Jewish groups launch relief effort for Maui as island’s Jews are among the evacuated
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Jewish groups in the United States and in Hawaii are launching relief efforts following the devastation caused by wildfires that…
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Phoenix Suns will retire Amar’e Stoudemire’s number
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Amar’e Stoudemire hasn’t donned a Phoenix Suns jersey since 2010, but soon, no Suns player will wear his No. 32…
Speaking to Congress, Israeli President Isaac Herzog laments growing divides in US-Israel relationship
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — In his speech to a joint session of Congress, Israeli President Isaac Herzog made sure to repeatedly laud the…
Gal Gadot to become first Israeli actress to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot, best known for her role as Wonder Woman in the eponymous 2017 film and franchise, will…
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker whom ‘everyone assumed’ was Jewish, dies at 92
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst whose leak of the classified “Pentagon Papers” exposed American deceit about the Vietnam War, led…