Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, saying he no longer trusted him, a drastic step while Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, faces domestic political turmoil and is contending with regional and global...
Morris “Marty” Rothman, born December 25, 1944, passed on November 3, 2024, age 79.
Loving husband of the late Helene (London) Rothman for 44 beautiful years. Devoted father of Lisa Raskin, Jennifer (Vincent) Mancuso and Tony (Sophia) Raskin....
Florence Bleich, November 3, 2024; beloved wife of the late Edward “Buddy” Bleich; dear mother and mother-in-law of Gail Lapin and Peggy Pearline (Rod); dear grandmother of Michelle and Steve Lapin, Samantha Zadikoff (Adam) and Carly Pearline; dear...
Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTA
• Published November 3, 2024
Fans and critics of Donald Trump have compared him to some of history’s most famous rulers: Cyrus the Great, Adolf Hitler, King David and more.
But on the eve of the election, a celebrity pastor named Jonathan Cahn wants his evangelical followers...
Linda Kay Smith Guelbert, November 3, 2024
Beloved wife of Lee Charles Guelbert; dear mother of Andrea Raymond and Adam Vera (Sam Reardon); dear grandmother of Sebastian and Maxwell Raymond.
“She lived to love, and she loved to live”
Private...
Marcia Leuchter Thompson, November 2, 2024
Beloved mother of the late David L. Thompson and the late John S. Thompson. Daughter of the late Herbert and Blanche Leuchter. Dear cousin and friend.
Marcia was a proud math teacher for 58 years with St....
Samuella “Sammy” Shoss (nee Austin), October 30, 2024
89, Beloved wife of the late William “Bill” G. Shoss; loving mother and mother-in-law of Brenda Shoss and Dr. Graydon Ballard III, Deanna Shoss and Eugenio Bonaventura, and Cara Shoss...
Hymie’s, a popular Philadelphia Jewish deli, raised some Jewish hackles when it served as the scene of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s closing ad — featuring Jewish actors playing older women who, after supporting Democrats, were switching their...
The president of the Chicago public school board resigned Thursday after only a week on the job following two days of backlash over his history of antisemitic social media posts.
Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson had defied calls to resign just a day before,...
Conspiracy theories. Bomb threats. Anti-Israel protests. Street violence.
Jews have been the targets of all these things this year, as reports of antisemitism have spiked during the Israel-Hamas war. Now, less than a week before Election Day, security...
David Zvi Kalman, JTA
• Published October 31, 2024
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This Shabbat, like every Shabbat, synagogues around the world will pray for the welfare of their...
Recently seen on Facebook: “Ese momento when publican un meme auf English, Deutsch und Espanol aber du are poliglota und expert in memes and du kannst camprender drei languages al miso Zeit.”
The reader who is as enamored with languages...
