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Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer is editor in chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Alex Soros, son of philanthropist George Soros, greets U.S. President Joe Biden before being presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of his father in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 4, 2025. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Joe Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jewish megadonor George Soros

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 6, 2025January 6, 2025
Elderly woman stretching
Posted inObituaries

Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor who won 10 Olympic gymnastics medals, dies at 103

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
Accompanied by Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, President Jimmy Carter lights the first menorah in Lafayette Square across from the White House, Dec. 17, 1979. (Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of the Washington Jewish Week.)
Posted inPolitics

Jewish groups mourn Jimmy Carter despite ‘profound disagreements’ with his later views on Israel

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Adwan family in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 1, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

IDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, fueling high death toll in Gaza: Report

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 27, 2024December 27, 2024
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky lights a Hanukkah menorah in Kyiv on Dec. 25, 2024. (Screenshot)
Posted inWorld

Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
A man in a sleek spacesuit smiles and gives a thumbs-up signal. A small space capsule sits behind him.
Posted inPolitics

Trump picks Jewish space adventurer Jared Isaacman to head NASA

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 6, 2024December 6, 2024
a woman speaks at the lectern on a wood-paneled synagogue sanctuary
Posted inU.S.

Family of hostage Keith Siegel buries its matriarch, 424 days into his captivity in Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 3, 2024December 3, 2024
Inset: A headshot of a smiling man with a beard and black hat. Background: Several Jews wearing large tallits with their backs to the camera.
Posted inWorld

Chabad rabbi killed in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 25, 2024November 25, 2024
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station inside the Galleria at the Sunset Mall in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2024. (David Becker/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

79% of Jews voted for Kamala Harris, according to largest preliminary exit poll

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 6, 2024November 6, 2024
black and white photo of a man lighting two tall candles. a woman stands next to him holding a microphone.
Posted inObituaries

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist who hosted musical Passover seders, dies at 84

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 28, 2024October 28, 2024

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