‘We stand in solidarity’: Jewish organizations respond to the protests over George Floyd’s death
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Jewish groups are expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed last week by a Minneapolis…
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‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests, in their own words
by Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — As Enzi Tanner participated in an online havdalah ceremony marking the end of Shabbat Saturday night, his city — Minneapolis…
2019 saw the most anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. in at least 40 years, ADL says
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Last year saw the most anti-Semitic incidents in the United States since at least 1979, according to the Anti-Defamation League….
Jerry Stiller, longtime comic who won fame on ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 92
by Mary Oster (JTA) — Jerry Stiller, the longtime Jewish comic who became best known for playing the belligerent character Frank Costanza on “Seinfeld,” has…
Fauci to Orthodox Jews: Ease into communal prayer as gatherings become possible
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, who directs infectious disease research for the federal government, advised Orthodox Jews to phase in communal…