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Brandeis Center Urges DOJ to Investigate Georgetown’s Qatar Contract
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law urged the United States Department of Justice to look into a Georgetown University initiative’s...
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Opinion: Abe Foxman and Bernie Marcus – Reflections on Two Men...
By Jay Kaiman
After the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, a consequential idea took shape: Jewish security in America could no longer be episodic, reactive or...
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DC’s Jacob Greenblatt Helps Uphold Democracy Through Reform Judaism
Jacob Greenblatt is passionate about politics, democracy, Judaism and education.
He gets to combine all of these interests as the assistant legislative director at the...
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Kensington’s Nancy Kotz Conveys Jewish Art History to Present-Day DMV
Nancy Kotz isn’t afraid to get up in front of a crowd and speak.
That’s what the Kensington art historian does on a regular basis...
Food & Dining
The Sweet Dishes of Shavuot
Rich and creamy, dairy is the rule and not the exception for this two-day holiday.
Ethel G. Hofman | JNS
Historically, Shavuot is the celebration of...
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Nation and World
‘Personalized’ Iranian Cyber Attack Targets Israeli Morale
Many Israeli citizens have recently received threatening text messages from Iran designed to sow panic.
The National Cyber Directorate said it had identified a broad...
Arts & Culture
‘The Wanderers’ Tells the Story of Poland’s Holocaust Survivors Who Fled...
By Shira Li Bartov
Like many Holocaust survivors, Daniela Gerson’s grandparents lived by the vow to “never forget, never forgive” the annihilation of their Polish...
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Stuck on a Mother’s Day Gift? Here’s Our Jewish Charitable Giving Guide
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What, exactly, do you get for Mother’s Day for the Jewish mom who has everything?
In our humble opinion, the best gift is...
5 Things Jewish Women Should Know About Breast Cancer
From AI to weight-loss medications, here are the ways that breast cancer diagnoses and treatments are changing.
JTA Staff
The rumors that you’ve heard are true:...
Undeterred by War, North American Jews Continue to Immigrate to Israel
By Peter Ephross
Mordechai Deluca never considered delaying his move to Israel from the United States because of the war with Iran. If anything, the opposite...
Meet the Israeli Scientists Leading the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
By Larry Luxner
First, the good news. Among Americans under 50, the overall cancer mortality has plummeted by 44% over the last quarter-century. Better diagnostic tools,...