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Is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a model for Jewish fund-raising?

JNS.ORG – The hottest month of summer was ice cold, as thousands of people poured buckets of ice water over their heads to raise awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and money for researching the fatal neurological disease. In just … more

MAAYAN JAFFE | 9/11/14

Squirrel Hill Jewish day school students send messages to mass shooting victims

(JTA) – Students at a Jewish day school in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh sent messages to marginalized groups and communities that have been victims of mass shootings to mark the … more

10/27/19

Public memorial for victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting calls to ‘Remember. Repair. Together’

(JTA) – Eleven memorial candles stood on a table at the start of the public memorial service for the attack one year ago on the Tree of Life synagogue building. Family members of the 11 … more

MARCY OSTER | 10/27/19

Those in active duty face risks beyond the battlefield

PROVIDENCE – In 2012, 349 active military personnel (from all branches of the United States military) committed suicide. That represents a 15 percent increase from the 301 suicides occurring in 2011, according to accounts widely reported by … more

6/6/13

Becoming a rebbetzin

(JTA) – Samantha Zerin headed home from a Yiddish class she had taught as part of her synagogue’s adult education program on the evening of Dec. 19 and knew her life was about to change. … more

JOSEFIN DOLSTEN | 7/1/20

‘Gone with the Wind’ turns 75

The 75th anniversary of the premiere of “Gone with the Wind,” which was marked Dec. 15, presents an opportunity to examine the Jewish influence on one of the most popular films of all time. That influence starts with the American Civil War … more

Robert Gluck | 1/2/15

Israeli soldiers taking positions near the border with Syria, Feb. 10.

Israel, Iran and Syria just traded blows. Does this mean war?

JTA – Israel and Iran have been clashing for years. But on Feb. 10, their war of words briefly became an actual fight. In short succession, Iran sent a drone into Israel, Israel shot it … more

Ben Sales | 2/15/18

Senate launches bipartisan task force for combating anti-Semitism

(JTA) — The U.S. Senate has launched a bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism. The task force was launched this week to coincide with the first anniversary of the anti-Semitic … more

Marcy Oster | 10/30/19

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., on April 10, 2018. Later that year, the Anti-Defamation League would start to pivot from collaborating with Facebook to pressuring it on its hate speech policies.

How the ADL went from working with Facebook to leading a boycott against it

(JTA) — It was when Mark Zuckerberg said he would allow Holocaust denial on his platform that the Anti-Defamation League realized its partnership with Facebook wasn’t working. The … more

Ben Sales | 7/2/20

Google Glass portends brave new Jewish world

HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (JTA) – Over the past few weeks, strangers have begun stopping high school computer science teacher Chaim Cohen on the street. A few accuse him of recording them without their knowledge. Even fewer blame him for all of … more

Yaffa Klugerman | 6/6/13