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Category: National

Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Stringer/AFP via Getty Images A man holds a copy of the graphic novel version of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” by Israeli writer-director Ari Folman and illustrator David Polonsky, in Paris Sept. 18, 2017

Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students

  • September 28, 2023

(JTA) – A middle school teacher in a district outside Houston, Texas, has been fired […]

California ethnic-studies faculty label Jews ‘highly funded lobby groups’
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California ethnic-studies faculty label Jews ‘highly funded lobby groups’

  • September 28, 2023

(JNS) — A faculty group contacted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to air its grievances in […]

Biden and Netanyahu meet for the first time this year, signaling friendship amid disagreements
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Avi Ohayon/ Israel Government Press Office President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 20, 2023

Biden and Netanyahu meet for the first time this year, signaling friendship amid disagreements

  • September 28, 2023

(JTA) — After months of icy relations, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

At least 49 synagogues have been evacuated due to bomb threats in the last 2 months. Next up, the High Holidays.
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At least 49 synagogues have been evacuated due to bomb threats in the last 2 months. Next up, the High Holidays.

  • September 21, 2023

(JTA) — At least two more synagogues in the United States evacuated their congregants over […]

NJ court rules in favor of woman who used social media to lobby for Jewish divorce
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NJ court rules in favor of woman who used social media to lobby for Jewish divorce

  • September 21, 2023

(JTA) — Advocates for Jewish women who say their estranged husbands are abusing them by […]

House bill amasses bipartisan consensus to continue Iran sanctions
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House bill amasses bipartisan consensus to continue Iran sanctions

  • September 21, 2023

(JNS) — Three measures opposing violence and human-rights abuses perpetrated by the world’s leading sponsor […]

Ramaswamy defends New Hampshire co-chair’s right to call Israel ‘apartheid’
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Ramaswamy defends New Hampshire co-chair’s right to call Israel ‘apartheid’

  • September 21, 2023

(JNS) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is defending the co-chair of his campaign in […]

At Rosh Hashanah reception, Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris talk about putting antisemitism plan ‘into action’
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At Rosh Hashanah reception, Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris talk about putting antisemitism plan ‘into action’

  • September 21, 2023

(JTA) — A Rosh Hashanah celebration at Vice President Kamala Harris’s official residence was a […]

University of Pennsylvania buys medieval Hebrew manuscript collection
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University of Pennsylvania buys medieval Hebrew manuscript collection

  • September 14, 2023

(JNS) — A leaf (folio) from a Hebrew manuscript of Psalms, which dates to early […]

High Holiday services are set to return this year — with a new eternal flame — to a Texas synagogue damaged in a 2021 arson
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Courtesy of Congregation Beth Israel and Lori Adelman. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg

High Holiday services are set to return this year — with a new eternal flame — to a Texas synagogue damaged in a 2021 arson

  • September 14, 2023

(JTA) — A portion of the stained glass that survived the 2021 arson of an […]

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