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…
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The Brexit: Six things you need to know
By Cnaan Liphshiz Great Britain and the rest of Europe woke up to a new reality Friday June 24, 2016 as a slim majority of British voters…
‘Reverse Birthright’ gives Israelis a look at America’s Jews, from Philip Roth to the Three Stooges
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Instead of visiting the Western Wall, they visited Ellis Island. Instead of hiking in the Negev Desert, they…
Ex-Auschwitz guard, 94, sentenced to 5 years by German court
(JTA) — A former SS guard who is now 94 was sentenced to five years in prison by a German court for his role as…
op/ed: Why Jewish moms are celebrating with Hillary
By Margot Slade NEW YORK (JTA) — It happened all at once and not to me alone. There was Hillary Clinton, in her June 7 victory…