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American Jews more critical of Israel, new poll finds

Up to a quarter of Jewish American voters agree with the statement “Israel is an apartheid state,” according to a new poll commissioned by...

Former Baltimore City Council employee pleads guilty to perjury

A former employee of the office of the Baltimore City Council President has pleaded guilty to one count of perjury, according to the Office...

A visionary tenure: American Visionary Art Museum founder announces retirement

With sculptures of primates made up of dozens of different shades of green, and hand-embroidered collages that tell a Holocaust survivor’s story, the American...
Towson Hillel students

As universities reopen, Hillels navigate the transition

Hillels miss having in-person events, services and learning. Organic moments between students and staff in the hallway or in an office are the hardest...
Dr. Jonathan Finkelstien (left) and Rabbi Yanky Baron affix a mezuzah on the new spiritual home of Chabad of Ellicott City

A permanent home for Chabad of Ellicott City

Just a few years ago, many of the Jewish residents of Ellicott City believed themselves the only Jews in town, until Rabbi Yanky Baron...
Bet Chaverim Religious School students

Bet Chaverim ready for new school facility

Staff at Bet Chaverim Religious School are looking forward to making their own mark on the new educational facilities their students will get to...

Olympics-bound Team Israel plays ball at Maryland stadiums

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By Jesse Berman and Lexi Gopin On their way to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Team Israel made a few stops in Maryland to play...
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How US laws against Israel boycotts could hit Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s decision this week to pull out of an agreement that allowed its Israeli franchisee to sell its product in what the...
Ben & Jerry's co-founders

How the Jewish world is responding to Ben & Jerry’s decision to exit Israeli...

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By JTA Staff Kosher supermarkets are rethinking their inventory. Politicians are emptying their freezers. And the foreign minister of Israel is vowing to get involved...
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

This is the secret to how Israel’s leading technology institute manages to drive so...

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By Renee Ghert-Zand In the century or so since its founding as Israel’s first university, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has acquired a reputation as...