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"When you're a Jew growing up in Brooklyn, they don't name you Isaiah," he said about changing his name from Irwin. -- The post Isaiah Zagar, renowned Jewish mosaic artist Learn more
The pro-Israel lobby, which has become increasingly radioactive among Democrats, has not said it is backing Donna Miller. -- The post Jan Schakowsky withdraws support for congressional candidate over AIPAC Learn more
“The state of the Jewish union in America is strong, but it is being tested,” said Eric Fingerhut, the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America. -- Learn more
"The court is ordering an end to the foot-dragging," Reform Movement attorneys say a decade after a deal to expand egalitarian prayer was struck. -- The post Israel’s highest court Learn more
"Many Jewish organizations basically reinvented the wheel on antisemitism, which was trivial when anti-Jewish bias was open and blatant," Rabbi Yaakov Menken, of the coalition, told JNS. The post Torah, Learn more
“There are 57 countries that are Sharia-compliant,” Rep. Randy Fine wrote. “The United States will not be the 58th.” The post After saying dogs better than Muslims, Fine plans to Learn more
“Saudi Arabia is the key to the puzzle for what I hope to have happen in the region and the world,” Sen. Lindsey Graham stated. The post Trump weighs easing Learn more
The incident was painful, but it underscores something powerful: Jewish students are not retreating. The post Emotion still percolate a week after ugly episode at Chicago cafe appeared first on Learn more
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