Jacob Gurvis, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
• Published February 16, 2024
ORLANDO (JTA) — Ethan Smith ranks fifth in his New Jersey high school class, scored high on the SAT and aced a full slate of five Advanced Placement tests last year. On Oct. 1, he submitted his application to a nearby Ivy League school, the University...
Bruce S. Feldacker, February 15, 2024
Beloved husband of Barbara Feldacker for more than 60 years. Dear father and father-in-law of Robert (Valerie Garver); Debbie (Rob) Granick; and Caryl Feldacker (Dan Grossman). Loving grandfather of Jacob,...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two decades-old liberal-leaning pro-Israel groups, Americans for Peace Now and Ameinu, are poised to merge — a consolidation of voices in the liberal Zionist camp amid Israel’s war with Hamas.
The presidents of...
Mark Berger, born in St. Louis, MO on February 25, 1941, passed away peacefully, bedside at his home in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, February 11.
Mark leaves behind his three children, Brent Berger (Meredith), Marcy Fagin (Steve) and Wendy Jacobs (Wayne);...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Since Oct. 7, a growing number of Democrats have called for a ceasefire in Gaza, harshly criticized Israel or refused to send it more money.
But increasingly over the past few weeks, when both chambers of Congress...
Eliyahu Freedman, JTA
• Published February 14, 2024
(JTA) — Tensions are flaring at Israel’s northern border after a rocket fired from Lebanon killed a woman in the northern city of Tzfat.
Israel is reportedly carrying out extensive strikes inside southern Lebanon on Wednesday in response to...
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published February 13, 2024
(JTA) — The head rabbi of Britain’s Masorti movement published a statement Tuesday opposing a threatened Israel invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza and urging “another, political, path forward.”
The statement makes Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg...
Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• Published February 13, 2024
WASHINGTON (JTA) — On its second try, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a single vote, in a process some Jewish groups said was tainted by antisemitic rhetoric.
The impeachment...
Linda Meyers, February 12, 2024
Passed away peacefully among family. Beloved wife of Dr. Jerry R. Meyers. Loving mother of Scott (Elizabeth) Meyers and Laura (Meyers) Callahan. Devoted grandmother of Branden Moser, Crimson and Chase Callahan and...
Bertha "Bert" Mae Dicker, November 3, 1927 - February 9, 2024
Bertha "Bert" Mae Dicker, age 96, of Chesterfield, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home on February 9, 2024.
Bert was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, and proud...
(JTA) — The Israeli military has rescued two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the second such rescue since Hamas took hundreds of Israelis captive on Oct. 7.
The overnight rescue operation, which was announced in the early hours of Monday...
(JTA) — An icon of Black history took center stage in an ad placed by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism on Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVIII, viewed by an estimated 100 million people.
Robert Kraft’s foundation launched the “#StandUptoJewishHate”...
