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US media struggle to understand complex reality of Iranian Jewry
JTADec 06, 2018
By Larry Cohler-Esses NEW YORK — Several days after the Jewish Daily Forward published the first-ever report from the Islamic Republic of Iran by a reporter openly...
Remembering Pres. Bush’s complex Jewish legacy
Ron Kampeas, JTADec 06, 2018
WASHINGTON — President George H. W. Bush’s public grappling with Jewish leaders made headlines while his private interventions helped bring tens of thousands of Jews...
Ocasio-Cortez compares US border situation to WW II refugees
Ron Kampeas, JTANov 29, 2018
WASHINGTON — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just one of 435 members of the incoming US House of Representatives, but her youth, surprise primary win in her Bronx-area...
California wildfire: ‘Catastrophic’
JTANov 21, 2018
By Gabrielle Birkner LOS ANGELES — The Woolsey Fire, which has engulfed a massive swath of Southern California, had as of last week — burned nearly 100,000 acres and...
Ilhan Omar: Overturn head covering ban
JTANov 21, 2018
WASHINGTON — A 181-year-old rule banning Congress members from wearing hats of any kind could be overturned in order to accommodate a newly elected Muslim lawmaker...
Alyssa Milano refuses to speak at Women’s March
JTANov 15, 2018
NEW YORK — Actress and activist Alyssa Milano said she won’t speak at the next Women’s March if it is organized by two current leaders who will not condemn...
Jewish women among Congress victors
Josefin Dolsten, JTANov 15, 2018
WASHINGTON — Last week’s midterm elections were hailed as a victory for gender parity, as an unprecedented number of women won bids to serve in Congress. More than...
Guns: Two bereaved fathers differ
Josefin Dolsten, JTANov 08, 2018
MIAMI — Jaime Guttenberg and Meadow Pollack shared many similarities. Both were brown-haired and bright-eyed girls, beloved by friends and family. Both were passionate...
Pro- and anti-Israel forces win in midterm elections
Ben Sales, JTANov 08, 2018
NEW YORK — Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections held Tuesday, Nov. 6, with Jewish Congress members poised to take key...
Denver native in Pittsburgh recounts events last Shabbat
Andrea JacobsNov 01, 2018
Saturday, Denver native Rebecca Tessler Pollack was at her in-laws home close to Tree of Life to help prepare Shabbat lunch instead of going to Poale Zedeck about a mile...
