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All-female Orthodox ambulance corps gets film of their own

JTA – Like many heavily Orthodox sections of Brooklyn, Borough Park has been served for decades by an all-male volunteer ambulance corps called Hatzalah. The corps caters to a religious Jewish … more

CURT SCHLEIER | 7/11/18

NYT editorial board says publishing cartoon shows ‘numbness to creep’ of anti-Semitism

JTA – The New York Times editorial board said in an editorial published April 30 that the newspaper’s publishing of “an appalling political cartoon” is “evidence of a … more

MARCY OSTER | 5/2/19

Florida Senate passes anti-Semitism bill

JTA – The Florida Senate unanimously passed an anti-Semitism bill. Prior to the discussion and vote April 29, the senators held a moment of silence for the victims of the Poway shooting. … more

5/2/19

ADL director calls for government action against white supremacists

JTA – The head of the Anti-Defamation League said the April 27 synagogue shooting should serve as a “wake-up call” for politicians and business executives to more seriously address … more

BEN SALES | 5/2/19

Israeli lawmakers see Pittsburgh shooting as a time to talk about pluralism

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The deadly shooting at a Conservative synagogue in Pittsburgh has underlined tensions in Israel over the haredi Orthodox rabbinic establishment's disenfranchisement of the … more

MARCY OSTER | 10/30/18

There were 1,879 anti-Semitic incidents in 2018, ADL finds

JTA – Last year saw the third-highest number of anti-Semitic incidents since 1979, despite a decrease from the previous year, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League. … more

JOSEFIN DOLSTEN | 5/2/19

New insights and resources for small businesses

StatePoint – Small businesses are critical to powering the national economy. They are also responsible for creating two out of every three new jobs in the country each year, according to the … more

5/26/18

Billionaire David Tepper buys NFL’s Carolina Panthers

JTA – Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper is the new owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Tepper on May 16 purchased the team for a record $2.3 billion from Jerry … more

5/26/18

Israel wins gold at rhythmic gymnastics world championships

(JTA) – Israel won its first-ever gold medals at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia, Spain, last weekend, improving on last year’s silver medal and solidifying its … more

9/3/23

NY congregation can evict tenants of historic Touro Synagogue

A Rhode Island judge has ruled in favor of a historic New York City synagogue that is seeking to remove the leadership of the congregation that meets at another historic synagogue building – … more

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL with local reports (JTA) | 9/3/23