World Briefs: Citing Stolen Antiquities Scandal, Michael Steinhardt Resigns From NYU Board and more
Citing Stolen Antiquities Scandal, Michael Steinhardt Resigns From NYU Board
After 27 years in leadership roles at New York University, Michael Steinhardt, the Wall Street...
100-year-old Jewish doctor is officially world’s oldest practicing physician
Kristen Mott | Cleveland Jewish News via JTA
The day after his 100th birthday on July 10, Dr. Howard Tucker headed downtown to throw out...
Participants needed for caregiving study
By Mala Blomquist
As part of efforts to study the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia disorders, researchers are looking for current caretakers of Alzheimer’s...
‘It’s my happy place’: Jewish camp experience for adults brings out the child in...
By Caroline Kessler
“What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘sex’?” Claire Perelman asks the men and women in their...
At Polish clinic for Ukraine refugees, Hadassah’s doctors dispense medicine and expertise
By Larry Luxner
After Russian shelling intensified last month and a rocket exploded close to the Zhytomyr home of Nina, 76, she fled for Ukraine’s...
Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade. Many Orthodox women are...
Pam Scheininger and J. David Bleich have this much in common: They are Orthodox Jews who are preoccupied with Jewish ethics and teach at...
Older, better, not faster, yet smarter
By Bob Roth
After dining at a restaurant recently, I was nearly giddy with excitement. I called my dad, immediately sharing my enthusiasm for the...
Jewish families grapple with baby-formula shortage
By Channa Fischer
For months now, stores have been struggling to stock enough baby formula, even as manufacturers insist that they are producing at full...
The legacy of Private Belmont
By Sasha Rogelberg
Albert Belmont was one of about 450 Jewish soldiers buried under a cross in World Wars I and II.
His story aligns with...
More than 1,000 Jews rally outside the US Capitol in support of abortion rights
By Julia Gergely
WASHINGTON (JTA) — As it was originally conceived over the last year, the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice was meant to be...