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Public, or Christian, school in Florence, Colorado?
Chris LeppekJul 02, 2015
lawsuit filed by a Jewish teacher formerly employed at Florence High School against the district that administers the school appears headed to court. The lawsuit filed...
Trump joins the race: ‘I’m no apprentice on Israel’
Jacob Kamaras, JNSJul 02, 2015
IN THE middle of a phone interview with Jewish News Service on June 26, billionaire real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves his desk...
Local rabbis react to Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling
IJN StaffJul 02, 2015
Intermountain Jewish News interviewed two local rabbis for their reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on June 26 extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. Rabbi...
Young Jews from India visit Israel
Anav Silverman, TPSJun 25, 2015
One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is home to the majority of Indias Jewish population. Among the 12 million people that...
ADL raps Oren for dissing Obama
JTAJun 25, 2015
NEW YORK — The Anti-Defamation League criticized Michael Oren, Israels former ambassador to the US, for an insensitive and unjustified attack on President...
A Denver view of Charleston
Chris LeppekJun 25, 2015
Kim Harris hesitates for a moment when she is asked about last week’s mass shooting in Charleston, a city she once considered her hometown. For someone familiar with...
Jewish volunteers till soil in Palestinian villages
Ben Sales, JTAJun 18, 2015
UMM EL-KHEIR, West Bank They dig their fingers into the dirt, their knees bearing into the ground as they embed sprigs of thyme in identical rows. The sun beats...
Abe Foxman leaves ADL after nearly 30 years
Uriel Heilman, JTAJun 18, 2015
NEW YORK If theres one thing that can be said of longtime ADL leader Abraham Foxman, who is stepping down this month after nearly 30 years at the helm, […]
Jewish groups demand apology from NPR
JTAJun 18, 2015
WASHINGTON Jewish groups demanded an apology from NPR host Diane Rehm for saying that Sen. Bernie Sanders has dual Israeli-American citizenship. Such a statement is...
New York honors Muslim hero
JTAJun 18, 2015
NEW YORK The Muslim employee who saved Jewish shoppers during a terrorist attack on a Paris kosher supermarket was honored in New York. Lassana Bathily was presented...
