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Talks in crisis, Kerry cites ‘Jewish state’ issue
JTAMar 20, 2014
WASHINGTON John Kerry said Israeli and Palestinian mutual mistrust remains high, and the US secretary of state expressed frustration with the issue of recognizing...
Judicial nominee rejected partly due to ADL ties
JTAMar 13, 2014
BOSTON A judicial nominee for a seat on the top state court in Massachusetts was rejected in part because he had taken leadership positions with the ADL. Attorney...
Are Jews Putin’s political cover?
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAMar 13, 2014
MOSCOW When even Russian policemen had to pass security checks to enter the Sochi Winter Olympics, Rabbi Berel Lazar was waved in without ever showing his ID. Lazar,...
Parkinson’s study eyes Ashkenazi mutation
JTAMar 06, 2014
NEW YORK (JTA) A study sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research will investigate a genetic mutation found more often in Ashkenazi Jews....
Thousands of haredim reject call to arms
Ben Sales, JTAMar 06, 2014
JERUSALEM Beneath banners invoking historic calamities, hundreds of thousand of haredi Orthodox men gathered on the streets of Jerusalem to recite psalms and...
DPS school to be named after Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Chris LeppekMar 06, 2014
Frances Wisebart Jacobs, the “Mother of Denver Charities,” will become the namesake for the newest elementary school in the Denver Public Schools system. The DPS...
Bibi at AIPAC: No nuclear capacity to Iran
Ron Kampeas, JTAMar 06, 2014
WASHINGTON — Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington determined to hold the line on Iran, but he also brought something new: an expansive vision of Middle East peace....
New suspect in Burgas bus attack
JTAFeb 27, 2014
SOFIA A third suspect has been identified in the bombing of a tour bus in Burgas that killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver. The new suspect announced...
Ukraine Jews hunkering down
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 27, 2014
KIEV The turmoil in Ukraine has left one of Europes largest Jewish communities on edge. After an outbreak of violence in Kiev last week that left dozens of...
Pope looking forward to visit to Israel
JTAFeb 20, 2014
ROME — Pope Francis called on Jews and Christians to work together to construct a more just and fraternal world, and said he looked forward to his upcoming visit...
