New Musical in New York Recalls Masada
A scene from Temple of the Souls. Photo: John Quilty.
In the 1500s, the Spaniards invaded Puerto Rico, enslaving and slaughtering the native...
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HIAS ‘glad’ Supreme Court upholds decision to add grandparents, grandchildren to family defintion
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Jewish resettlement agency HIAS praised a Supreme Court ruling for expanding the definition of family ties in the T...
Why Jews from Libya are worried about the fate of the country’s Jewish artifacts
A hotel can be seen behind the abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 28, 2011. (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)
(JTA) — Gina...
Faith groups reject Trump’s ‘baseless’ voter fraud commission
(JTA) — A coalition of faith organizations, more than half of them Jewish, issued a statement objecting to a presidential commission i...
Iran skips opportunity to upset nuclear deal over U.S. sanctions: sources
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran decided on Friday for the second time since January not to upset its nuclear pact with six world powers, two informe...
Secular young Jews come here for drinks, socializing — and Torah learning
Participants at a Wednesday night event hosted by Meor Manhattan. (Josefin Dolsten)
This is the first article in a three-part series examini...
When Syria Came to Fresno: Refugees Test Limits of Outstretched Hand
Once in the United States, the new arrivals sometimes land in towns that are not exactly prepared for them....
Temple Mount spillover: US warns of riots in Jordan
Tensions sparked recently regarding the Temple Mount when three Israeli-Arab terrorists killed two policemen by Lions' Gate last Friday...
Businesses use Kushner’s White House connection to lure Chinese investors
Jared Kushner at Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s residence in Jerusalem, May 22, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
(JTA) — Two bu...
Louis Vuitton Launches E-Commerce in China
PARIS — Louis Vuitton has launched e-commerce in China.
The French fashion house, which has been present in China since 1992, on Thursday ...
Kushner’s White House connection used to lure Chinese investors
(JTA) — Jared Kushner’s status as a top aide to President Donald Trump was used to lure Chinese investors to his family’s real...
Israel’s interests fully taken into account in Syria cease fire deal says Russian FM Lavrov
Russia and the United States have done their utmost to make sure that Israel’s security interests are fully taken into account while estab...
Washington – Trump, Mattis: US Winning Fight Against Islamic State Group
Washington – The United States is winning its fight against the Islamic State group and enlarging an international coalition to defeat...
Why you might find bacon flavors next time you go to a kosher restaurant
Cuisine at top-flight kosher restaurants has come a long way from the pastrami sandwiches and matzah ball soups of old. (Ben A. Pruchnie/Get...
Guide at Anne Frank Center in Berlin compares Jewish suffering under Nazis to Palestinians under Israel
BERLIN (JTA) — The Anne Frank Center in Berlin has distanced itself from the statement of a freelance guide who compared the sufferi...
Uganda’s Jews are down to one meal a day because of East Africa’s famine
The central synagogue of the Abayudaya Jewish community in rural Uganda. (Ben Sales)
(JTA) — Uganda’s 2,000 Jews have long maintaine...
Russia, U.S. duel at U.N. over whether North Korea fired long-range missile
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are waging rival campaigns at the United Nations Security Council over the type of b...
ADL petition to State Department calls on Trump administration to fill anti-Semitism role
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League delivered a petition to the U.S. State Department calling on President Donald Trump and ...
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Trump administration urges calm on Temple Mount
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administrations said it was “very concerned” about tensions on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount...
‘It shouldn’t be like this’: Syrian actors endure visa nightmare to perform in N.Y. play
Two actors from a highly-regarded Syrian stage group say they went through hell to enter the United States for a series of performances this...
Gay Israeli celebs decry state opposition to same-sex adoption
Ohad Hitman, left, and partner Ran Hurash with their twins Berry, left, and Eva. (Courtesy of Hitman)
TEL AVIV (JTA) – Israel may pride it...
Thanks to Russia, Iran’s Lebanese Missile Factories in ‘New and Very Dangerous Phase’
The aftermath in Haifa of a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket attack during the Second Lebanon War. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Newly-built Iranian mi...
Russian diplomat ‘optimal’ choice to be new U.S. ambassador: colleague
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Anatoly Antonov is the ideal choice to be the next Russian ambassador to the United State...
Campaigners Implore US State Department to Stand Firm Against Libyan Attempt to Confiscate Property of Jewish Heritage
Libyan Jews sit in a sukkah in Tripoli, c. 1920s. Photo: Yad Vashem.
Campaigners representing Jewish communities expelled from Arab countrie...
Palestinian Authority’s 2017 Budget Shows ‘Huge Increase’ in Funding for Terror Payments
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons.
The Palestinian Authority’s 2017 budget shows a â€...
Washington – Supreme Court Allows Strict Enforcement Of Trump Refugee Ban
Washington – The Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration’s request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at l...
Iran Condemns ‘Worthless’ US Sanctions on Ballistic Missile Program
The launch of an Iranian Emad intermediate-range ballistic missile. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
JNS.org –Â Iranian officials condemned f...
ADL Delivers Petition to State Department Urging Appointment of Antisemitism Special Envoy
ADL delivered a petition to the State Department urging the appointment of a new special envoy to combat antisemitism. Photo: file
The Anti-...
Yes, the Jewish Community Can Unite
The Western Wall in Jerusalem. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
When I was growing up on the West Side of Manhattan, I recall elderly men from Jeru...
Tehran – Iran’s President Says His Country Will ‘stand Up To’ The US
Tehran – Â Iran’s president said on Wednesday that his country will stand up to the United States and reciprocate for any new sa...
Christian Zionists still uncertain about Trump — but know they’re glad Obama is out
Pastor John Hagee, left, founder of Christians United for Israel, shaking hands with Vice President Mike Pence at CUFI’s annual confer...
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