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Jewish activists at the border
Ben Sales, JTAJun 21, 2018
When Mary McCabe explains America’s immigration courts to children who have been separated from their parents, she tries to make it interactive. She draws a sketch of...
Ex-jihadist seeks forgiveness from Dutch Jews
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJun 21, 2018
AMSTERDAM — Jews were never far from the mind of Jason Walters when he was still a key member of the Netherlands’ deadliest network of jihadist terrorists. Even...
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...
Prince William’s itinerary for Israel announced
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJun 21, 2018
JERUSALEM — Prince William will soon embark on a historic visit to Israel. During the trip, which also includes stops in Jordan and the West Bank, Britain’s Duke of...
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...
Michaelson Jenet reflects on the Jewish values she brings to Colorado Legislature
Andrea JacobsJun 14, 2018
The first thing Dafna Michaelson Jenet reaches for in her office at the Colorado State Capitol is a Chumash that underpins the cohesiveness of her personal and...
Sderot seeks another ‘resilience center’ to help children with PTSD
Evan GrantJun 14, 2018
Imagine trying to build a thriving city in the midst of numerous rockets, kites that can burn down fields upon contact, and with the knowledge that the only thing...
Trump-Kim summit: Meaning for Iran, Israel
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 14, 2018
WASHINGTON — Amos Yadlin likes talking about the Begin doctrine, which calls for removing existential threats to Israel before they are manifest — maybe because he...
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...
Palestinian narrative comes to Jewish summer camps
Ben Sales, JTAJun 07, 2018
NEW YORK — When Aviva Schwartz started praying publicly for Palestinians at her Jewish summer camp, she knew it would be controversial. Schwartz had grown up ensconced...
