Deaf Group at Crossroads
Computer and medical technology have provided tremendous benefits to the deaf and hard of hearing in recent years, but left groups like the local Hebrew Association...
Fallout Continues on Palestinian Move Toward ICC
The Obama administration has criticized Israel’s decision to freeze some $125 million in Palestinian tax revenues in response to the Palestinian Authority’s request to...
Aliyah Reaches 10-Year High in 2014
Approximately 26,500 new immigrants arrived in Israel last year — a 32 percent increase in worldwide aliyah over the previous year.
JERUSALEM — Immigration to...
Lugansk Via Lies, Bribes and High Fives
A JTA reporter describes the subterfuge necessary to gain access to rebel-held eastern Ukraine.
In the backseat of a car headed to the rebel-held city...
Weather Worries a War-Torn Community
About 2,000 Jews remain in Lugansk — a fifth of the city's prewar community — but even that determined group is struggling now that...
Jewish Cartoonist Among Dead in French Attack
The massacre at the headquarters of a French satirical magazine was deemed a terror attack by French President Francois Hollande. The president of the...
Ringleader in Killings of Israeli Teens Sentenced to Three Life Terms
The leader of the terrorist cell who kidnapped and murdered three Israeli teenagers in June was sentenced to three life sentences.
JERUSALEM — The leader...
NBA Icon Harvey Pollack Seriously Hurt in Auto Accident
The iconic Jewish stat man for the Philadelphia 76ers heads into surgery after being seriously injured in a car accident on New Year's Day.
Harvey Pollack,...
For Poker Champ Ari Engel, Kipah Works to His Advantage
The 31-year-old son of an Orthodox rabbi has become one of the world’s best professional poker players, grossing about $5 million over the last decade.
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Jewish Media Outlets Merge to Expand Reach
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency and MyJewishLearning have officially merged to create 70 Faces Media.
NEW YORK — The Jewish Telegraphic Agency and MyJewishLearning announced that...
