Israelis Likely to Keep Waiting in Long US Visa Lines in Sherman vs. Boxer

By Pini Herman
Published on April 15, 2013

Israel Factor: Yes, Obama leads in scoring, but not in panel supporters

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on August 19, 2012

Technology leading the way to lower-cost day school education

Published on March 29, 2012

The nondenominational Pre-Collegiate Learning Center of New Jersey doesn't have a math teacher. The East Brunswick school instead relies on experienced math tutors who help students work through an online math curriculum relying on outside sources.

Knesset passes law banning underweight models

Published on March 20, 2012

Israel's Knesset approved a new law that would ban the use of underweight models in advertising.

Cantor advises Weiner to ‘come clean’ in Twitter flap

Published on June 2, 2011

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the Republican majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, called on Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to "come clean" about a controversy over a lewd photo. Cantor made his comments in a television interview on Thursday, as Weiner endured a fourth day on the receiving end of questions about a photo of a man in his underwear that was sent from his Twitter account. The photo was sent to a 21-year-old female college student who is a Twitter follower of Weiner's.

Canadian Jewish Congress head running for office

Published on May 31, 2011

The head of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Bernie Farber, announced he is running for public office. Farber, who worked for the CJC for 27 years and has been its CEO since 2005, announced he is taking a leave of absence to run as a Liberal candidate in October's provincial elections in Ontario.

Senate confirms Shapiro as U.S. ambassador to Israel

Published on May 27, 2011

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm Daniel Shapiro as America’s next ambassador to Israel.

Military attache in Russia has been warned

Published on May 23, 2011

Israel's military attaché to Russia was expelled after three warnings, according to a Russian newspaper. Vadim Leiderman, expelled earlier this month on suspicion of spying, continued to contact Russian military officials without coordinating with the Russian Foreign Ministry, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported, according to Israeli media reports.

AIPAC likes Obama’s clarification on ‘67 lines

By Ron Kampeas
Published on May 22, 2011

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee said it "appreciated" President Obama's clarification that he did not expect Israel to return to its 1967 lines. "In particular, we appreciate his statement that the U.S. does not expect Israel to withdraw to the boundaries that existed between Israel and Jordan in 1967 before the Six-Day War," the pro-Israel lobby said in a statement released after Obama delivered a speech Sunday to its annual policy conference.

Digesting Obama’s speech—some goes down easy, some hard

Published on May 19, 2011

Within hours of President Obama's Middle East policy speech, Israeli leaders and Jewish groups on the left and right were picking through his remarks on Israel, alternately praising, fretting and criticizing. The big news was that Obama called for negotiations based on the pre-1967 borders, with land swaps.

Google ordered to stop recommending anti-Semitic sites

Published on May 19, 2011

A court in Buenos Aires has ordered Google to stop recommending anti-Semitic and racist websites to users. The injunction issued May 17 comes following a complaint filed by several Jewish organizations. The decision came on the World Day of the Internet.

Cannes festival sanctions director for Nazi comments

Published on May 19, 2011

The Cannes Film Festival sanctioned director Lars von Trier for his expressions of sympathy for Hitler and Nazis. The festival board of directors on Thursday declared von Trier “persona non grata” and removed him from the festival, but said his current film, "Melancholia," remains in competition.

JTA launches online archive with a quarter-million articles

Published on May 4, 2011

JTA has launched a digital archive containing 250,000 articles dating from 1923. The JTA Jewish News Archive, which is searchable and free for the public to use, was launched officially Tuesday evening with a celebration at the Center for Jewish History in New York.

Muslim supplier cancels Jewish group’s order with rant

Published on November 2, 2010

A Muslim-owned supplier in Johannesburg canceled an order placed by a South African Jewish group with comments about "blood money."

Blogroll

By Jay Firestone
Published on April 8, 2008

Community Briefs

By Amy Klein
Published on September 8, 2005

Jews aren't the only ones fasting this High Holiday season.

Two other religious organizations, one Christian, one Muslim, have joined with a Jewish one to call on Americans to take part in a nationwide fast of reflection, repentance, reconciliation and renewal from sunrise to sunset on Oct. 13.

Can Jewish Groups Get Back on Track?

By Rachel Pomerance
Published on July 21, 2005

A wave of recent gatherings has tackled the existential questions facing world Jewry, and many are aimed at or driven by new actors. The slew of new forums focusing on the future of the Jewish people reveals a certain angst about today's challenges and raises questions about how much faith Jews have in existing institutions to address those challenges.