Friday, March 29, 2024 -
Print Edition

National

(Hannah Smith/KOMU/Flickr)

Vaccinations down, measles up

LOS ANGELES  —— A recent measles outbreak originating at Disneyland that has infected more than 50 people has returned the issue of declining immunization rates to...

Nations to unite against terrorism

WASHINGTON — These are the lessons of the Paris attacks for American Jews and US law enforcement: Keep calm and cooperate. Enhanced communication between governments...

Penn group nixes Chris Hedges, who compared Israel to ISIS

NEW YORK — Former New York Times Middle East bureau chief Chris Hedges said he was disinvited to speak at a University of Pennsylvania conference following a column...

USY kills ban on interfaith dating

NEW YORK – United Synagogue Youth voted to relax its rules barring its teenage board members from dating non-Jews. The amendment was adopted Dec. 22 in Atlanta at the...

Our responsibility as Americans and Jews to welcome immigrants

By Rabbi David Segal LIVELY OPINION “FOR MORE than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other...

Rabbi’s extreme views on Arabs find mixed reception

NEW YORK — If Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Teaneck, NJ, had his way, Arab rioters and stone throwers would be shot with live ammunition. Arabs would be barred from the...

St. Louis Jewish take on Ferguson

FERGUSON, MO., is ablaze with fury over the St. Louis County grand jury’s Nov. 24 decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for killing unarmed African-American teen...

Biden at the GA: Iran won’t go nuclear

OXON HILL, Md. — From well-worn anecdotes about Golda Meir to rousing statements of support for Israel’s security, Joe Biden captured the audience in his remarks at...

RCA to review conversion system

NEW YORK — Tzipporah Laura LaFianza and her family have been living as Orthodox Jews for four years now. They reside in a heavily Jewish suburb of Washington, go to...

Guiliani protests ‘Death of Klinghoffer’

NEW YORK (JTA) — Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be among several New York politicians who are expected to protest at the premiere of “The Death of Klinghoffer” at...