After Jerusalem attack, US experts warn Islamic State may be coming to Israel
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) – When the Islamic State claimed credit for an attack on Israeli soil for the first time Friday and vowed…
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Paul Shaffer’s post-Letterman act: Touring with ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Band’
By Gabe Friedman NEW YORK (JTA) — Paul Shaffer, sporting a gray T-shirt and a one- or two-day-old beard, is sitting in the living room…
This 136-year-old Jewish agency for refugees has a new mission in the Trump era: Fighting back
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump made Mark Hetfield’s job impossible. Hetfield is the president and CEO of…
Jared and Ivanka do their own thing as observant Jews. And that’s normal.
By Ben Sales (JTA) — So apparently Jared and Ivanka play golf on Shabbat. Cue the handwringing. The New York Post reported Wednesday that the…
‘Oslo,’ Bette Midler and Ben Platt take Tony Awards
(JTA) — “Oslo,” a play about the 1993 Oslo Accords, won the Tony Award for best new play and its Jewish lead actor, Michael Aronov,…