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More Madoff money going back to investors

JTA – Victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme will split another $500 million, bringing the total recovered to $10.3 billion. Trustee Irving Picard on Nov. 17 announced a settlement with two “feeder funds” that are being liquidated in … more

11/21/14

Control over Touro Synagogue and its $7.4 million silver bells back in court

BOSTON (JTA) – Ownership of the country’s oldest synagogue and its valuable religious and ritual objects is being decided by a federal appeals court. The hearing of the case by a … more

3/16/17

Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum, and his Hanukkah bobbles

With a Jewish co-founder, it was just a matter of time before the world’s only bobblehead museum unveiled Hanukkah bobbles. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, in Milwaukee, was … more

JACOB GURVIS | 12/2/22

Starbucks will hire 10,000 refugees

JTA – Howard Schultz, the Jewish billionaire CEO of Starbucks, said his company plans to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in a letter to employees addressing President Donald … more

2/2/17

At 20, Jacob Wohl wants to be the face and voice of young Jewish Trump supporters

NEW YORK (JTA) – If you scroll down the Twitter feed of Jacob Wohl, former teenage hedge fund manager and current pro-Donald Trump provocateur, you’ll see a stream of insults directed … more

BEN SALES | 8/9/18

Vilna resident Bebe Epstein was 12 when she wrote this autobiography.

5 amazing discoveries from a trove of documents hidden during the Holocaust

NEW YORK (JTA) – Last month, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research made an astonishing announcement: the discovery of 170,000 Jewish documents thought to have been destroyed during the … more

JOSEFIN DOLSTEN | 11/24/17

Legislation would help care for Holocaust survivors

JTA – Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives July 30 that will prioritize health care and nutrition services for Holocaust survivors. The bill, the … more

8/1/19

Jewish camp in Northern California ravaged by forest fire

JTA – Much of a Reform Jewish summer camp has been wiped out by forest fires sweeping across Northern California. The Union for Reform Judaism’s Camp Newman, an hour north of the San … more

10/16/17

Bomb threats target Jewish institutions outside R.I.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Security officials are reporting a spate of bomb threats targeting Jewish institutions in a number of states. The threats came into Jewish community centers around the … more

4/1/22

Pew survey: 57% of U.S. Jews eat pork, and Torah study more popular

NEW YORK (JTA) – Do you experience feelings of peace and well-being at least once a week? Did God write the Torah? Do you eat bacon? If these questions seem a little personal, don’t fret. They’re all part of a new Pew Research Center … more

URIEL HEILMAN | 11/13/15