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Following the recent attacks in Paris, the Jewish Federations of North America condemn the attacks on civic institutions and Jewish targets in the strongest possible terms, mourn the loss of life and pray for the injured, and express our support for …
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1/16/15
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, making her the first woman and the third consecutive Jewish top U.S. government banker. Yellen was confirmed in a 56-26 vote on Monday. January 6. She …
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1/17/14
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – Before the HarperCollins Middle East Atlas story is deleted from email inboxes, it pays to spend another moment ruminating on the damage caused by companies that ought to know better.
On its website, HarperCollins bills …
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DANIEL S. MARIASCHIN
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1/16/15
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(JTA) – The sponsor of a bill that would have made Burlington, Vermont, the first city in America to divest from Israel is withdrawing his legislation, citing concerns that it would promote anti-Semitism.
Councilmember Ali Dieng, who sponsored the resolution, said Monday afternoon that he would withdraw it at the council meeting scheduled for the same evening, and refer the resolution for reconsideration at the council’s racial equity committee. The city’s Jewish mayor also publicly expressed concerns about the resolution.
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ASAF SHALEV
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9/14/21
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JTA — The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh will give more than $650,000 to victims of the Christchurch terror attacks on two mosques that left 51 worshippers dead.
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MARCY OSTER
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7/5/19
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JTA – “Star Wars” fans are eagerly awaiting the franchise’s latest film, “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” As its title suggests, the flick focuses on Han Solo, the …
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GABE FRIEDMAN
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5/26/18
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BOSTON (JTA) – Against a backdrop of disturbing revelations of anti-Semitic incidents, including many in local schools, Massachusetts lawmakers this week approved a bill that will require …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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12/4/21
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NEW YORK (JTA) – It promises a revolutionary innovation that could transform Jewish Shabbat observance.
By changing the way a light switch works, the patented Kosher Switch offers a novel – and its backers say, kosher – way …
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Uriel Heilman
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4/23/15
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BOSTON (JTA) – At 15, Elias Rosenfeld became a “Dreamer.”
At the time, the Venezuela native was attending Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School in Miami, where he had …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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9/7/17
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JTA – For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and ended with more tension over a …
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Ben Harris
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9/7/18
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