Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Brazil’s culture minister fired for giving a speech that used excerpts of one by the Nazi Goebbels January 20, 2020
  Culture Minister Roberto Alvim called it a "rhetorical coincidence." The post Brazil’s culture minister fired for giving a speech that used excerpts of one by the Nazi Goebbels appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcus M. Gilban
• Mother of jailed American-Israeli backpacker Naama Issachar believes Putin will pardon her this week January 20, 2020
  Putin will visit Israel for the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, where he is expected to announce a pardon after meeting privately with Netanyahu. The post Mother of jailed American-Israeli backpacker Naama Issachar believes Putin will pardon her this week appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Son of North Carolina judge pleads guilty to threatening local synagogue January 20, 2020
  William Warden, 21, son of Judge Lucy Inman, did not attend the hearing, since he is in 24-hour mental health treatment in Florida, The post Son of North Carolina judge pleads guilty to threatening local synagogue appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Federal judge blocks Trump executive order allowing states to refuse to resettle refugees January 20, 2020
  The lawsuit was filed by three faith-based resettlement agencies: HIAS, the Jewish immigration advocacy group; Church World Service, and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. The post Federal judge blocks Trump executive order allowing states to refuse to resettle refugees appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Rally remembers Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman on 5th anniversary of his death January 20, 2020
  The federal prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires was found dead in his apartment just days after he accused then-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of a cover-up in the bombing of the Jewish center. The post Rally remembers Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman on 5th anniversary of his death […]
  JTA Staff
• Man charged with hate crime for yelling at Jewish couple in New York City January 20, 2020
  He called the couple “F***ing Jews!” The post Man charged with hate crime for yelling at Jewish couple in New York City appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Aly Raisman confirms that she will not compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics January 20, 2020
  She also posted a video of herself as a young gymnast titled “Never underestimate the power of a kid’s dream” and mused in the letter about what she would tell her 8-year-old self. The post Aly Raisman confirms that she will not compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Munich conference cancelled after rejection of pro-Israel speaker sparks anti-Semitism claims January 20, 2020
  At issue was the organizers’ rejection of a guest speaker over his pro-Israel views. The post Munich conference cancelled after rejection of pro-Israel speaker sparks anti-Semitism claims appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Toby Axelrod
• Photos surface showing convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk at Sobibor camp January 20, 2020
  It reportedly is the first time that Demjanuk has been identified in photos of Sobibor, though he was convicted in Munich in 2011 as an accessory to the murder of 28,060 Jews at the death camp. The post Photos surface showing convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk at Sobibor camp appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic […]
  Toby Axelrod
• Son of bagel dynasty founder in London admits to killing mother and sister January 20, 2020
  Joshua Cohen had worked at his family's Beigel Bake bakery in Brick Lane, in the east end of London, but stopped after he could not get along with customers. The post Son of bagel dynasty founder in London admits to killing mother and sister appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster