US & Canada
Not even Harvey could stop this family from publishing Houston’s Jewish paper
By BEN SALES (JTA) — As Hurricane Harvey bore down on Houston Friday, Vicki Samuels Levy dashed over to the...
Jewish day schools increase security with Charlottesville and bomb threats in mind
Just weeks after the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Jewish schools increase security By BEN SALES NEW YORK (JTA) —...
Houston Jewish community ravaged by Harvey’s torrential rains
(JTA) — Most Houston-area Jewish institutions have been flooded due to Tropical Storm Harvey and a large portion of the...
A guide to the far-right groups that protested in Charlottesville
The 'Unite the Right' rally Saturday saw hundreds of people on America’s far-right racist fringe converge in defense of a...
Hate in Charlottesville
The day the Charlottesville Nazi called me 'Shlomo' By RON KAMPEAS CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — The white supremacists, for all...
Sanders offers Clinton a bouquet
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The combative tone in Bernie Sanders’ campaign statements faded on Tuesday evening to a...
Meet Bernie Sanders’ new Jewish outreach director
Simone Zimmerman’s appointment is either a deeply flawed choice or the perfect hire, depending on your political views By URIEL...
Merrick Garland nominated for Supreme Court
In an emotional Rose Garden address, Garland credits his Jewish roots for career accomplishments (JTA) — New U.S. Supreme Court...
Adelson on Trump: ‘Why not?’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sheldon Adelson said, “Why not?” when asked if he could support Donald Trump’s candidacy. Tal Schneider, an...
Justice Scalia’s Jewy moments
Interactions between Scalia, and Jews and Judaism were not always predictable By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — It’s a matter...
