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…
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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…
For Israel and the Palestinians, the peace plans just keep coming
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Here a plan, there a plan, everywhere a peace plan. Conditions in Israel and the Palestinian Authority may not exactly…
World Jewish leaders honour Edgar M. Bronfman z’l and other heroes of Russian Jewry
May 20, 2016 (New York, NY) – As anti-Semitism and anti-Israel movements boil in Europe, leaders of the global Jewish community paused to reflect on…
Op-ed: The lessons of Nuremberg: Stand up to hate, and remember hate’s victims
By Irwin Cotler MONTREAL (JTA) — Yom Hashoah arrives this year on the eve of two historic anniversaries: the 80th anniversary of the coming into…