Viennese students honor Jewish pupils expelled during the Nazi era
JTAMay 09, 2019
By Toby Axelrod VIENNA — On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a public high school in the Austrian capital corrected its own historical record. Along with a...
Peggy Guggenheim in Israel
JTAMay 09, 2019
By Karen Chernick TEL AVIV — In 1952, Israel had its third showing at the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s most prestigious art shows, with an exhibition of three...
An angel from Poway
JTAMay 06, 2019
POWAY, Calif. — Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in the attack at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego, is credited with jumping in front of the synagogue’s rabbi to...
In Denver, global effort underway to photograph every living Holocaust survivor
JTAApr 25, 2019
YOM HASHOAH 5779 By Lior Zaltzman At first, it seems like John and Amy Israel Pregulman nailed the ideal “digital nomad” lifestyle. The very-much-in-love couple...
Six Jewish takeaways from the Mueller reports
JTAApr 25, 2019
By Josefin Dolsten and Laura E. Adkins NEW YORK — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report about Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election was...
Israel will get Kafka archives, court rules
JTAApr 25, 2019
ZURICH — A Swiss court ruled that the archive of the renowned Jewish writer Franz Kafka must be handed over to Israel, ending a decade-long dispute. The Zurich...
‘Ethnic cleansing’ in Canada earns rebuke
JTAApr 18, 2019
MONTREAL — The Jewish mayor of a Canadian town compared a proposed bill that would bar religious symbols on some public workers to “ethnic cleansing.” Canadian...
Measles outbreak started in Ukraine, traveled to Israel, Brooklyn
JTAApr 11, 2019
JERUSALEM — Israel’s measles outbreak took off in September after thousands of mostly chasidic Orthodox pilgrims brought the virus back from Uman, Ukraine. Tens of...
Jewish coach heads to Final Four
JTAApr 04, 2019
By Marc Brodsky AUBURN, Ala. — Bruce Pearl has won plenty of accolades and championships in a basketball coaching career spanning nearly three decades, including...
‘Proud Jewish sled dogs’ cross the finish line
JTAMar 21, 2019
By Emily Burack NOME, Alaska — Writer and adventurer Blair Braverman raced in — and completed — the historic Iditarod sled dog race, finishing the grueling...
