Jews fleeing Hurricane Irma are taking refuge in Atlanta’s synagogues
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Rabbi Adam Starr was returning from an emergency trip to Houston, where he had helped a colleague clean up his…
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A Jewish ‘Dreamer’ is scared, but refuses to despair
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — At 15, Elias Rosenfeld became a “Dreamer.” At the time, the Venezuela native was attending Dr. Michael M. Krop…
45 years after the Munich Massacre, murdered Israeli Olympians get a memorial
By Toby Axelrod (JTA) — Forty-five years after the murderous PLO attack on Israeli Olympic team members at the 1972 games, a memorial dedicated to…
Jewish groups attack Trump’s call to end DACA immigration program
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — An array of Jewish groups and lawmakers attacked as immoral President Donald Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program…
Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin meets with UN Sec. Gen. Guterres
(Israel) – President Reuven Rivlin held a working meeting at his residence, this morning (Monday, 28 August 2017), with United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres,…