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Control over Touro Synagogue and its $7.4 million silver bells back in court

BOSTON (JTA) – Ownership of the country’s oldest synagogue and its valuable religious and ritual objects is being decided by a federal appeals court. The hearing of the case by a … more

3/16/17

4 Jewish takeaways from Trump’s big speech to Congress

WASHINGTON (JTA) – President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress is getting rave reviews for the subdued, “presidential” style of his delivery, and positive … more

RON KAMPEAS | 3/2/17

Disney cuts ties to YouTube star PewDiePie over videos with anti-Semitic content

JTA – Disney has severed its relationship with the popular YouTube star known as PewDiePie after millions of people viewed his videos featuring anti-Semitic content. In a Jan. 11 video … more

2/16/17

Netanyahu: Trump administration now ‘understands’ Jewish meaning of Holocaust

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was his impression that President Donald Trump’s administration now understands that the meaning of the Holocaust was the … more

2/16/17

Starbucks will hire 10,000 refugees

JTA – Howard Schultz, the Jewish billionaire CEO of Starbucks, said his company plans to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in a letter to employees addressing President Donald … more

2/2/17

‘This is what democracy looks like’

They came – the young, the old, entire families and collections of fast friends, those aided by canes and others in wheelchairs. This undulating mass of humanity, including … more

SHARON FRIEDMAN | 2/2/17

With the Capitol in the background, crowds from across the U.S. came together at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., Jan. 21. Chapters from every state, including Rhode Island attended.

At dawn of the Trump era, two Jewish tribes descend on Washington

WASHINGTON (JTA) – “Cantor Kaufman!” Rabbi Jonah Pesner shouted across the intersection of 3rd and D in Washington’s Northwest quadrant, packed sidewalk to sidewalk with women … more

RON KAMPEAS | 2/2/17

Refugee ban puts Jewish asylum seekers in limbo for now

JTA – A year after they submitted their application for asylum in the United States, Shahi and his mother expected to be let in. As Iranian Jews who applied for asylum through … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 2/2/17

Meet the Jews in President Trump’s administration

BY JTA – American Jews are watching the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency with both fear and hope. Many have expressed worries about some of his … more

JOSEFIN DOLSTEN | 2/2/17

Rome road race to commemorate the Holocaust

ROME (JTA) – A road race passing sites of Holocaust and Jewish remembrance in Rome will highlight events in Italy marking International Holocaust Memorial Day. The “Run for … more

1/20/17