish 101-year-old veteran honored by the queen
JTAJun 14, 2018
LONDON — A 101-year-old Jewish British veteran of WW II received an honor from the Queen for his services to education. Mordaunt Cohen received the MBE, or Member of...
