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Jewish sailor Bill Pinkney, first Black person to circle the globe solo, dies at 87
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Left: Courtesy of Ina Pinkney; Right: ©2021 Captain Bill Pinkney Left: Bill Pinkney and his former wife, Chicago food celebrity Ina Pinkney; Right: Capt. Bill Pinkney speaking in New Haven, Connecticut

Jewish sailor Bill Pinkney, first Black person to circle the globe solo, dies at 87

  • November 2, 2023

(JTA) — Captain Bill Pinkney, a Jewish sailor who became the first African American to […]

Cincinnati Jewish community comes together for Clean Speech campaign; Month of mindful speech to help unite and heal

  • October 26, 2023

Submitted by Clean Speech Cincinnati As the Jewish community here continues to grapple with the […]

Dream by Dream: Geri Kolesar’s book brings Isaac Mayer Wise to a new generation
Courtesy of Geri Kolesar. The front cover of “Dream by Dream,” Geri Kolesar’s book about Isaac Mayer Wise

Dream by Dream: Geri Kolesar’s book brings Isaac Mayer Wise to a new generation

  • October 26, 2023

By Julia OlsonAssistant Editor There is no shortage of information about Isaac Mayer Wise, especially […]

An insider’s view of the Skirball Museum
Hanukkah Lamp, Robert Lipnick (b. 1958), United States, 1992, B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of the Cincinnati Skirball Museum

An insider’s view of the Skirball Museum

  • October 26, 2023

Submitted by the Cincinnati Skirball Museum After a lengthy closure caused by supply chain issues […]

Hundreds arrested at Jewish US Capitol rally calling for Gaza ceasefire
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images Police officers take a protester into custody as Jewish activists stage a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C., Oct. 18, 2023

Hundreds arrested at Jewish US Capitol rally calling for Gaza ceasefire

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — At least 300 people were arrested at a Jewish-led rally in the U.S. […]

American Jewish giving to Israel spikes as a ‘tangible’ way to express grief after Hamas attack
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90 People call for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza, outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Oct. 17, 2023

American Jewish giving to Israel spikes as a ‘tangible’ way to express grief after Hamas attack

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — For more than a week, Herbert Block’s phone has been buzzing nonstop with […]

Biden calls to secure Israel, not give up on Palestinian statehood
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: YouTube/White House U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation about war in Ukraine and in Israel on Oct. 19, 2023 from the Oval Office

Biden calls to secure Israel, not give up on Palestinian statehood

  • October 26, 2023

(JNS) — Below are excerpts from U.S. President Joe Biden’s national address to the American […]

At one New Jersey Jewish school, four families mourn relatives killed in Israel
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Facebook and family photos Sigal Levi, Tal Eilon, Ben Uri and Idan Herman, Israelis killed in the attacks launched Oct. 7 by Hamas, each had relatives at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County in New Milford, New Jersey

At one New Jersey Jewish school, four families mourn relatives killed in Israel

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — On the Monday morning after the deadly Hamas attack near the Gaza border, […]

Chicago rabbis attend funeral of Palestinian-American child killed in alleged Islamophobic hate crime
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Courtesy Ari Hart Rabbis Ari Hart (left) and Hody Nemes (right) with the imam of the mosque where 6-year-old Wadea al-Fayoume’s funeral was held

Chicago rabbis attend funeral of Palestinian-American child killed in alleged Islamophobic hate crime

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — Before he paid his respects at the funeral of Wadea al-Fayoume, the 6-year-old […]

Portugal moves to end Sephardic Jewish citizenship law
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Carlos Costa/AFP via Getty Images The Portuguese parliament building is seen in Lisbon, Oct. 25, 2019

Portugal moves to end Sephardic Jewish citizenship law

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — Portugal’s parliament has advanced a bill that would end the country’s citizenship law […]

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