JCCs in several states receive second wave of bomb threats in a month
(NEW YORK: Jan. 18, 2017) – A wave of bomb threats this morning caused 27 Jewish community centers in 17 states to quickly engage in security…
International
Barack Obama’s 2 farewells: Urging Americans and Israelis to defend their values
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Barack Obama got his kishkes back. The president, whose alleged aloofness was the signature flaw cited by his rivals,…
Obamacare repeal effort sends jitters through Jewish service groups
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Before the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit organized local doctors…
Rebuke of UN shows a House divided over meaning of ‘pro-Israel’
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Reps. Ed Royce and Eliot Engel are that Capitol Hill rarity: a Republican and a Democrat who truly have…
Why Tel Aviv is Israel’s new ‘aliyah capital’
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) – Meet Daniel Rubin, in many ways the new face of aliyah. Originally from Los Angeles, Rubin, 27, moved to…