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A law enforcement officer lights a candle outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP/Jae C. Hong)
May 26, 2022, 1:07 am
Jewish groups share horror over Texas shooting, but remain split on gun control
Organizations affiliated with liberal and progressive streams of Judaism call for reforms after latest mass killing, but others shy away from taking politically fraught stance
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before a map of the Jordan Valley, vowing to extend Israeli sovereignty there if reelected, during a speech in Ramat Gan on September 10, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
November 6, 2019, 6:20 pm
Liberal US Jewish groups ask Israeli politicians to oppose West Bank annexation
J Street, T’ruah and the New Israel Fund lobby Knesset members to rally against move, even if it receives approval from Trump
By Ben Sales
Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women. (courtesy NCJW)
March 28, 2019, 9:30 am
Hillel head and Steinhardt accuser to lead National Council of Jewish Women
Sheila Katz was among several women interviewed for an investigative article alleging sexual harassment against the Jewish philanthropist
By JTA
South Florida voters cast their ballots at a polling center in Miami, Florida on November 6, 2018. (RHONA WISE / AFP)
November 6, 2018, 7:48 pm
Liberal US Jewish groups push ballot measures on immigration, transgender rights
Groups lobby for voting rights for felons in Florida, reduced drug penalties in Ohio
By Ron Kampeas
Protesters gather on the steps of the US Supreme Court after over running police barricades while demonstrating the confirmation of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh October 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
October 7, 2018, 3:38 am
Jewish women’s groups denounce Senate for confirming Kavanaugh
National Council of Jewish Women says Supreme Court will no longer be a place where vulnerable people can hope for justice
By ToI Staff
Dr. Nancy Strichman discussing her findings with attendees. (Gal Mosenson)
March 8, 2018, 4:02 pm
At Tel Aviv symposium, women come together to plan Israel’s feminist future
For International Women’s Day, NCJW and the Dafna Fund sponsor conference to reveal new study on women’s status in the Holy Land — and discuss fresh steps forward
By Tracy Frydberg
Donald Trump and attorney David Friedman exit the Federal Building, following an appearance in US Bankruptcy Court on February 25, 2010, in Camden, New Jersey. (Bradley C. Bower/Bloomberg News, via Getty Images/JTA)
February 15, 2017, 9:19 am
Trump’s Israel envoy to apologize for calling liberal Jews ‘kapos’
Bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman to express regret for derogatory comments during confirmation hearing, NYT reports
By ToI Staff and Eric Cortellessa
Donald Trump and attorney David Friedman exit the Federal Building, following an appearance in US Bankruptcy Court on February 25, 2010, in Camden, New Jersey. (Bradley C. Bower/Bloomberg News, via Getty Images/JTA)
February 14, 2017, 12:59 am
600 rabbis and cantors sign letter opposing Trump’s Israel envoy Friedman
Liberal Jewish groups say ‘extreme’ nominee, who called J Street backers ‘worse than kapos,’ would hurt Israel
By Eric Cortellessa
Demonstrators surround a parade float as they taunt Donald Trump supporters during the Women's March on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC (Joshua Lott/AFP)
January 22, 2017, 3:13 am
For some Jewish millennials, anti-Trump march is a first step
Gathering in Washington, young Jewish women say that they were moved to activism by the election and the new president’s rhetoric
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign CEO Steve Bannon listens to Trump speak during his final campaign rally on Election Day in the Devos Place November 8, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
November 16, 2016, 5:41 am
From ‘repulsively uncivilized goon’ to ‘demonized’ media victim: What Jewish leaders are saying about Bannon
The ADL, Reform Movement, J Street and Chuck Schumer condemn the president-elect’s key strategist, while the ZOA welcomes him and RJC wants to know more
By Eric Cortellessa
A gender neutral sign is posted outside a bathrooms at Oval Park Grill on May 11, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. (Sara D. Davis/Getty Images/AFP)
May 15, 2016, 11:02 pm
US Jewish groups laud government’s transgender protections
Reform movement’s Religious Action Center, National Council for Jewish Women, ADL hail directives in schools
By JTA
Refugees aboard a dingy set out from the Turkish coast heading for the Greek island of Chios, October 31, 2015. (AP/Emre Tazegul)
November 18, 2015, 11:13 pm
Jewish groups join call to accept Syrian refugees into US
Organizations sign letter to Congress supporting Obama’s plan to allow in thousands of asylum seekers
By JTA
President Barack Obama hosting a Passover Seder at the White House in 2012. (photo credit: Pete Souza/The White House)
November 25, 2014, 12:39 am
Obama’s order not to oppress ‘stranger’ resonates with Jews
US president invokes biblical imagery in a speech discussing his executive action on immigration policy reform
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: Pro-life activists gather outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2014. (photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
June 27, 2014, 12:58 am
Jewish groups ‘concerned’ over abortion clinic ruling
Groups say decision to ban buffer zones will endanger staffers and clients
By JTA
Chief Justice John Roberts. (United States Supreme Court/JTA)
July 3, 2012, 2:32 pm
Jewish groups largely applaud Obama health care ruling
Supporters cite Maimonides, noting the medieval scholar ‘placed health care first on his list of the 10 most important communal services that a city should offer its residents’
By Zach Silberman
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