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Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer

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

Democrat House candidate Adam Frisch listens to incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert during a debate at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, Sept. 10, 2022. (Photo/JTA-RJ Sangosti-MediaNews Group-The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Poll: A ‘moderate, pragmatic Jew’ is in striking distance of Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA October 6, 2022October 6, 2022
Itamar Ben-Gvir and right-wing activists protest against a meeting with bereaved Palestinian families outside the Rene Kasen high school in Jerusalem, March 29, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

The rise and rise of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right politician holding the key to Israel’s next coalition

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer September 15, 2022
A woman stands in front of a mural, part of an art exhibit honoring slain Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, at the spot where she was killed in Jenin in the West Bank, May 19, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ronaldo Schemidt-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israel admits its forces likely killed Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in new report

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 6, 2022
Participants in a 125th anniversary gathering of the 1897 First Zionist Congress will recreate an iconic photograph taken then of Theodor Herzl, father of modern political Zionism. (Photo/JTA-GPO via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

World Zionist Organization convenes hundreds in Basel to mark 125th anniversary of First Zionist Congress

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 29, 2022
A portion of Philissa Cramer's conversation with BlenderBot 3, including one of many invitations to its synagogue — yes, its synagogue. (Screenshot)
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BlenderBot, Meta’s AI chatbot, really, really wants you to check out its synagogue

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 16, 2022
Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting attack outside Jerusalem's Old City, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inUncategorized

5 Americans among 8 shot in Jerusalem terror attack

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 15, 2022August 15, 2022
“The Prophet of the Andes: An Unlikely Journey to the Promised Land,” by Graciela Mochkofsky, traces the saga of a group of Peruvian Jews.
Posted inBooks

An unlikely mass conversion in Peru gets a closer look in new book about ‘Inca Jews’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 11, 2022August 12, 2022
A salvo of rockets is fired from Gaza City towards Israel in the hours before a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a militant group in Gaza, Aug. 7, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Majdi Fathi-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Ceasefire brokered by Egypt ends days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 8, 2022August 8, 2022
Republican U.S. senatorial candidate Blake Masters speaks at a campaign event on the eve of the primary in Phoenix, Aug. 1, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Brandon Bell-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Blake Masters, Republican who once cited a Nazi official, among far-right candidates to prevail in Arizona primaries

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer, Andrew Lapin and JTA August 3, 2022
Yair Lapid, then Israel's foreign minister, speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo/JTA-Anna Moneymaker-Getty Images)
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In first speech as Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid calls to stem extremism in politics

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

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