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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...
Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris as Running Mate
It’s now official: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s choice for vice president. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the...
Rep. John Sarbanes Talks COVID-19 Pandemic and More
Rep. John Sarbanes joined “The Upside” to discuss congressional efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact and more. Join Jmore and The Associated every week as we bring together some of Maryland’s most respected experts in their...
Memories of Freddie Gray and those Fiery ‘Five Days’ of Reckoning in Baltimore
In his new book “Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City” (One World), Wes Moore describes his experience on Apr. 27, 2015, the day Freddie Gray was laid to rest. Moore had attended the funeral but left early to catch a plane to Boston for a speech he was...
Opinion Writer Bari Weiss Resigns from New York Times
Bari Weiss, the Jewish opinion writer and editor who has been a lightning rod for left-wing critics, has resigned from The New York Times. The author of a much-discussed recent book on anti-Semitism, Weiss announced her resignation in a blistering letter to The New...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Calls Out Anti-Semitism in the Black Community
In the wake of a string of high-profile controversies involving the likes of rapper Ice Cube, actor and TV host Nick Cannon and NFL player DeSean Jackson, two prominent Black commentators have called out anti-Semitism in the Black community this week — NBA Hall...
Chizuk Amuno Places Banners on its Campus Supporting Black Lives Matter
Chizuk Amuno, one of the Baltimore metropolitan area’s oldest and most prominent Jewish congregations, recently placed banners on its Pikesville campus reading “Black Lives Matter” and “If Not Now, When?” to demonstrate solidarity with the new civil rights movement....
Minneapolis Jews Care for a City Engulfed in Turmoil
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen Dr. Vivian Fischer spent five hours on Saturday, May 30, walking toward Minneapolis’s devastation from her home in a suburb immediately outside the city. The family physician put on her gray scrubs, stethoscope, mask and gloves, filled a...Upcoming Events
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