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Senate confirms Yellen as Fed chairwoman

WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, making her the first woman and the third consecutive Jewish top U.S. government banker. Yellen was confirmed in a 56-26 vote on Monday. January 6. She … more

1/17/14

Roosevelt and the Jews: What we knew then and what we think we know now.

Carl Feldman will be speaking on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his background, the power of the Presidency, his attitude toward the Holocaust and his larger dreams of a world at peace. Carl Feldman was born in Providence in 1937 and is a graduate … more

Arthur C. Norman | 11/7/13

Jews have special reasons to remember JFK on 50th anniversary of assassination

NEW YORK (JTA) – As the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination approaches, we Jews have our own special reasons to mourn. The conventional community memory of Kennedy would be enough by itself. JFK overcame the legacy of his … more

Ira Stoll | 11/7/13

Yellen’s rise to Fed chief gains more attention for gender than faith

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Janet Yellen is soft-spoken, tough, methodological, flexible – and Jewish. President Obama’s announcement last week that he had tapped Yellen, 67, to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve made news in … more

Ron Kampeas | 11/7/13

Tikkun olam bridges Diaspora-Israel gap

(JTA) – Everyone knows that an ocean separates Israel and the United States. Yet after three days in New York recently, I realized how big that ocean really is. more

Nurit Canetti | 8/30/13

blogging from the 19th maccabiah games in israel

Olympic gold medalist leads U.S. delegation at Maccabiah opening Olympic gold medalist leads U.S.delegation at Maccabiah opening RAMAT GAN, Israel – When swimmer Garrett Weber-Gale heard his name announced recently as … more

8/1/13

Pew: Jews support abortion rights (duh!)

(JTA) – In a new study, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 89 percent of Jews say, “Abortion should be legal in all or most cases.” Compare that to 72 percent among Americans with no religious affiliation, and 63 percent … more

Joe Winkler | 8/1/13

Gubernatorial race in Massachusetts is ‘fat’ with Jewish candidates

WASHINGTON (JTA) – The election for Massachusetts governor is still 16 months away – too soon to know what the issues are or who the viable candidates will be. But apparently it’s never too soon for tikkun olam, repairing the world. more

Ron Kampeas | 8/1/13

Senators Feinstein and Wyden are on opposite ends of intelligence debate

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Dianne Feinstein and Ron Wyden have much in common. Both longtime U.S. senators are Democrats, Jewish and fiercely independent West Coasters. more

Ron Kampeas | 6/21/13

Those in active duty face risks beyond the battlefield

PROVIDENCE – In 2012, 349 active military personnel (from all branches of the United States military) committed suicide. That represents a 15 percent increase from the 301 suicides occurring in 2011, according to accounts widely reported by … more

6/6/13