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Trump taps Ohio senator JD Vance for VP slot

Trump taps Ohio senator JD Vance for VP slot

Andrew Bernard (JNS)Published July 15, 2024

Former U.S. president Donald Trump announced that he selected Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate to be vice president in the 2024 election. Writing on his Truth Social media platform two days after a failed assassination attempt against him...

U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, an Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters in the spin room following the CNN Presidential Debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus, Atlanta, June 27, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump names J.D. Vance, who feared Trump could become an American “Hitler,” as his running mate

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished July 15, 2024

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump named as his running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who once worried that Trump could become an American “Hitler” but who this weekend blamed Democratic rhetoric for Sunday’s assassination attempt on the former president. The...

In a screen grab captured from a video, Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump appears to be injured after gunshots were reported at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Anadolu/Getty Images)

Trump and Rabin: Two assassination attempts with different outcomes

Rob Eshman, The ForwardPublished July 14, 2024

Rob Eshman reported this story from the streets of Jerusalem. JERUSALEM — The rifle shots that rang out in Pennsylvania, nearly killing former President Donald Trump, echoed in Israel as well.  In a country that is too familiar with political violence...

Shira Haas in the Yes series ‘Night Therapy.’
(photo credit: NATI LEVI/YES)

Shira Haas’s new series trailer drops

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 14, 2024

Fans of Shira Haas are happy today as the new trailer for her highly anticipated series "Night Therapy" has been released. The show, produced by Israel's Yes Studios, has already received accolades even before its Israeli...

In a screen grab captured from a video, Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump appears to be injured after gunshots were reported at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Anadolu/Getty Images)

Jewish, Israeli leaders condemn shooting at rally that left Donald Trump injured

Published July 13, 2024

Jewish and Israeli leaders and lawmakers condemned what officials are investigating as an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as did Gabrielle Giffords, a Jewish former congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt. A gunman...

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist, was featured in the 2019 documentary "Ask Dr. Ruth." (Austin Hargrave)

Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor who offered grandmotherly sex advice as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dies at 96

Andrew Silow-Carroll, Curt Schleier, JTAPublished July 13, 2024

Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive Holocaust survivor and Israeli military veteran who charmed and educated millions of listeners as the taboo-breaking radio sex therapist “Dr. Ruth,” died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 96. Her program,...

Former president Donald J. Trump speaks at the CPAC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, March 4, 2023. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Jewish moments to expect (and not expect) at the Republican convention

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished July 11, 2024

MILWAUKEE — The Republican convention taking place here next week will be the closest ever to Donald Trump’s vision for America. Expect some typically validating — and jarring — moments for the Jewish community. The vestiges of the pre-Trump...

Clockwise from left: Nick Itkin, Artem Dolgopyat, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Amit Elor, Sagi Muki, Jemima Montag, Claire Weinstein, Daniel Peretz. (Images via Getty; Design by Grace Yagel)

Claire Weinstein, Jessica Fox and 12 other Jewish athletes to watch in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished July 11, 2024

(JTA) — There are veterans like an Australian gold medalist canoe paddler and Israel’s powerhouse judo team. There are newcomers, like the youngest American female wrestler ever and Israel’s soccer team. And there are athletes competing in...

What American Jews should know about Project 2025 and its connection to Christian Nationalism

What American Jews should know about Project 2025 and its connection to Christian Nationalism

By Louis Keene, The ForwardPublished July 11, 2024

Project 2025, a conservative policy agenda years in the making, has vaulted into American political consciousness in recent days. President Joe Biden wants you to think the mysterious project is the heart of his Republican rival’s platform, despite...

Yitskhok Rudashevski

Discover the lost diary of a Holocaust teenager from your home in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 11, 2024

You may not know his name, or his diary, but just like Anne Frank's written words, Yitskhok Rudashevski’s writings stand as a powerful testament to the voices of teenagers lost in the Holocaust. Rudashevski was not just a teenager; he was a gifted...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a campaign rally in the Bronx, June 22, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Far-left group pulls endorsement of Ocasio-Cortez after she hosts panel on antisemitism

Luke Tress, JTAPublished July 11, 2024

The Democratic Socialists of America dropped its endorsement of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she hosted a panel discussion on antisemitism. The DSA said in a Tuesday statement that it was rescinding its conditional endorsement of Ocasio-Cortez’s...

Mordechai Rosenstein, seen in 2014 at a sale of his works, combined bright colors and stylized Hebrew letters for pieces that hang in countless homes, offices and synagogues. (Courtesy Rosenstein Arts, via Facebook)

Mordechai Rosenstein, calligrapher whose art illuminates Jewish homes and synagogues, dies at 90

Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAPublished July 11, 2024

Mordechai Rosenstein, a painter and calligrapher whose brightly colored illuminations of Hebrew texts adorn countless Jewish homes, offices and synagogues, died on July 9 in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He was 90. His signature pieces featured Hebrew...

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