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How the Election of 2020 Helped Preserve American Democracy as We Know It
It was not a blue political tsunami giving the Democrats control of both houses of Congress with large majorities, nor the presidency with a decisive popular and Electoral College mandate. It was not even a large blue wave as the Democrats lost seats in the House of...
Known as ‘Biden’s Rabbi,’ Wilmington’s Rabbi Michael S. Beals Talks about the President-Elect’s Victory
“I’m so happy and relieved.” That’s how Rabbi Michael S. Beals unabashedly characterizes himself after the recent victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. But it’s not only his political orientation that accounts for the 57-year-old...
Alexander Hillel Treisman, Accused of Plotting to Kill Joe Biden, is Son of Prominent Jewish Attorney
Alexander Hillel Treisman, the 19-year-old man alleged to have plotted to kill Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, is the son of a prominent Jewish attorney who helped broker the first meeting between a U.S. president and the Dalai Lama. News broke on Oct. 23...
Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in U.S.-Brokered Deal
Sudan will become the third Arab nation over the past two months to normalize ties with Israel. The Sudan-Israel accord continues the trend among Arab countries to advance ties with the Jewish state, even without a peace agreement with the Palestinians. President...
Pew Study Finds that 70 Percent of American Jews Plan to Vote for Joe Biden
The Jewish vote in the upcoming presidential election should be quite similar to the way it has been split since 2012, according to a new study by the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center. The survey, conducted earlier this month and published on Oct. 13, found...
Jmore Endorses Joe Biden for President
It’s time for our long national nightmare to end. It’s time we had a president who respected science and led a commonsense approach to the pandemic. It’s time that we had a president who didn’t think locking children in cages and separated from their mothers was...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87
By Sarah Wildman Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and a tireless advocate for gender equality, died on Sept. 18 at age 87. A fierce jurist known for her outsized presence and outspokenness, Ginsburg died from...
Jewish Groups Reassess their Shortcomings on Race
This article was sponsored by and produced in partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America, which represents 146 local Jewish Federations and 300 network communities. This story was produced by JTA’s native content team. By Sara Ivry Last spring,...
Israel, United Arab Emirates Establish Normalization of Relations
In what appears to be a major diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and the United Arab Emirates are normalizing ties. As part of a historic peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump, Israel will pause its plans to annex areas of the West Bank, according to a joint...Upcoming Events
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