by JTA | Sep 13, 2018 | International, Israel, National, News
(JTA) — Billionaire philanthropist Michael Steinhardt is the subject of an internal investigation by Hillel International for making inappropriate sexual remarks to two female employees, The New York Jewish Week reported. Steinhardt, who was not informed directly... read more
by Ben Harris | Sep 11, 2018 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
(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 controversial nationality law. In between, North American Jews grappled with... read more
by JTA | Sep 7, 2018 | International, National, News
Jewish rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, Sept. 7, according to TMZ and other news agencies. The 26-year-old Pittsburgh native, born Malcolm James McCormick, struggled with substance abuse for years, including during a... read more
by Jeff Seidel | Aug 30, 2018 | Baltimore, High School Sports, International, Israel, Local, News, Pikesville, Sports
This summer, Evan Flaks truly earned his frequent flyer miles. In late July and early August, Evan, 15, successfully mixed basketball and global travel over a short period of time. He journeyed to both Israel and California, and came home with a pair of gold medals... read more
by JTA | Aug 27, 2018 | International, News, Politics
(JTA) — J.K. Rowling went head to head with a fellow British writer on Twitter over his criticism of Jewish complaints about anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Simon Maginn, who has written five thrillers under his own name and satirical comedies under the name Simon... read more
by JTA | Aug 22, 2018 | International, Israel, News
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Donald Trump raised consternation on Aug. 21 when he said Israel will have to pay a “high price” in negotiations with the Palestinians once the White House unveils its Middle East peace plan. Addressing supporters during a rally in West Virginia... read more
by Ben Sales, JTA | Aug 21, 2018 | Commentary, International, News
(JTA) — When undercover Israeli agents captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1960, JTA’s reporters were just as surprised as everyone else. An article dated May 23 of that year described an abrupt announcement of the operation by Israeli Prime... read more
by JTA | Aug 20, 2018 | International, Israel, News
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his “sorrow” over the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who died of an unspecified illness on Aug. 18. He was 80 years old. Annan’s politics sometimes diverged sharply... read more
by JTA | Aug 10, 2018 | International, News
(JTA) — Municipal authorities in Antwerp agreed to replenish the dried up pond of a centrally-located park so that local Jews can perform there tashlich, a ritual of atonement requiring a large body of water. The local fire department will pump thousands of gallons of... read more
by JTA | Aug 9, 2018 | International, Israel, News
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israelis living in southern Israel spent the night of Aug. 8 and into the morning of Aug. 9 in bomb shelters as more than 150 rockets were launched from Gaza. One woman, a foreign worker from Thailand, was seriously injured early Aug. 9 when one of... read more
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