Trump retakes presidency, heralding new era for the US, its Jews …
Nov 6, 2024 · (JTA) — WASHINGTON — As midnight arrived on the East Coast, it appeared increasingly likely that Donald Trump would retake the presidency — a victory that would reshape the United States and that could change its relationship with Israel while ushering in an administration whose domestic priorities do not match those of most American Jews.
‘White Bird’ stars Helen Mirren as a Holocaust survivor who …
Oct 6, 2024 · ‘White Bird’ stars Helen Mirren as a Holocaust survivor who teaches her grandson about kindness The major motion picture is an adaptation of "Wonder" author R.J. Palacio’s graphic novel of the same name.
US issues record $4 million bias fine to Lufthansa, which ‘strongly ...
Oct 15, 2024 · US issues record $4 million bias fine to Lufthansa, which ‘strongly disputes’ being guilty of Jew-hatred "No one should face discrimination when they travel, and today’s action sends a clear message to the airline industry," stated U.S. …
Progressive Jewish groups back Senate resolutions against arms …
Nov 20, 2024 · (JTA) — A number of progressive Jewish groups are backing an effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel. The effort, a collection of several resolutions, is unlikely to pass in the closely divided Senate but could split Democratic lawmakers.
Where to donate to help Israelis at this time of crisis
Oct 10, 2023 · The following organizations in Israel are seeking donations to help those affected by the brutal attack by Hamas. These organizations all are on the front line, providing assistance where needed:
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In Netflix’s ‘Kissufim,’ a story about Israeli life on the Gaza border ...
Sep 26, 2024 · (JTA) — The latest Israeli film on Netflix has a setting and theme that, one year after Oct. 7, could not be more current: It centers on soldiers ending their service by volunteering at a kibbutz on the Gaza border.
Chabad rabbi killed in United Arab Emirates
Nov 24, 2024 · “The murder of the late Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan in the Emirates is a cowardly and despicable antisemitic act of terror,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on social media after Kogan’s body was discovered. “The State of Israel will not rest nor be silent until those responsible for this criminal act pay for their actions.”
‘Testament: The Story of Moses’ is one of Netflix’s top shows — …
Apr 3, 2024 · What edge does “Moses” have over the show it displaced from the top spot, the big-budget sci-fi drama “Three Body Problem”? Not great reviews, that’s for sure: The few takes on “Testament” have been negative, citing “mediocre” visual effects, biblical inaccuracies, and claims of empty attempts to anachronistically interpret Moses’s story as one of social justice.
The ‘tunnel’ controversy at Chabad’s Brooklyn headquarters, …
Jan 10, 2024 · (New York Jewish Week) – On Tuesday, a group of Jewish men gathered to pray under a leaky white tent in the drizzling rain outside the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s world headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, draping their wet jackets over portable bookshelves and talking about what had happened there the previous afternoon.