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IJN wins four Rockower awards
IJN StaffJul 11, 2019
The Intermountain Jewish News won four Simon Rockower Awards in Jewish Journalism, the annual contest of the American Jewish Press Assn. The awards were announced at...
Ruth Toltz dies
Andrea JacobsJul 11, 2019
Ruth Toltz, whose determination, intellect, grace and strong Jewish values helped ensure her beloved community’s future, passed away June 26, 2019, in Denver. Rabbi...
Ethiopian’s death unleashes fury
Marcy Oster, JTAJul 11, 2019
JERUSALEM — Protests by the Ethiopian-Israeli community and their supporters entered a third day on July 3 in Israel in the wake of the killing of an Ethiopian-Israeli...
Fire destroys Carlebach community
Sam Sokol, JTAJul 11, 2019
MEVO MODIIN, Israel — “It’s an apocalypse,” Zelda Burkey, 63, blurted out in a piercing voice as we walked through the charred remains of the once beautiful...
‘Moral Minyan’ protests at Aurora ICE detention facility
IJN StaffJul 03, 2019
By Shana Goldberg and Sophie Pomeranz For a year, a group has gathered monthly outside the immigration detention facility in Aurora, just off Peoria and 30th. They...
In Switzerland, locals, haredi visitors, try to understand each other
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJul 03, 2019
AROSA, Switzerland — A calmer, safer and more beautiful place than this Alpine skiing town is difficult to imagine. In summer, cyclists abandon their unlocked mountain...
Trump’s Iran policy questioned; explained
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 27, 2019
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is “very prepared” for Iran. “We’re looking at Iran,” he said June 18 when a reporter asked him what he had...
Economic portion of Trump peace plan unveiled
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 27, 2019
WASHINGTON — Days ahead of a workshop where Jared Kushner will seek tens of billions of dollars for his Middle East peace plan, the White House unveiled an outline of...
The end of a Swedish Jewish community?
JTAJun 27, 2019
STOCKHOLM — The Jewish Community of Malmo, Sweden, may need to dissolve itself by 2029 unless its circumstances change. Community spokesman Fredrik Sieradski...
New York’s chasidic community among groups grappling with possible fur ban
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJun 27, 2019
NEW YORK — It’s summer and Marc Kaufman has thousands of coats in the basement of his store in Midtown Manhattan. For a fee, the fifth-generation fur dealer cleans...
