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Biden era symbolizes a different Jewish world
Uriel Heilman, JTAJan 21, 2021
WASHINGTON — When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office as US president and vice president on Wednesday, Jan. 20, Biden was the oldest person ever to occupy the...
Nuremberg audio recordings online
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJan 21, 2021
At the opening of his trial in Nuremberg, Julius Streicher made several uncharacteristically friendly statements about Jews — a people he had devoted his professional...
National Jewish expert gives update on COVID science
Andrea JacobsJan 14, 2021
. Philippa Marrack, chair of the Dept. of Immunology and Genomic Medicine at National Jewish Health, appears disinterested in the laudable reputation that precedes her....
Will Netanyahu win again?
Ben Sales, JTAJan 14, 2021
JERUSALEM — In about two months, Israelis will vote in a national election. Seem familiar? It is. Israel will hold its fourth election in just two years — the latest...
Sheldon Adelson dies
JNSJan 14, 2021
WASHINGTON — Sheldon Adelson, the multibillionaire casino mogul, conservative donor and philanthropist, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 87. While he may be best...
Buyer’s remorse among Trump supporters?
Shira Hanau, JTAJan 14, 2021
NEW YORK — Much of the American Orthodox community had lined up behind Trump ahead of the election. Polls showed Orthodox voters supporting him by overwhelming...
Israel’s rapid vaccine rollout comes amid spiking infection numbers
JTAJan 07, 2021
By Philissa Cramer and Ben Sales JERUSALEM — Israel is making headlines for its response to COVID-19 — again. Early on in the pandemic, Israel was lauded for its...
Despite pandemic, survivors’ stories continue
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJan 07, 2021
LONDON — As one of the youngest Holocaust survivors, Eva Clarke has spent years telling the story of how her mother, weighing just 68 pounds, gave birth to her inside...
Ossoff wins in Georgia; Senate flips
JTAJan 07, 2021
By Philissa Cramer Jon Ossoff, a Jewish 33-year-old former executive of a documentary film company, has done what seemed nearly impossible a few years ago: won a Senate...
Ethiopian Israeli aims to unite Jews of all backgrounds
JTAJan 07, 2021
By Leoni Jesner JERUSALEM — Born on a roadside during Operation Solomon, which airlifted over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 1991, Ashager Araro’s start to life...
