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Evan Wolkenstein is the author of "Turtle Boy." (Photo/Fred Greene; detail from book cover)
Posted inBooks

Bay Area authors win Jewish children’s book awards

by J. Staff and JTA January 27, 2021
Tobin Mitnick really loves trees, and wants you to, too. (Photo/Courtesy Mitnick)
Posted inComedy, Culture, Religion, Holidays, Tu Bishvat, Jewish Life

Q&A: TikTok’s comic ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu B’Shevat very, very seriously

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Elias Rosenfeld speaking in Washington. (Photo/Courtesy Rosenfeld)
Posted inUncategorized

I’m a Jewish DACA recipient — finally able to breathe a sigh of relief

Elias Rosenfeld by Elias Rosenfeld and JTA January 27, 2021
Posted inTech

Facebook debuts new fact check box to combat Holocaust denial

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
(Photo/JTA-Tzahiv-Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
Posted inFirst Person

Shortly after I began converting to Judaism, I found myself in a hot tub full of neo-Nazis

Caleb A. Guedes-Reed by Caleb Guedes-Reed and JTA January 25, 2021
Imri Biton (left) and Nadia Tereszkiewicz in "Possessions." (Photo/Courtesy HBO Max)
Posted inTV

HBO Max’s next Israeli show: ‘Possessions,’ a thriller about a French woman caught in a murder case

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA January 25, 2021
The El Al departure counter at Ben Gurion International Airport, Feb. 27, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty)
Posted inNews

Israel closes its borders, including for citizens and immigrants, in effort to curb Covid-19

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 25, 2021
Sen. Chuck Schumer at a news briefing with new Democratic senators at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 21, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Drew Angerer-Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Chuck Schumer is now the highest-ranking elected Jewish official ever. He wants to make more history.

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 22, 2021
A roadblock at Pennsylvania Avenue and 19th Street on the day of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ron Kampeas)
Posted inAnalysis

Joe Biden’s inauguration was replete with anxiety, and a lot of it was Jewish

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 21, 2021
Jon Ossoff with his wife, Dr. Alisha Kramer, at the presidential inauguration ceremony, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jon Ossoff had a totem of his American Jewish heritage in his pocket when he joined the Senate

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

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