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Philissa Cramer

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

Marchers in the 48th Annual Juneteenth Day Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 19, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Dylan Buell-Getty Images for VIBE)
Posted inReligion

Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth

Josefin DolstenPhilissa Cramer by Josefin Dolsten, Philissa Cramer and JTA June 19, 2020
Chabad of Sherman Oaks has been fending off rumors about its security barriers. (Screenshot/Chabad of Sherman Oaks Facebook)
Posted inCalifornia

White House amplifies rumor that LA Chabad is fueling ‘antifa and professional anarchists’

Philissa CramerBen Sales by Philissa Cramer, Ben Sales and JTA June 4, 2020
Camp Ramah in the Rockies (Photo/Courtesy Ramah)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Northern California, California, News

Ramah in the Rockies Jewish summer camp averts layoffs with a federal grant

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
People wearing face masks at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Feb. 27, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Thousands of Israelis in the US called home as coronavirus restrictions tighten in their homeland

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer, Ben Harris and JTA March 12, 2020
The El Al departure counter at Ben Gurion International Airport, Feb. 27, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty)
Posted inNews

In a dramatic step, Israel to require 14-day quarantine for all travelers from abroad

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA March 9, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the annual AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2019 (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

After Bernie Sanders says he’s opting out, AIPAC flexes its bipartisan support

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 25, 2020February 25, 2020
Rabbi Avram Mlotek, center, performs his first same-sex wedding, February 2020. (Courtesy of Mlotek)
Posted inU.S., Religion, Jewish Life, News

Nearly a year after endorsing gay marriages, Orthodox rabbi performs his first

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 20, 2020
Mike Bloomberg was under attack from the other Democratic presidential candidates at the debate in Las Vegas, Feb. 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (JTA/Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Speed bump or dead end? Bloomberg takes a beating in his debate debut.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 20, 2020
Mike Bloomberg speaks at a campaign rally in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2020. (JTA/Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

An ‘empire of influence’: Catch up on Mike Bloomberg’s track record as he makes his debate debut

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 19, 2020
Bernie Sanders at the 2019 J Street conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2019. (JTA/Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Bernie Sanders makes Jewish history by winning New Hampshire Democratic primary — again

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 12, 2020

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