The Jewish Federation of NEPA

The Jewish Federation of NEPA is your central address for everything Jewish in Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties.

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Argentine tennis star Diego Schwartzman now plays soccer for a Jewish club in Buenos Aires

Schwartzman peaked at No. 8 in the world and retired earlier this year. -- The post Argentine tennis star Diego Schwartzman now plays soccer for a Jewish club in Buenos Learn more

Jewish Texas man charged with making terroristic threat against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani

Jeremy Fistel was portrayed as devoted to his Orthodox roots in a previous case. -- The post Jewish Texas man charged with making terroristic threat against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani appeared Learn more

Billie Eilish, Benedict Cumberbatch join UK concert that raised $2M for Palestinian charities

The sold-out event in London also featured Jewish comic Amelia Dimoldenberg. -- The post Billie Eilish, Benedict Cumberbatch join UK concert that raised $2M for Palestinian charities appeared first on Learn more

University leaders among 100+ signatories to Jewish letter decrying Trump’s campus antisemitism wars

The letter came as an immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported. -- The post University leaders among 100+ signatories to Jewish letter decrying Trump’s campus antisemitism wars appeared Learn more

“Polls fluctuate but the reality is that Israel is fighting a just and moral war against a barbaric enemy,” an AIPAC spokesman told JNS. The post Survey suggests 37% of Learn more

‘Western democracies are next,’ says Israeli scholar

In an interview with JNS, Israeli historian Yisrael Ne'eman sounds the alarm over what he calls the "Red-Green Axis." The post ‘Western democracies are next,’ says Israeli scholar appeared first Learn more

Officials stress Hamas devices are kept in secure IDF facilities after burglars in Israel’s north stole phones seized at Kerem Shalom. The post Shin Bet, cops probe theft of 800 Learn more

Herzog’s ‘Voice of the People’ seeks to harness global Jewish diversity

"Our diversity is our power," its CEO, Shirel Dagan-Levy, tells JNS. The post Herzog’s ‘Voice of the People’ seeks to harness global Jewish diversity appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

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