Blog: Why not Al Franken? Some think the senator and former comic could be Hillary’s VP
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Last week Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said that if Hillary Clinton asked him to be her running mate, he’d take…
Articles by Alberta Jewish News
Black and White Cookie Popsicles Recipe
By Sheri Silver (The Nosher via JTA) — In thinking about “Jewish” desserts, certain dishes immediately come to mind: Babka. Rugelach. Hamantaschen. And, if you…
Brexit splits UK from Europe and Labour from its party leader
By Cnaan Liphshiz JTA) — Only a week ago, Jeremy Corbyn seemed to have survived his biggest public relations debacle as the leader of Britain’s…
Israel, Turkey sign reconciliation deal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The foreign ministries of Israel and Turkey simultaneously signed a reconciliation agreement on June 28, 2016, six years after relations were cut…
Jewish groups putting up a fight against growing opioid epidemic
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Eve Goldberg’s son, Isaac, was in a panic. He had to get out of college.Isaac Goldberg Volkmar had…