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(JTA) — Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate turned leading New York City mayoral candidate, filmed a campaign ad in one of Brooklyn’s Orthodox neighborhoods before Shabbat Friday.
(JTA) — The Supreme Court extended a string of decisions overturning pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings, ruling Friday night that California’s restrictions on at-home gatherings unfairly limited religious freedom.
After meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says he is “tremendously pleased” with discussions on security issues important to both countries.
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Jordanian professor Ahmad Nofal: “We have to say ‘Zionists’ instead of ‘Jews’ or they cancel us”; “Zionists harvest Palestinians’ organs.”
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The accident caused no casualties or pollution and is under investigation, says Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman • Former top Israeli defense official: “Israeli attack can’t be ruled out.”
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“I aim to work hard to script historical moments and achievements that will be etched forever in the memory of our people,” says recruit Noura Al-Matroushi.
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Two unicorns—Trax Image Recognition and Redis Labs—helped push total funding beyond that of the previous month, indicating that Q2/2021 is going to be a doozy.
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The Palestinian leader’s international campaign over the right of eastern Jerusalem residents to participate in upcoming elections may be the ladder allowing him to climb down from the electoral tree.
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of pro-Israel groups, Israeli officials and Republicans in Congress are stepping up their scrutiny of the Biden administration’s plans to resume funding for the Palestinian Authority and other groups aiding Palestinians.
Before Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir, here are 7 other stars who have played Israeli prime ministers
(JTA) — A mere 43 years after her death, Golda Meir is ready for her close-up.
In a letter to the village of Miami Shores, the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists called on the council to “retable the proposal at the next meeting to ensure a proper, informed discussion can take place … .”
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(JTA) — Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz has signed a 5-year contract extension weeks after accusing the university’s board of trying to force him out of the post by offering him a short-term pact.
“We are disgusted and upset by the behavior of those members,” said Interfraternity Council’s Diversity and Inclusion chair Brandon Brown.
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They claimed that it was due to the continued mental state of 38-year-old Grafton Thomas.
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Reprimanding the hackers on video was Professor Milena Centrini, who told the hackers: “How dare you use this symbol of death?”
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(JTA) — It was only about a week into lockdown last spring when Elana Brody took out her keyboard piano for a jam session. It was late at night, so it made sense that the new melody that came to her then was “B’shem Hashem” a part of the Shema.
The American Jewish Committee and the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council welcome the NO HATE Act, especially in this pandemic year.
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The top three bias-motivated offenses most frequently reported in the UCR Program’s hate crime data set are destruction/damage/vandalism, intimidation and simple assault.
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AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Netherlands’ foremost philosopher called the dispersal of Jews in the Diaspora a “blessing” because it prevented them from achieving the power they have in Israel today that has resulted in “religiously motivated violence.”
His mother, Princess Alice, is buried in Jerusalem and recognized as a “Righteous Among the Nations” by Yad Vashem for sheltering Jewish refugees during World War II while in Athens.
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(JTA) — As a young Jewish refugee in the late 1930s, Marianne Steiner brought creative flair to her job as a window dresser at Saks Fifth Avenue, the upscale department store in Manhattan.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations are by their nature calls for accountability for atrocities past and present.
In a letter, the Israeli ambassador highlighted that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had carried out ballistic-missile tests, including those capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
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In the postponement of an event featuring a controversial speaker, Hillel president at Butler University Lauren Carrier said the school newspaper “has a duty to make sure that information that is published is factually accurate.”
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(JTA) — Jewish and Arab-American are joining in support of a bipartisan bill in the House and Senate that would streamline the reporting of hate crimes.
(JTA) — The man accused of stabbing five people and killing one at a 2019 Hanukkah party at a rabbi’s house in Monsey, New York, has again been deemed unfit to stand trial.
(JTA) — Prince Philip, perhaps the closest member of the British royal family to Jews and Jewish causes, has died at 99.
An estimated 37,000 to 43,000 American children lost a parent to COVID-19 as of February, according to research published this week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held discussions with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and others before issuing its response.
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“I’m ready to go all-in on this mission and bring New York back from the brink and return it to glory,” said the congressman from Long Island.
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MIAMI (JTA) — A recent Shabbat dinner at Rabbi Pinny Andrusier’s home in Hallandale, Florida, was memorable for many reasons.
A total of 33,771 Jewish victims were shot at the Babi Yar ravine by the Nazis during just two days, Sept. 29 and 30, 1941.
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(JTA) — Daniel Cox, a Maryland Republican in the state legislature, said he would mark Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, by voting against a bill that would allow children to consent to mental health care.
(JTA) — Meyers Leonard, the NBA player who was caught using an anti-Semitic slur online, will speak about his experiences following the incident with students at the University of Miami’s Hillel.
“It is critical that we stand together to demand systemic reform to educational materials ... before one more child is taught from textbooks riddled with hateful lessons,” states a letter to U.S. legislators.
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Iran believed its attempt to deny the military role of the “MV Saviz” would protect it from attack, but the deniability ended up making it easier for those who struck it, according to a former defense official.
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This piece originally appeared in Alma, 70 Faces Media’s feminist Jewish culture site. Content warning: anti-Japanese slur.
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — On a country road steeped in spring blossom, the 5-year-old in the backseat asked a question that sent shivers down our spines.
(JTA) — On the first weekend of the coronavirus lockdowns in New York City in March 2020, Rabbi Rachel Ain decided that her Conservative synagogue would conduct Shabbat services online over Zoom, the videoconferencing platform then still largely confined to the business world but soon to bec…
(JTA) — Rep. Lee Zeldin, one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress and a staunch defender of Donald Trump, is running for governor of New York.
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Sunday, April 11, 2021
(JTA) — Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate turned leading New York City mayoral candidate, filmed a campaign ad in one of Brooklyn’s Orthodox neighborhoods before Shabbat Friday.
(JTA) — The Supreme Court extended a string of decisions overturning pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings, ruling Friday night that California’s restrictions on at-home gatherings unf…
Friday, April 09, 2021
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of pro-Israel groups, Israeli officials and Republicans in Congress are stepping up their scrutiny of the Biden administration’s plans to resume funding for the Pal…
Before Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir, here are 7 other stars who have played Israeli prime ministers
(JTA) — A mere 43 years after her death, Golda Meir is ready for her close-up.
(JTA) — Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz has signed a 5-year contract extension weeks after accusing the university’s board of trying to force him out of the post by offering him a short-term pact.
(JTA) — It was only about a week into lockdown last spring when Elana Brody took out her keyboard piano for a jam session. It was late at night, so it made sense that the new melody that came …
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Netherlands’ foremost philosopher called the dispersal of Jews in the Diaspora a “blessing” because it prevented them from achieving the power they have in Israel today t…
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Sunday, April 11, 2021
After meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says he is “tremendously pleased” with discussions on security issues important to both countries.
The post U.S. Secretary of Defense arrives in Israel amid Iran tensions appeared first on JNS.org.
Jordanian professor Ahmad Nofal: “We have to say ‘Zionists’ instead of ‘Jews’ or they cancel us”; “Zionists harvest Palestinians’ organs.”
The post Jordanian professor: ‘Jews rule the world, monitor language’ appeared first on JNS.org.
The accident caused no casualties or pollution and is under investigation, says Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman • Former top Israeli defense official: “Israeli attack can’t be ruled out.”
The post Iran reports electrical ‘incident’ at Natanz a day after advanced centrifuges spun up appeared first on JNS.org.
“I aim to work hard to script historical moments and achievements that will be etched forever in the memory of our people,” says recruit Noura Al-Matroushi.
The post First female astronaut joins UAE space program appeared first on JNS.org.
Two unicorns—Trax Image Recognition and Redis Labs—helped push total funding beyond that of the previous month, indicating that Q2/2021 is going to be a doozy.
The post $1 billion investment in Israeli high-tech in single day during first week of April appeared first on JNS.org.
The Palestinian leader’s international campaign over the right of eastern Jerusalem residents to participate in upcoming elections may be the ladder allowing him to climb down from the electoral tree.
The post Why is Abbas trying to bully Israel on eastern Jerusalem? appeared first on JNS.org.
Friday, April 09, 2021
In a letter to the village of Miami Shores, the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists called on the council to “retable the proposal at the next meeting to ensure a proper, informed discussion can take place … .”
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