JTA News Briefs: September 8, 2016
MIDDLE EAST Netanya mayor held in suspected multimillion-dollar bribery scandal JERUSALEM (JTA) — Netanya Mayor Miriam Feirberg is in police custody on suspicion of bribery,…
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op-ed: Jewish pride on campus is under siege. Here’s what your kids can do to fight back
By Arnold M. Eisen NEW YORK (JTA) — Over 300,000 Jewish college students have arrived or will arrive shortly on American campuses — and what they…
10 Signs You’re an ‘Older’ Jewish Mom
By Yvette Alt Miller (Kveller via JTA) — The average age of childbearing in the United States is 26. For Jews, it’s a few years higher….
Why Tel Aviv is so crazy about dogs
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) — It’s not every day you see a dog getting a massage. But in this Israeli city, somehow it…
Class of ’68 gathers for a truly memorable Edmonton Talmud Torah Reunion
By Michael Paull (Edmonton) – It was a long weekend – from Friday August 19 to Sunday August 21 – that went by very quickly….