Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• What Jews are voting for in Germany’s national elections September 24, 2021
  As antisemitism and other tensions have risen in recent years, some Jewish issues have become national ones, and vice versa. We spoke to a range of Jewish voters heading to the ballot box. -- The post What Jews are voting for in Germany’s national elections appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Joe Baur
• ‘Yes, I wept’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome, and the tears that followed September 24, 2021
  The progressive from New York said she objected to the process as much as the content of the funding bill. -- The post ‘Yes, I wept’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome, and the tears that followed appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Ron Kampeas
• ‘The Auschwitz Report’: Slovakian film follows real-life escapees who tried to warn the world September 24, 2021
  The movie obscures its heroes' efforts to convince people of Auschwitz, but does make time for extended, explicit depictions of Auschwitz itself. -- The post ‘The Auschwitz Report’: Slovakian film follows real-life escapees who tried to warn the world appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Andrew Lapin
• A German police officer allegedly sent fan mail to the gunman who attacked a synagogue on Yom Kippur September 24, 2021
  The officer reportedly wrote admiring letters over a period of months to the right-wing extremist, expressing sympathy for his crime -- The post A German police officer allegedly sent fan mail to the gunman who attacked a synagogue on Yom Kippur appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Toby Axelrod
• A Jewish male model is running for Germany’s parliament — on the far-right ticket September 24, 2021
  Marcel Goldhammer, who moved to Israel and served in the IDF, is running to represent a heavily Muslim area of Berlin for the AfD, the country's right-wing nationalist party. -- The post A Jewish male model is running for Germany’s parliament — on the far-right ticket appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Cnaan Liphshiz
• Mervyn Taylor, Ireland’s first Jewish cabinet minister, dies at 89 September 24, 2021
  “It comes from 2,000 years of history,” Taylor told a reporter about his drive to help minority groups and marginalized populations as the Irish Labour Party's top equality officer. -- The post Mervyn Taylor, Ireland’s first Jewish cabinet minister, dies at 89 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Cnaan Liphshiz
• Norwegian church hosts photo exhibition saying Palestinians are ‘crucified daily’ September 24, 2021
  A leader of the Jewish community in Oslo and a pro-Israel group charged that the language evokes age-old Christian antisemitic allegations that Jews are guilty of deicide. -- The post Norwegian church hosts photo exhibition saying Palestinians are ‘crucified daily’ appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Cnaan Liphshiz
• ‘A steadfast ally’: Angela Merkel’s departure from politics is a sad moment for many German Jews September 24, 2021
  Despite Merkel's mixed legacy at home, the European Jewish establishment sees her departure as the loss of "a reliable partner for the Jewish community." -- The post ‘A steadfast ally’: Angela Merkel’s departure from politics is a sad moment for many German Jews appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Cnaan Liphshiz
• House okays Iron Dome funding • Mosquitoes suck joy out of Sukkot • Matt Gaetz’s bizarro Israel connection September 24, 2021
  Shabbat shalom, New York! -- The post House okays Iron Dome funding • Mosquitoes suck joy out of Sukkot • Matt Gaetz’s bizarro Israel connection appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Jewish Week Staff
• Los Angeles teachers union votes to postpone Israel boycott motion indefinitely September 24, 2021
  Los Angeles' union was far from alone in taking up the BDS issue this year, following the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in May. -- The post Los Angeles teachers union votes to postpone Israel boycott motion indefinitely appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Ben Sales