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Alex Soros controls his father’s wealth
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 20, 2023
When George Soros gave control of his vast charity to his son, Alexander, it was clear that the new 37-year-old chairman would follow in his father’s footsteps in many...
Shul shooter ‘eligible for death penalty’
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 20, 2023
Jurors in the trial of the gunman who killed 11 Jewish worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue took less than two hours to find him eligible for the death penalty, setting...
Pittsburgh trial: Gunman spurred by white supremacy
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 13, 2023
The gunman who murdered 11 Jewish worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue did not suffer from delusions but was spurred by white supremacist radicalization, a forensic...
In Pittsburgh trial, defense cites brain abnormalities
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 06, 2023
Defense lawyers for the man convicted of murdering 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue began detailing their argument that he should not be sentenced to...
Two Georgia shuls targeted by neo-Nazis
Andrew Lapin, JTAJun 29, 2023
Two Georgia synagogues were targeted by nearly identical anti-Semitic protests last weekend, both apparently organized by a neo-Nazi group that has gained notoriety in...
Sentencing stage in Tree of Life trial
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 29, 2023
As the gunman in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting stood trial, the defense made clear that they believed their client had committed the attack, and they declined to...
This version of Anne Frank removed
Andrew Lapin, JTAJun 22, 2023
The graphic adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary, published in English in 2018, has found itself at the center of a growing number of controversies involving book removals...
Reform movement takes its pulse; restates its values
JNSJun 22, 2023
Leaders of Reform Judaism are sounding the alarm on several issues, including the movement’s growing distance from Israel and the need to prioritize its young...
Defending murderers — why?
JTAJun 15, 2023
When Judy Clarke delivered her opening statement to the jury that will determine the fate of the man charged with committing the massacre in the Tree of Life synagogue...
At SUNY, assault survivor booted — he’s a Zionist
Andrew Lapin, JTAJun 15, 2023
The US Dept. of Education has opened an investigation into the State University of New York at New Paltz surrounding an incident in which a student-led group for sexual...
