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Buck legislation keeps intelligence sharing on Yemen in place
IJN StaffFeb 21, 2019
The US House of Representatives has passed a war powers resolution (H.J. Res. 37) that seeks to end American military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen....
Alleged anti-Semitism in Conifer school headed to federal court
Chris LeppekFeb 07, 2019
long-running dispute over allegations of anti-Semitism at a Colorado middle school is headed for federal court. In December, the family of Isabella Grunspan, the girl...
Siblings lay down the law
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJan 31, 2019
NEW YORK — Colorado Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet and newly appointed Illinois legislator Rabbi Yehiel Kalish are the first Jewish siblings to serve concurrently in...
Jared Polis, first Colorado Jewish governor, sworn in
Larry HankinJan 10, 2019
“Colorado for All,” the theme of last Tuesday’s inauguration of Gov. Jared S. Polis, permeated the entire event, from the ecumenical line-up of religious speakers...
Where Denver day schools stand on vaccinations
Chris LeppekDec 06, 2018
It’s rare that Jewish organizations across the denominational spectrum in Denver — or anywhere else — find unanimity on anything, but on the subject of vaccination...
Gov.-elect Polis speaks to the IJN
Shana GoldbergNov 29, 2018
The name of Colorado’s governor-elect is not new to these pages. A quick search through Intermountain Jewish News archives brings up articles about Jared Polis going...
In Colorado Springs, free guns for rabbis
Andrea JacobsNov 15, 2018
Bernstein, owner of Dragonland near Colorado Springs, trains neophyte gun owners how to nail bulls-eyes — but local rabbis suggest his credibility is way off target....
Non-Jews in Denver reach out after Pittsburgh
Andrea JacobsNov 08, 2018
Jews trapped in the emotional trauma of Pittsburgh instinctively seek comfort from other Jews. Who else can possibly understand the pain, the outrage, the loss? But over...
After Pittsburgh, 200 gather in Denver to recite Psalms
Hillel GoldbergNov 08, 2018
Seven Orthodox congregations held a Psalms recital, Oct. 31, at Congregation Zera Abraham, in the aftermath of the murder of 11 Jews at Tree of Life congregation in...
Hundreds gather in Cheyenne to honor Pittsburgh victims
IJN StaffNov 08, 2018
Mt. Sinai in Cheyenne held an interfaith anti-hate and memorial event, Oct. 29, to commemorate the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Dave Lerner,...
