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Lew slated for US ambassador to Israel
Ron Kampeas, JTASep 07, 2023
President Joe Biden is asking Jack Lew, former Secretary of the Treasury in the Obama administration, to help establish diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia...
Christie’s cancels second auction
JTASep 07, 2023
By Asaf Elia-Shalev NEW YORK — Christie’s has announced that it will not follow through with plans to hold a second auction of jewelry from an estate that was...
History v. history: NY can evict Touro
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAAug 31, 2023
NEW YORK — A Rhode Island judge has ruled in favor of a historic New York City synagogue that is seeking to remove the leadership of the congregation that meets...
As Tay-Sachs awareness month begins, parents share sad story, encourage screening
JNSAug 31, 2023
One in 30 Jews of Ashkenazi and Eastern European descent is a Tay-Sachs carrier.
PTSD meets emotional healing in the Hamptons
TPSAug 24, 2023
Amid a concerning surge in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide rates among Israel Defense Forces soldiers and veterans, a group of eight soldiers embarked...
Specter of Leo Frank accusation rises again on X
JTAAug 24, 2023
A “community note” saying that Leo Frank, the victim of an anti-Semitic lynching in 1915, was guilty of raping and murdering a young girl appeared and disappeared...
Jewish communal groups react to Pittsburgh sentence
Ron Kampeas, JTAAug 10, 2023
A jury gave the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter a death sentence on Aug. 2, handing down the maximum punishment for the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history.
Pittsburgh killer sentenced to death
JTAAug 02, 2023
A jury has given the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter a death sentence, handing down the maximum punishment for the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history.
Gift — or loaner?
JTAJul 27, 2023
Donald Trump says he will return a set of ancient oil lamps to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Palestinian Americans can enter at Ben Gurion
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 27, 2023
For the first time, Palestinian Americans will be able to enter and leave Israel through its main airport, part of a major policy change that will significantly ease...
