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At Pittsburgh gunman’s trial, Jewish rituals feature as prominently as deadly carnage

PITTSBURGH (JTA) — Testifying at the trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, Carol Black described how, right before he opened fire, she had...

01.06.2023 30

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US Jewish teens, led by Ezra Beinart, are meeting prominent Palestinians via Zoom

JTA — When Rep. Rashida Tlaib joined a Zoom with 40 teenagers, she soon found herself talking about the kinds of topics — academic and otherwise...

26.05.2023 30

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Biden plan to combat antisemitism demands reforms across executive branch and beyond

JTA — US President Joe Biden unveiled a multifaceted and broad strategy to combat antisemitism in the United States that reaches from basketball...

26.05.2023 50

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What Jewish voters should know about GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis

JTA – In late April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Jerusalem, voicing support for West Bank settlements, touting a law he had just signed giving...

24.05.2023 20

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Biden set to unveil antisemitism strategy amid angst over how to define hatred

WASHINGTON (JTA) — US President Joe Biden is set to unveil a broad strategy to combat antisemitism on Thursday morning, launching a plan that has...

24.05.2023 10

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Over 500 rabbis say Biden’s antisemitism plan should embrace disputed IHRA definition

WASHINGTON (JTA) — More than 550 rabbis on Friday called for the Biden administration’s forthcoming strategy on fighting antisemitism to include a...

20.05.2023 30

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US antisemitism envoy slams Abbas: Goebbels speech an ‘affront to Holocaust victims’

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Deborah Lipstadt, the US State Department’s top envoy combating antisemitism, condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...

18.05.2023 20

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Taking a side, Republican Jewish Coalition urges continued Ukraine assistance

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition on Monday called on Congress to maintain defense assistance to Ukraine, taking a side in an...

16.05.2023 20

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Rashida Tlaib says she ‘struggles’ with prospect of uprooting West Bank settlements

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a recent speech, US Representative Rashida Tlaib said she struggles with the idea of uprooting Israeli settlements in the West...

13.05.2023 40

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Only Republicans speak at ‘bipartisan’ Israel gathering to replace Tlaib’s event

WASHINGTON (JTA) — When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocked an event marking 75 years of Palestinian suffering since Israel’s establishment in...

13.05.2023 50

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Progressive activist Amy Spitalnick tapped to head Jewish Council for Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Jewish Council for Public Affairs has tapped Amy Spitalnick, who spearheaded a successful multimillion-dollar lawsuit against...

09.05.2023 70

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Republicans, Dems accuse each other of dissing Israel, as 2024 campaigns get going

WASHINGTON (JTA) — As the 2024 election gets into gear, both Republicans and Democrats are again using Israel as a wedge issue. A lot has changed in...

03.05.2023 80

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Jewish media, striking journalists unite to cover Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial

PITTSBURGH (JTA) — How many times should an alleged synagogue shooter’s name be mentioned in a news story about his trial, now beginning after...

03.05.2023 60

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In major address, ADL chief focuses on anti-Zionists and threats to Orthodox Jews

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a major policy speech, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt doubled down on his argument that anti-Zionism is...

02.05.2023 60

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Pittsburgh Jews grapple with how to remember 2018 synagogue attack, as trial starts

PITTSBURGH (JTA) — On Friday afternoon, the Squirrel Hill neighborhood was suffused with spring breezes and pink dogwood blossoms, and alive with...

25.04.2023 60

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Former PM Bennett gives off comeback vibes during visit to DC

WASHINGTON (JTA) — He left office after one of the shortest terms of any prime minister in Israeli history and doesn’t have an active political...

20.04.2023 60

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Jewish federations defend Netanyahu invite but salute anti-overhaul protesters

JTA — The umbrella group for Jewish federations defended its decision to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to its conference in Tel Aviv next...

18.04.2023 50

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Pro-Israel Rep. Jeffries penned defense of uncle’s antisemitism and Farrakhan in 90s

JTA – Jewish Democrats are backing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Republicans are calling on him to explain himself, following a report that the...

15.04.2023 50

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Iran begins crackdown against violators of mandatory hijab laws

TEHRAN, Iran — Police in Iran said on Saturday they have implemented a plan to deal with women who violate the country’s strict Islamic dress...

15.04.2023 50

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No consensus among envoys on Syrian Arab League return

BEIRUT, Lebanon — After meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria’s political fate, a group of regional leaders promised Saturday to continue talks...

15.04.2023 60

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Historic flooding complicates journey home for Passover vacationers in South Florida

JTA —  Zachary Ottenstein didn’t expect to bond with his dad over chess and classic rock during his trip home from Florida at the end of...

15.04.2023 60

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US intel leak suspect allegedly railed against Jews in online rant at shooting range

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jack Teixeira, the National Guard airman arrested on charges of leaking a large trove of US intelligence documents, reportedly...

14.04.2023 80

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Washington, DC to declare an official Mimouna day to celebrate end of Passover

WASHINGTON (JTA) — It’s official: The mayor of the US capital wants Washingtonians to celebrate the end of Passover with a traditional North...

14.04.2023 60

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Israeli emissaries tour a Palestinian museum in DC, come away with questions

WASHINGTON (JTA) — For Rotem Yerushalmi, a professional campus pro-Israel advocate, what stood out during a recent visit to the Museum of the...

09.04.2023 70

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Biden vows antisemitism fight in Passover message: ‘We see this evil across society’

WASHINGTON (JTA) — US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he would be releasing a “comprehensive” strategy to combat antisemitism,...

05.04.2023 60

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Chaotic response to Israel’s turmoil reveals dilemma for US Jewish organizations

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Major American Jewish organizations that hoped to send a unified message about the turmoil in Israel instead found themselves...

30.03.2023 70

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Trump calls for protests ahead of ‘arrest,’ slams George Soros again

WASHINGTON (JTA) — “They’re coming for me,” Donald Trump said in a fundraising email to his supporters, and he immediately made clear who...

21.03.2023 90

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Poll indicates Democrats’ sympathies lie with Palestinians over Israel for 1st time

WASHINGTON (JTA) — For the first time, a poll by Gallup found that Democrats are likelier to sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis, though...

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As Europe celebrates its past, a US Holocaust envoy reminds them of its darker side

WASHINGTON (JTA) — At a time when some European nations are seeking to revise their Holocaust histories to emphasize victimhood, a senior Biden...

14.03.2023 90

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2nd shuttered US bank was co-founded by major Jewish donor Scott Shay

JTA — Following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, federal regulators shuttered Signature Bank, whose chairman, Scott Shay, is a major donor to...

14.03.2023 60

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Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally organizers ordered to pay $5 million in legal fees

JTA — The organizers of the deadly neo-Nazi Charlottesville rally in 2017 have been ordered to pay close to $5 million to plaintiffs for legal costs...

10.03.2023 100

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Jewish Democrats tell Israeli leaders to back off judicial shakeup, seek compromise

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sixteen Jewish Democratic lawmakers called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend legislation that would remove much of...

10.03.2023 90

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Boy meets voters: Ben Savage is running to replace Jewish congressman Adam Schiff

JTA — Ben Savage, the Jewish actor best known for the 1990s coming of age series “Boy Meets World,” is running to replace Adam Schiff, the...

09.03.2023 60

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Four US states have a presidential primary falling on the first day of Passover

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Four states have presidential primaries that fall on the first day of Passover next year and legislation has been introduced in...

09.03.2023 50

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Top Democrats urge Biden to ‘use all diplomatic tools available’ to stop overhaul

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is spearheading a letter from Democrats...

09.03.2023 70

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ADL, AJC join in US Supreme Court case on workplace religious protections

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two leading Jewish civil rights organizations are part of a coalition of groups asking the US Supreme Court to uphold protections...

03.03.2023 60

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As US Jewish groups condemn Huwara settler rampage, many avoid mentioning Netanyahu

WASHINGTON (JTA) — As American Jewish organizations responded to Sunday’s settler riot in the West Bank, most began with statements of...

28.02.2023 80

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Criticism of prominent rabbi possibly scrubbed from internet due to fraud – report

JTA — Did someone associated with the late Rabbi Yehiel Eckstein’s nonprofit pay a company to remove criticism of his and his daughter’s...

24.02.2023 50

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Vandals target New Hampshire synagogue and other minority-affiliated buildings

JTA — New Hampshire’s attorney general launched an investigation into an overnight wave of vandalism attacks in Portsmouth that included a red...

23.02.2023 60

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Painting of Jesus at Merchant Marine Academy moved to chapel amid Jewish complaints

JTA — A large painting of Jesus will be moved out of a room at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York, and mandatory events will not take...

23.02.2023 70

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US Congressman George Santos says false Jewish identity claim was ‘party favor joke’

WASHINGTON (JTA) — George Santos, the New York Republican congressman in trouble for a string of lies about his education, his career and his...

22.02.2023 60

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Ted Lerner, real estate developer who returned baseball to Washington, dies at 97

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ted Lerner, who died on Sunday at age 97, was as famously workaholic as he was shy. So it was a big deal when Washingtonian...

17.02.2023 70

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Cherki wins wide support from across political spectrum after coming out as gay

JTA — Yair Cherki, the religion reporter for Israel’s Channel 12, gained a name for his sidecurls, his cheery demeanor and his rapid-fire delivery...

16.02.2023 80

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Arson suspected in fires at a B’nai B’rith camp near Ottawa

JTA — Police said arson may be behind two fires at a Jewish camp in a village near Ottawa. Firefighters battled a blaze before dawn on Sunday at one...

15.02.2023 70

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Dianne Feinstein, longest-serving Jewish member of senate, announces plans to retire

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Jewish Democrat from California who has been in office for more than three decades, will not run in...

15.02.2023 80

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Cautious but determined, Israeli expats protest Netanyahu’s government

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Benny Chukrun, speaking in Hebrew on a wind-whipped day outside the Israeli embassy in the US capital, had a message for his...

09.02.2023 70

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Top Democrat Adam Schiff fears judicial shakeup will ‘make Israel less democratic’

JTA — Rep. Adam Schiff, the Jewish Democrat from California who recently announced a run for the Senate, said that he was “very concerned” about...

08.02.2023 60

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Joe Rogan: ‘The idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous’

(JTA) — It’s “ridiculous” to doubt that Jews like money, popular podcaster Joe Rogan said on his show on Saturday. Rogan was discussing the...

08.02.2023 100

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‘Get him for Kanye’: Man wearing Star of David necklace beaten at DC-area grocery

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A man who was beaten at a supermarket in a Washington, DC, suburb says his attacker used antisemitic epithets and was encouraged...

30.01.2023 60

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In implied rebuke to Trump, GOP slams Kanye West and Nick Fuentes for antisemitism

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Republican Party unanimously condemned antisemitic Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, saying their beliefs have no place in “any...

30.01.2023 60

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