CIJA: Supporting community security in challenging times
By Steve McDonald (March 2017) – Events in the past few months have brought the issue of Jewish community security to the forefront. Since January…
Politics
Ivanka Trump scores West Wing office, government security clearances
JTA) — Ivanka Trump, the Jewish daughter of President Donald Trump, reportedly is working out of a West Wing office and is in the process…
AIPAC 2017 preview: Seeking a bipartisan spirit in an extremely polarized capital
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Maintaining Iran sanctions, crushing BDS and ensuring aid to Israel are high on the agenda, of course. But the overarching…
JCC bomb threats are weapons of fear
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — The “fear itself” thing? FDR was on to something. The rash of JCC bomb threats and cemetery desecrations, combined with…
When Jews were illegal, and turned to others for sanctuary
By Elana Kahn MILWAUKEE (JTA) — I was privileged recently to participate as the sole Jewish voice at a news conference with Latino leaders, community…