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New $3 million initiative for Jewish disabled honors Itzhak Perlman

JTA – The Genesis Prize Foundation and the Jewish Funders Network have launched a $3 million matching grant program to fund an initiative to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in … more

9/16/16

Republican Jewish Coalition campaigns in 3 swing states

WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Republican Jewish Coalition said it reached 25,000 people on a day of campaigning in Jewish neighborhoods in swing states where incumbent Republican senators are at risk. … more

9/16/16

Jonathan Pollard released after 30 years in prison.

5776: A review of the major events in the Jewish world

(Part one of two) JTA – A stabbing and car-ramming epidemic in Israel that some called a third intifada was among the most dominant Jewish stories … more

Ben Harris | 9/15/16

Freewheeling Jews [Photo gallery]

What is it about Jews and cars? Almost everywhere I travel, including Little Rhody, I notice businesses, bumper stickers and license plates with Jewish names and messages. Don’t worry, … more

George M. Goodwin | 9/1/16

Jewish nonprofit fires CFO over alleged financial improprieties

JTA – Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston has fired its chief financial officer for alleged financial improprieties, the Boston Globe reported. The CFO, identified by the … more

9/1/16

2 stolen Torahs valued at $30,000 returned to NJ synagogue

JTA — Two Torahs valued at $30,000 that had been stolen with some $50,000 of silver religious pieces were returned to a New Jersey synagogue. Thomas Dobles, 39, a former caretaker at … more

9/1/16

Boston’s main kosher butcher, closed by fire, reopens in temporary digs

BOSTON (JTA) – Six weeks after a fire shuttered Boston’s main kosher supermarket, The Butcherie is now operating on a limited basis from a nearby Brookline location. Selectmen in … more

9/1/16

3 baseball books from some veteran Jewish observers of the game

JTA – For many, summer is all about the three B’s: baseball, beaches and books. With the weather and pennant races sizzling, two journalists and the mayor of … more

HILLEL KUTTLER | 8/19/16

$20M gift to help revitalize U.S. Holocaust museum

WASHINGTON (JTA) – An exhibit more than 20 years old against an iPhone: Docents at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum are increasingly noting the battle with hand-held devices to keep the … more

RON KAMPEAS | 6/24/16

Helen Mirren urges Senate to pass stolen art recovery bill

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Helen Mirren testified to the U.S. Senate about the importance of restoring art stolen by Nazis to its rightful owners. Mirren, the Oscar-winning British actress, … more

6/9/16