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For Jimmy Carter’s chief of staff, being Jewish was a family secret
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Hamilton Jordan, President Jimmy Carter’s wunderkind adviser and chief of staff, discovered at age 20 that his family’s story wasn’t a straightforward Christian Southern experience. At the cemetery service for his maternal … more
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Wildfires across California lead to closing of some Jewish institutions
(JTA) – Wildfires across California have led to the evacuations of several Jewish institutions in the Los Angeles area and communities in the northern part of the state. The Getty Fire in … more
Award-winning yet humble, Jewish culinary expert Gil Marks nourished food lovers
BALTIMORE (JTA) – Gil Marks baked. He cooked. He authoritatively discussed culinary traditions – traditions, period – of Jews from seemingly every culture. Trained as a rabbi and social worker, he earned prestigious awards for writing … more
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Piles of ruined books from United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston. The congregation lost many of its prayer books and replenished them through donations.
How Houston’s synagogues are handling the High Holy Days after Harvey
JTA – A few weeks ago, Holly Davies was getting ready to homeschool her kids and preparing the family for the High Holy Days. When Hurricane Harvey hit, she helped evacuate 150 people from her … more
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Loan company SoFi pulls ad after criticism that it features an antisemitic stereotype
(JTA) – Rhonda Moore was alarmed when she saw the ad for a student-loan refinancing company that featured what she believed was a stereotypical dishonest Jewish banker.  In the ad, … more
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4 elderly Jewish ladies busted for mahjong game
JTA – Four elderly Jewish women playing mahjong in Florida may not sound like a crime – but that’s what was recently alleged in the city of Altamonte Springs. Lee Delnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King – aged 87 to 95 … more
What it means to be a Jewish family in rural Maine
(Kveller via JTA) – For many Jewish parents, the challenges they face raising their children include choosing between Jewish and public schools, planning bar and bat mitzvahs and staying sane while planning big Shabbat dinners. But for … more
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Senate marks 50 years of Jerusalem’s reunification
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Senate approved a non-binding resolution marking the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., … more
Neshama Carlebach responds to allegations against her father
JTA – Neshama Carlebach, daughter of the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, in her first public comments since the start of the #MeToo movement said she is angry with her father over allegations of … more
Listening to the State of the Union address in February 2019 are the first family and guests. Melania Trump is in the front row with Buzz Aldrin on her right. In the second row are WW II survivors. In the third row are the Kushners and President Trump's other children.
A momentous evening [Photo gallery]
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