Mark Kneitinger
Mark Kneitinger Today, we cast our spotlight on Jewish community member Mark Kneitinger, one of the recent recipients of the Network of Religious Communities’ Religious and Community Service Award Honorees for 2026. Mark was joined at the 42nd Annual Awards Dinner...Chad Houston
Chad Houston Following a month’s worth of collaboration between the Buffalo Jewish Federation and the 5/14 Memorial Foundation, Federation is proud to cast a spotlight on Chad Houston, Executive Director of the 5/14 Memorial Foundation. For Chad remembering the past...Dr. Sarah Berga
Dr. Sarah Berga Earlier this week, 45 women gathered to learn from esteemed physicians Dr. Sarah Berga and Dr. Gale Burstein. Federation highlighted Dr. Burstein in May during Jewish American Heritage Month. This week, we are thrilled to cast the spotlight on Dr....Sara Schultz
Sara Schultz If it’s a Tuesday evening in October, Sara Schultz is sitting in the chapel or sanctuary of Temple Beth Zion, singing with other Temple Choir members including her sister Tizzy Schechter. They are rehearsing for the next TBZ Choir program, a Stained Glass...Sonia Gellman Young
Sonia Gellman Young Following the third anniversary of October 7, Buffalo Jewish Federation is proud to cast a spotlight on Board member and professional artist Sonia Gellman Young, whose most recent international collaborative project is contributing to healing and...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Netanyahu’s son calls dad’s opponents ‘saboteurs’ in book to be distributed by Simon & Schuster November 13, 2026A blurb for Yair Netanyahu’s book said that foreign and domestic enemies conspired to unseat his father and “destabilize the West.” -- The post Netanyahu’s son calls dad’s opponents ‘saboteurs’ in book to be distributed by Simon & Schuster appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Shira Li Bartov
- Ezra Klein asks Hasan Piker about comparing ‘liberal Zionists’ with ‘Nazis’ November 13, 2026Plus, Bloomberg gives $1 million to a new pro-charter school group. -- The post Ezra Klein asks Hasan Piker about comparing ‘liberal Zionists’ with ‘Nazis’ appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.New York Jewish Week Staff
- Somerville city council votes to divest from Israel November 13, 2026The ordinance’s supporters say they won’t stand silent in the face of oppression; opponents warn it opens the door to antisemitism. -- The post Somerville city council votes to divest from Israel appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Gavi Klein
- Scott Colom’s election restores my faith in the American future November 13, 2026The child of Holocaust survivors discovered an American future when he was 14, and Mississippi’s new senator gives him renewed hope. -- The post Scott Colom’s election restores my faith in the American future appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Menachem Z. Rosensaft
- House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries calls for ‘dramatic change’ in Israel policy November 13, 2026The chamber’s minority leader, who is poised to become speaker in January, did not say whether he’d support cutting down U.S.-Israel defense cooperation. -- The post House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries calls for ‘dramatic change’ in Israel policy appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Sharon Udasin
- Ahmed Moor, John Fetterman’s first challenger, envisions ‘Palestine-Israel, from the river to the sea’ November 13, 2026The Pennsylvania Democratic incumbent has earned the ire of many in his party for his staunch support for Israel. -- The post Ahmed Moor, John Fetterman’s first challenger, envisions ‘Palestine-Israel, from the river to the sea’ appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Sharon Udasin
- Rock legend Steven Van Zandt’s new gig: Holocaust education November 13, 2026The E Street Band guitarist tells JTA about his new music-focused high school curriculum — and his thoughts on why BDS is different from Sun City. -- The post Rock legend Steven Van Zandt’s new gig: Holocaust education appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Andrew Lapin
- Jewish employees of NYC Health Department sue over discrimination November 12, 2026Plus, Mamdani was booed with chants of "Am Yisrael Chai" on Veterans Day. -- The post Jewish employees of NYC Health Department sue over discrimination appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.New York Jewish Week Staff
- Astros hire Brad Ausmus, making him MLB’s only Jewish manager November 12, 2026Ausmus, who returns for his third managerial stint in MLB, will be the only active Jewish manager in the league. -- The post Astros hire Brad Ausmus, making him MLB’s only Jewish manager appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Jacob Gurvis
- Hanukkah hot sauce and latke pairings from Arizona’s Jewish hot sauce sommelier November 12, 2026Matt Berger says hot sauce pairings will enhance whichever latkes you choose or prepare – except maybe his mom’s microwaved latkes. -- The post Hanukkah hot sauce and latke pairings from Arizona’s Jewish hot sauce sommelier appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Reyna Gobel