JUSA Center welcomes Torah scroll in memory of Jewish WWII vet
A keyboardist played lively Jewish tunes as the parade of military veterans, their families, and other members of the Jewish community made their way...
Decades After the Holocaust, Efforts to Return Nazi-Looted Art Are Slow, Steady
It’s never just as simple as “finders keepers, losers weepers.”
In June, the Philadelphia Museum of Art returned a 16th-century marksman’s shield in its possession...
Robert Kraft makes $1M donation to AIPAC’s super PAC, while George Soros pours $1M...
Madeline Fixler | JTA
Pro-Israel PACs reported millions of dollars in donations in August, including from billionaire donors with long track records of giving to...
World Briefs: Illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary receives reprieve in Texas and more
Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations after break in 2018
Turkey and Israel will return ambassadors to their countries, ending a four-year rupture as...
Judge reaches mixed decision on Landa lawsuit
A motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by former University of Maryland Professor Melissa Landa, who alleges that the school chose not to renew...
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake celebrate achievements, look to the future
Congregations of different religions and ethnic backgrounds gathered from across the Baltimore area on Aug. 10 to celebrate the impact of their shared commitment...
Organizations attempt to ease the squeeze of inflation on the community
It’s been a hard one-two punch for many in the local Jewish community: more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic, and now record...
For journalist Dana Bash, this story is personal
Andrew Lapin | JTA
The incidents, data, and experiences that have many American Jews on edge received prime-time treatment last weekend in a CNN Special...
DC police name suspect in murder of Aryeh Wolf
D.C. Metropolitan Police have released the name and photos of a suspect wanted in the Aug. 10 murder of Aryeh Wolf, 25, a Baltimore...
Israeli tech leader launches new human health collaboration to solve urgent real-world problems
Larry Luxner | JTA
If thinking you’re sick can make you feel sick, is there a way to train your brain — and your body...