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San Bernardino victim was ‘messianic Gentile’ supporting Israel
Uriel Heilman, JTADec 10, 2015
NEW YORK Pictured on his Facebook page wearing a scarf-style tallit prayer shawl, Nicholas Thalasinos, who was killed along with 13 others in last weeks shooting at...
Remembering Ezra Schwartz
Penny Schwartz, JTANov 26, 2015
BOSTON For some two-and-a-half hours, Ezra Schwartz was remembered for his unbridled joy and passion for life, his deep and ever-widening circle of friends, and his...
Denverite Gary Saltzman is new B’nai B’rith International president
Special to the IJNNov 12, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC Denverite Gary P. Saltzman is the new president of Bnai Brith International. He was elected Nov. 9 by the board of governors at its annual meeting...
RCA reaffirms rejection of female clergy
Uriel Heilman, JTANov 05, 2015
NEW YORK When Americas main modern Orthodox rabbinical association voted last week to ban the hiring of female clergywomen by its members, the question wasnt...
Biennial: State of Reform Judaism
Uriel Heilman, JTAOct 29, 2015
NEW YORK Some 5,000 Reform Jews will gather Nov. 4-8 in Orlando, Fla., for the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism. Read on for more about the...
United to add a San Francisco-Tel Aviv
JTAOct 15, 2015
TEL AVIV United Airlines is adding a San Francisco-Tel Aviv route. United will begin the direct flight in April, the Israeli business daily Globes reported last week....
Maryland Jewish attorney represents anti-Semitic vandal
JTAOct 08, 2015
By Suzanne Pollack, WJW WASHINGTON — From murderers to sex offenders, some of the least desirable citizens of Marylands Montgomery County have walked through the...
Obama allocates $12 million for Holocaust survivors
JTAOct 08, 2015
WASHINGTON The Obama administration has awarded $12 million for assistance to Holocaust survivors. The allocation from the Department of Health and Human Services to...
Ban on intermarried rabbis lifted
IJN StaffOct 01, 2015
WYNCOTE, Penn The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) has revoked its Non-Jewish Partner policy, which previously stated: The RRC does not ordinarily...
Pro-Israel grassroots campus group soars
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, JNSSep 18, 2015
ACTIVISM. NOT re-activism. Education. Preparation. These are just a few of the mantras a new pro-Israel organization uses to encourage participation. Fast-growing...
