In Loving Memory of Shirley Weiss.
Shirley, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who touched the lives of all who knew her, passed away on March 5th. She departed this world surrounded by love, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and warmth.
Shirley...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to call on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, saying that it must not be used as leverage.
“Israel must do its part. Israel must allow more aid into...
On Monday, March 4, 2024, Louis F. Glaser, loving husband, father and grandfather peacefully passed away at the age of 91.
Lou is the beloved husband of the late Lee Glaser; adored father of Amy Weinstein (Andrew) and Robin Glaser Roy (Kelly);...
(New York Jewish Week) — At the opening of its annual conference on fighting antisemitism, the (ADL) Anti-Defamation League’s CEO defended the decision to honor Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former senior adviser, Jared Kushner.
Jonathan Greenblatt,...
(JTA) — When Morielle Lotan learned that her nephew, Addir Mesika, had sacrificed his life to save others during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the consultant to climate tech startups and investors said she was nearly paralyzed with grief.
“I...
(JTA) — A Jewish organization that helps families have children via IVF says its clients now face a “worst-case scenario” after the Alabama Supreme Court classified frozen embryos as unborn children.
The Jewish Fertility Foundation is funding...
(J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California via JTA) — Ben Stern, who survived two ghettos, nine concentration camps and two death marches only to confront Nazi sympathizers in his adopted America, died Feb. 28 at home in Berkeley, California....
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For more than a decade, filmmaker Julia Mintz meticulously crafted her award-winning documentary “Four Winters” to challenge existing myths surrounding Jewish survival during World War II, offering a new and differing portrayal...
(JTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and placed most of the onus on Israel for a shortfall in humanitarian aid entering the enclave.
The call for a cessation of fighting was not actually...
Howard Michael Ackerman died peacefully in hospice care on February 29, 2024, with his loving family gathered around him.
Howard was born on August 20, 1940 in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Denver University with a bachelor's degree in accounting...
TIGRE, ARGENTINA (JTA) — For the first time in nearly six decades, a Jewish soccer club is competing in an national soccer tournament in Argentina.
The club, Náutico Hacoaj used its victory in the first round of competition to pay tribute to Israel.
The...
(JTA) — The United States blocked consideration of a United Nations Security Council resolution blaming Israel for the dozens of deaths that occurred during the delivery of humanitarian assistance in northern Gaza on Thursday, as world...
