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Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference to urge the House to pass the Senate National Security Aid Package, which includes aid to Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story featured in Trump’s first impeachment trial, wins primary in Virginia

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished June 19, 2024

WASHINGTON — A former White House official whose Jewish Ukrainian origins played a prominent role in Donald Trump’s first impeachment hearings won a Democratic congressional primary in Virginia on Tuesday. Elsewhere in the state, two prominent...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office)

Netanyahu accuses Biden of withholding weapons. White House: We ‘do not know what he’s talking about.’

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished June 18, 2024

WASHINGTON — White House officials denied withholding weapons from Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video statement criticizing the Biden administration for an “inconceivable” delay in delivering weapons. The exchange...

El Al planes are seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on Dec. 31, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

Public outcry prompts El Al to backtrack

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished June 17, 2024

Steeply discounted shipping of donations to support the Israeli war effort aboard El AL aircraft is coming back days after Israel’s national airline said it planned to end the program.  El Al’s decision to reinstate the discount follows reporting...

U.S. filmmaker Quentin Tarantino at the opening night of the Jerusalem Film Festival at the Cinematheque near the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 7, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

‘Crackhead Barney’ harasses Quentin Tarantino in New York

JNSPublished June 17, 2024

(JNS) -- Not long after her confrontation with veteran actor Alec Baldwin, the provocative anti-Israel activist who goes by the name “Crackhead Barney” has found a new target: the acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino, who lives in Tel Aviv and...

Larry Nussbaum (Courtesy)

Larry Nussbaum, 77, was a fierce advocate for Israel and the Jews – and an exceptional doctor

Howard Lovy, JTAPublished June 17, 2024

Larry Nussbaum, who died on June 7 at age 77 following a long illness, was already working as a successful pediatrician in Tulsa when he decided to make a big change in his career. Always a fan of technology, Nussbaum decided he wanted to switch fields...

Netanyahu disbands war cabinet after centrist party’s exit

Ben Sales, JTAPublished June 17, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded the small war cabinet he established at the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, reverting to Israel’s pre-Oct. 7 governing system. Netanyahu established the war cabinet days after Hamas’ invasion...

Shaina Taub accepts the Best Original Score award for "Suffs" onstage during The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, June 16, 2024 in New York City.  (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

‘Suffs’ creator Shaina Taub cites Jewish text in Tony Awards acceptance speech

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished June 17, 2024

To celebrate her second Tony of the night on Sunday, “Suffs” creator Shaina Taub turned to Jewish tradition. Taub won awards for best book of a musical and best original score written for theater for the Broadway show about the women who fought...

The Jewish public building discovered in Lod. Aerial photo by Assaf Peretz/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Evidence of last Jewish revolt against Rome found in Israeli street

Published June 16, 2024

(JNS) -- In a historic first, evidence of the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule in Israel 1,650 years ago has been uncovered in the central Israeli city of Lod, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Sunday. The discovery of a large public...

Seeing triple. Courtesy of Harper, Amsterdam Publishers

This Auschwitz book trend has got to stop — the sooner the better

By Talya Zax, The ForwardPublished June 13, 2024

To the publishing industry I am begging you, please, to stop publishing books titled The [Blank] of Auschwitz. Truly, seriously: Please. We’ve had The Tattooist of Auschwitz. The Midwife of Auschwitz. The Violinist of Auschwitz. The Twins of Auschwitz....

Z’ev Wolf Meir’s, ‘Der Hare Mezuzah Cover’

How designer mezuzah covers and Torah pointers are putting the ‘Jew’ into ‘Jumanji’

By Josh Weiss, The ForwardPublished June 12, 2024

"Jumanji," "Zathura," and "The Polar Express" don’t exactly scream Jewish culture. Written and illustrated by two-time Caldecott Medal recipient Chris Van Allsburg, all three children’s books have been adapted into major Hollywood productions. In...

Hunter Biden enters the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, in the morning before jury selection begins in USA v. Robert Hunter Biden in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, June 3, 2024.

What we know about Melissa Batya Cohen Biden

By Irene Katz Connelly, The ForwardPublished June 11, 2024

Editor’s Note: This story was published before Hunter Biden was found guilty of three felony counts of lying on a federal firearms application. In light of the news, we’re resharing this article from 2021. There’s a lot going on in Hunter Biden’s...

Two must-see films streaming in honor of Anne Frank’s 95th birthday

Two must-see films streaming in honor of Anne Frank’s 95th birthday

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished June 11, 2024

In observance of what would have been Anne Frank's 95th birthday on June 12, two acclaimed short films, "The Anne Frank Gift Shop" and "Anne," will be available for online streaming from June 12-19. These films aim to present Anne Frank's...

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