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Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer

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

Sen. Dianne Feinstein makes her way to the Senate chamber, Aug. 10, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Mandel Ngan-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Newsom recall fails, but scrutiny of Dianne Feinstein lingers

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 15, 2021September 15, 2021
A synagogue-goer packs up his tallit, or prayer shawl, after services in Vienna, Austria, in July 2021. (Photo/JTA-Adam Berry-Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

Is it safe to attend Rosh Hashanah services? Should kids? Your Covid-19 High Holiday questions, answered.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 23, 2021
Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on Aug. 16, 2021, in an effort to flee the country as the Taliban retook control after 20 years. (Photo/JTA-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Jewish humanitarian groups step in, or try to, as crises unfold in Haiti and Afghanistan

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 16, 2021
Members of Team Israel react with dismay as a player from the Dominican Republic hits a game-winning single (Photo/Yuichi Masuda-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Team Israel’s Olympic baseball hopes ends after 9th-inning loss

Philissa Cramer by JTA and Philissa Cramer August 3, 2021August 3, 2021
Artem Dolgopyat of Team Israel celebrates winning gold in the men's floor exercise final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo/JTA-Laurence Griffiths-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israeli gymnast wins country’s second-ever gold medal

Philissa Cramer by JTA and Philissa Cramer August 2, 2021August 3, 2021
Eric Lander with his family at his swearing-in ceremony with Vice President Kamala Harris, June 2, 2021. (Screenshot/JTA-YouTube)
Posted inReligion

White House science advisor sworn in on 1492 edition of Pirkei Avot

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA June 3, 2021
Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations' leadership meeting in Jerusalem, Feb. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Hadas Parush-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Isaac Herzog, former Labor leader, to be Israel’s next president

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA June 2, 2021June 2, 2021
Jewish influencers and users of Instagram, the visual social networking app that is widely used for activism, say it became a challenging place during the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

‘Not good for my mental health’: Jewish Instagrammers struggle amid Israel-Gaza conflict and antisemitic violence

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA May 21, 2021
Israeli security forces clash with demonstrators during a protest against Israel's plan to evict Palestinians from the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on May 10, 2021.  (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Jerusalem in tumult, 9 dead in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas exchange fire

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
The moment when the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets scroll was discovered in Muraba‘at Cave. (Photo/JTA-Highlight Films)
Posted inIsrael

First Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 60 years, Israeli archaeologists announce

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA March 17, 2021

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