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Screenshots from Madison Cawthorn's Instagram account show pictures from a 2017 visit to the site of a Nazi retreat used frequently by Hitler. In the caption of the now-deleted pictures, Cawthorn called Hitler 'the Führer.' (Twitter via JTA)
August 11, 2020, 11:45 pm
US congressional candidate deletes pictures from vacation at Hitler’s retreat
Development comes after report on North Carolina Republican Madison Cawthorn’s photos from Eagle’s Nest in Germany
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Alex Morse is challenging longtime incumbent Rich Neal in Massachusetts' 1st District. (Rob Deza via JTA)
August 10, 2020, 5:06 am
Jewish congressional candidate Alex Morse accused of inappropriate relations
31-year-old from Massachusetts facing allegations that he had relationships with students at local colleges while a teacher
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Israel ice hockey captain Eliezer Sherbatov (via Facebook)
August 10, 2020, 1:34 am
Israeli ice hockey star signs to play in Oswiecim, otherwise known as Auschwitz
‘People here in Poland are happy that a Jew from Israel came to play for Auschwitz,’ says Canadian-born Eliezer Sherbatov, who captains national team
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Nick Cannon, left, reviewed the book about anti-Semitism that Bari Weiss, right, published in 2019. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Josefin Dolsten via JTA)
August 1, 2020, 8:26 am
After Tisha B’Av fast, Nick Cannon reviews Bari Weiss’ anti-Semitism book
Says it was ‘an insightful and powerful read’; since making offensive comments, TV star has met with Jewish leaders and offered a ‘sincere apology’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
A still from "The Vigil" shows the horror movie's main character sitting guard over the body of a Holocaust survivor. (Vertigo Releasing)
July 13, 2020, 8:47 am
New horror movie, in Yiddish, sees Jewish burial ritual gone wrong
Jewish law requires a body be guarded between death and burial — but in ‘The Vigil,’ something has gone horribly awry
By PHILISSA CRAMER
US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden answers questions, after speaking about the coronavirus pandemic and the economy, in Wilmington, Delaware, June 30, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
July 12, 2020, 6:53 pm
Longtime political organizer to head Biden’s Jewish outreach
Democratic strategist Aaron Keyak previously held same position for Obama’s successful 2012 election campaign
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Actor Mandy Patinkin attends Showtime's 'Homeland' eighth and final season premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on Feb. 4, 2020, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
July 1, 2020, 8:22 am
Mandy Patinkin lends his voice to the growing chorus of annexation opponents
‘Homeland’ actor narrates New Israel Fund video declaring that the possible major policy move would be a ‘disaster’ for both Israelis and Palestinians
By PHILISSA CRAMER
People attend a public Shabbat service to protest against police brutality and in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Providence, R.I. (AP/Michael Dwyer)
June 19, 2020, 2:04 am
As US seethes over racial injustice, Jews find meaning in Juneteenth observances
Several events planned for Jewish congregants and activists to mark holiday celebrating emancipation of black slaves, many incorporating a new Kaddish for Black Lives prayer
By Josefin Dolsten and PHILISSA CRAMER
Meggie Kwait, a Jewish day school teacher from New York City, won $50,000 on the recent 'Jeopardy!' educators tournament. She is seen with host Alex Trebek, second from left, and the other two finalists. (Courtesy of Jeopardy Productions Inc./ via JTA)
June 11, 2020, 4:57 pm
Jewish day school teacher wagers $18 on ‘Jeopardy’ to win $50,000
Meggie Kwait of Beit Rabban Day School on Manhattan’s Upper West Side reps the Tribe, comes in second place in the Teachers Tournament
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Yair Bernstein has been posting jokes for his Chicago neighbors throughout the pandemic quarantine. (Courtesy of Bernstein/ via JTA)
June 5, 2020, 3:54 am
Israeli’s daily ‘dad jokes’ make Chicagoans laugh during dark times
Yair Bernstein wants to spread smiles, and his pandemic humor has really caught on among people sick of isolation
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Barriers called bollards in front of Chabad of Sherman Oaks installed last year are meant to prevent ramming attacks; they have been emptied of stones after rumors that they were intended to aid antifa riots. (Screenshot/ Facebook)
June 4, 2020, 12:23 pm
White House tweets rumor that an LA Chabad house is fueling antifa
Presidential social media account briefly posts, then deletes, misinformation that security barriers filled with rocks were meant to help rioters; 6,200 people ‘like’ it in an hour
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Ben Sales
A US demonstrator wears a face mask during a protest over the death of George Floyd, May 31, 2020, near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 1, 2020, 5:28 am
‘We stand in solidarity’: What Jewish orgs are saying about George Floyd’s death
Many groups express solidarity with black community and the protests, condemn police brutality and systemic racism
By PHILISSA CRAMER
A member of the New Jersey National Guard directs traffic at the entrance to a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Paramus, N.J., Friday, March 20, 2020. The facility opened Friday in Bergen County which has been the state's hardest-hit area. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
May 25, 2020, 2:19 am
Services to resume in NJ county where rabbis were first to end communal prayer
Bergen County Rabbinical Association says it expects outdoor prayer quorums to be possible starting June 4, but ‘minyan hopping’ will be banned
By PHILISSA CRAMER
A man stops to read an announcement at Congregation Divrei Yoel in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in New York. The synagogue is closed to gatherings due to the coronavirus. (AP/Mark Lennihan)
May 23, 2020, 5:55 am
US synagogues demur as Trump demands states let houses of worship reopen
Many Jewish leaders reject president’s entreaty as evidence shows group prayer conducive to outbreaks; debate over how to resume services divides some observant communities
By Josefin Dolsten and PHILISSA CRAMER
Illustrative: Rabbi Mayer Zarchi, left, shakes hands with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker prior to the ceremonial lighting of a Hanukkah menorah at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on December 23, 2019. (Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
May 20, 2020, 6:21 pm
Massachusetts rabbis: Synagogues should not rush to reopen
With state order allowing places of worship to resume services, rabbinical body urges caution both among government officials and Jewish congregations
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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