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Marcy Oster

Marcy Oster

Israel-based JTA correspondent

A scene from "Prisoners of War." (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inTV & Film

Two Israeli shows in top 10 of NY Times’ favorite international series of the decade

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 23, 2019December 30, 2019
Jessica Meir's Hanukkah socks, seen far above earth. (JTA/Jessica Meir/Twitter)
Posted inHanukkah

Astronaut Jessica Meir tweets Hanukkah message from space

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 23, 2019
American Jewish University in Bel Air, California. (Photo/Wikimedia-Cbl62 CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inCalifornia

Suspect in anti-Semitic vandalism of LA-area schools arrested

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 23, 2019December 23, 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu, seen on Nov. 12, 2019, is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to be indicted. (JTA/Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu can keep prime minister’s post despite indictments

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
A view of the main building of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Dec. 26, 2018. (JTA/Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israel will hold unprecedented third election in under a year

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Security officers in Jersey City after the shooting there, Dec. 10, 2019. (JTA/Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Gun rampage at New Jersey kosher market hits heart of Jewish community

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Beatie Deutsch, aspiring Olympic runner, may have to bow out of the games over Shabbat observance. (Beatie Deutsch/Instagram)
Posted inSports

Orthodox Israeli ‘Marathon Mother’ may have to give up Olympic dream over Shabbat

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
A polling station in Jerusalem. (JTA/Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael, News

Israel sets a March 2 election date if government isn’t formed. That’s 3 votes in less than a year.

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
Joe Biden, left, listens as Sen. Bernie Sanders makes a point during the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2019. (JTA/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Biden takes swipe at Sanders over idea to withdraw military aid from Israel

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 9, 2019December 17, 2019
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg preparing to administer the Oath of Allegiance to candidates for U.S. citizenship at the New-York Historical Society in New York City, April 10, 2018. (JTA/Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

New woman’s leadership award named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 5, 2019

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