Some of the inspiring Jews we lost in 2018
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — The end of every year brings the grim task of rounding up the prominent Jews who passed away over the…
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Criminal justice reform gets Trump (and Jared Kushner) rare liberal accolades
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Who says President Donald Trump isn’t a uniter? Just in time for the holiday season, he handed bipartisan comity…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg swears in new immigrants, wows them with her story
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The ceremony was cozy formal: Yes there was a color guard and a military band, but the Supreme Court…
Canadian businessman kicks in $5 million to land an Israeli spacecraft on the moon
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Canadian billionaire and businessman has joined the project to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon and contributed $5 million…
American-Israeli behind JCC bomb threats sentenced to 10 years in prison
(JTA) — A 20-year-old American-Israeli man convicted of making hundreds of bomb threats to Jewish community centers and Jewish schools in the United States and…