Philissa Cramer Archives - Page 2 of 2

In some places, Rosh Hashanah falls on the first day of school. The COVID crisis is adding pressure to change it.

Philissa Cramer
Published March 8, 2021

Israel rocked by COVID death of pregnant 32-year-old who had not been vaccinated

Philissa Cramer
Published February 21, 2021

Kansas City meteorologist apologizes after showcasing Kitler, a Hitleresque cat, on air

Philissa Cramer
Published February 16, 2021

The viral cat lawyer once drew national attention for his prosecution of a Jewish smoke shop owner

Philissa Cramer
Published February 12, 2021

Karen Lewis, Jewish union chief who made Chicago’s teachers into a national force, is dead at 67

Philissa Cramer
Published February 9, 2021

Jewish man leaves $2M to French mountain town that hid him from Nazis

Philissa Cramer
Published January 31, 2021

ADL: Gaming network Twitch is most effective social platform at curbing Holocaust denial

Philissa Cramer
Published January 27, 2021

TikTok’s comic ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu b’Shvat very, very seriously

Philissa Cramer
Published January 26, 2021

Israel closes its borders, including for citizens and immigrants, in effort to curb COVID-19

Philissa Cramer
Published January 25, 2021

Jon Ossoff had a totem of his American Jewish heritage in his pocket when he joined the Senate

Philissa Cramer
Published January 21, 2021

Meet a rabbi who’s been stationed at the US Capitol

Philissa Cramer
Published January 15, 2021

Jon Ossoff: Everything you need to know about the (likely-to-be) newest Jewish Democratic senator

Philissa Cramer
Published January 6, 2021

Netanyahu says he wants to be first Israeli vaccinated against COVID-19

Philissa Cramer
Published December 9, 2020

7 especially Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments from Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host

Philissa Cramer
Published November 8, 2020

Florida principal who was fired — then rehired — after Holocaust denial is fired again

Philissa Cramer
Published November 2, 2020

The man behind the Faces of COVID Twitter account wants to help America face its grief

Philissa Cramer
Published October 13, 2020

After Heshy Tischler is arrested for inciting a riot in Borough Park, his followers mob the home of the reporter he targeted

Philissa Cramer
Published October 11, 2020

Bibi Shapiro, the 6-year-old whose ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ went viral, sang at Central Synagogue’s Yom Kippur services

Philissa Cramer
Published September 29, 2020

Shortened shofar blasts and last-minute sermon tweaks: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death changed Rosh Hashanah services

Philissa Cramer
Published September 21, 2020

This Jewish comedian has been helping rabbis nail the delivery on their High Holidays services

Philissa Cramer
Published September 18, 2020

Seasons without song: How Jews are adapting to the sudden disappearance of communal singing

Philissa Cramer
Published September 16, 2020

The ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ kid isn’t Amar’e Stoudemire’s son. But he does have a message for the High Holidays. Take it from his mom.

Philissa Cramer
Published September 14, 2020

Amid increasing COVID alarm, packed services held at Chabad’s Brooklyn headquarters Saturday night

Philissa Cramer
Published September 13, 2020

HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ contains a plot point that resembles an age-old anti-Semitic lie. Why?

Philissa Cramer
Published September 1, 2020

How Jewish socialist summer camp shaped Ron Bloom, one of the men responsible for the Postal Service’s future

Philissa Cramer
Published August 18, 2020

Marjorie Taylor Greene, House candidate who advanced QAnon theory about Rothschilds and Soros, wins primary in Georgia

Philissa Cramer
Published August 12, 2020

Captain of Israel’s hockey team signs to play in Oswiecim, otherwise known as Auschwitz

Philissa Cramer
Published August 9, 2020

President Trump reportedly lashed out at Sheldon Adelson, one of his biggest donors

Philissa Cramer
Published August 9, 2020

‘Was she talking about me?’ Nick Cannon ends July by reviewing Bari Weiss’ ‘How to Fight Anti-Semitism’

Philissa Cramer
Published July 31, 2020

Andrzej Duda, Polish president who vowed no reparations for Jews, appears to eke out reelection

Philissa Cramer
Published July 13, 2020

Kenneth Marcus, high-ranking US education official, returning to Jewish civil rights agency

Philissa Cramer
Published July 10, 2020

Mandy Patinkin lends his voice to the growing chorus of West Bank annexation opponents

Philissa Cramer
Published June 29, 2020

This quiz show aficionado has won JTA’s ‘You Call That News?!?’ 4 times. Who will break his streak?

Philissa Cramer
Published June 24, 2020

Meet the Jewish day school teacher who wagered $18 on ‘Jeopardy!’ and won $50,000

Philissa Cramer
Published June 10, 2020

This Israeli’s daily ‘dad jokes’ are making his Chicago neighbors laugh during dark times

Philissa Cramer
Published June 3, 2020

‘We stand in solidarity’: What Jewish organizations are saying about the protests over George Floyd’s death

Philissa Cramer
Published May 31, 2020

Gila Golder, a news junkie whose grandfather knew Elvis, won last week’s JTA quiz show. Can you beat her?

Philissa Cramer
Published May 28, 2020

Lag b’Omer is traditionally a day of Jewish weddings. What will happen under social distancing?

Philissa Cramer
Published May 11, 2020

Reacting to a packed funeral, New York City mayor warns ‘the Jewish community’ and faces a swift firestorm

Philissa Cramer
Published April 29, 2020

Here are our Passover plans, and how the pandemic has changed them. What are yours?

Philissa Cramer
Published April 8, 2020

Ramah in the Rockies, a Jewish summer camp, averts layoffs with a federal grant

Philissa Cramer
Published April 7, 2020

Aron Halpern, 90, survived the Holocaust and thrived in the United States

Philissa Cramer
Published April 3, 2020

Maurice Berger, 63, was a curator and historian who decried racism

Philissa Cramer
Published April 1, 2020

Meet the challah-tinkering yeast scientist who’s helping pandemic bread bakers get a good rise

Philissa Cramer
Published March 31, 2020

In a reversal, Jewish Agency sending teen emissaries back to Israel, and to quarantine

Philissa Cramer
Published March 13, 2020

In a dramatic step, Israel to require 14-day quarantine for all travelers from abroad

Philissa Cramer
Published March 9, 2020

A day after Bernie Sanders says he’s opting out, AIPAC flexes bipartisan support

Philissa Cramer
Published February 24, 2020

Bloomberg takes a beating in his debate debut, raising questions about the Jewish presidential candidate’s future

Philissa Cramer
Published February 19, 2020

Nearly a year after endorsing same-sex marriages, an Orthodox rabbi performs his first

Philissa Cramer
Published February 19, 2020

An ‘empire of influence,’ a checkered track record and more: Catch up on the Mike Bloomberg news as he makes his debate debut

Philissa Cramer
Published February 19, 2020

Bernie Sanders makes Jewish history by winning the New Hampshire Democratic primary — again

Philissa Cramer
Published February 11, 2020

Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan runs 181 pages. These 2 maps tell you what you need to know.

Philissa Cramer
Published January 28, 2020

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