Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- SF federation to monitor giving after sending funds to group accused of backing Capitol siege January 14, 2021Any group that helped fund or organize an insurrection would be disqualified from receiving its funds, the federation said. The post SF federation to monitor giving after sending funds to group accused of backing Capitol siege appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ron Kampeas
- Sheldon Adelson to be buried on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives January 14, 2021The cemetery, where Jewish families have buried their dead since time immemorial, is nearly full. The post Sheldon Adelson to be buried on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ron Kampeas
- Kristen Clarke, top Biden civil rights nominee, says she erred in inviting anti-Semitic author to speak while at Harvard January 14, 2021One rabbi joins a chorus of liberal Jewish groups backing Clarke, saying her regret is a "model of teshuvah." The post Kristen Clarke, top Biden civil rights nominee, says she erred in inviting anti-Semitic author to speak while at Harvard appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ron Kampeas
- Coleen Dieker sings both Irish punk and Jewish prayers January 14, 2021Coleen Dieker grew up Catholic but stumbled into an unusual gig with a traveling Jewish prayer band in Kansas City, which started a spiritual journey. The post Coleen Dieker sings both Irish punk and Jewish prayers appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Uriel Heilman
- CNN’s Wolf Blitzer describes painful associations of seeing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt January 14, 2021"I'm happy that they're not seeing what's going on now in the United States," the longtime anchor said of his late Holocaust survivor parents. The post CNN’s Wolf Blitzer describes painful associations of seeing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ron Kampeas
- Israel is an apartheid state, leading Israeli human rights group says January 14, 2021Israel's harshest critics have long charged made the charge, which Israel rejects because Arab Israelis have equal rights under the law. The post Israel is an apartheid state, leading Israeli human rights group says appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales
- 92-year-old sex therapist Dr. Ruth got her COVID-19 vaccine in NYC January 14, 2021Westheimer touted her vaccine in a video posted by an aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The post 92-year-old sex therapist Dr. Ruth got her COVID-19 vaccine in NYC appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Gabe Friedman
- We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that. January 14, 2021After the Capitol riot, a commitment and plan to combat hate crimes must be Biden's top priority. The post We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that. appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Kenneth L. Marcus
- Harold Bornstein, physician who declared Trump ‘healthiest ever’ president, is dead at 73 January 14, 2021The New York Jewish doctor insisted it was he who declared Trump's blood pressure to be "astonishingly excellent" -- until he didn't. The post Harold Bornstein, physician who declared Trump ‘healthiest ever’ president, is dead at 73 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ron Kampeas
- To understand Israel’s future, we must look at where it is today January 14, 2021Israel has a population of roughly 9.2 million and one of the world’s highest life expectancy rates. By 2040, its population is expected to be about 13 million. The post To understand Israel’s future, we must look at where it is today appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Michele Chabin