Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state, reportedly going to Israel early on
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Senate handily confirmed CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state as reports said one of his…
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22% of US millennials haven’t heard of or are not sure if they have heard of the Holocaust, study finds
(JTA) — Over a fifth of millennials in the United States have not heard of or are unsure if they have heard of the Holocaust,…
‘We march today because it’s what we have to do to sleep tonight’: Jewish students on the March for Our Lives
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The organizers of the March for Our Lives, almost all of them under 20, had a gun control agenda…
op/ed: Stephen Hawking was admired by Israeli physicists for his insights and his humanity
By Barak Kol JERUSALEM (JTA) — Dr. Stephen Hawking was a rare and inspirational man whose deep insights into the mysteries of the physical universe were matched…
What does Mike Pompeo as secretary of state mean for Israel and the Jews?
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Like the rest of the world, Rex Tillerson got the news of his firing on Twitter. “Thank you to…