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Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer

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

Greta Thunberg
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After IDF intercepts Greta Thunberg’s flotilla, crew posts videos calling selves ‘kidnapped’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer June 9, 2025June 9, 2025
Family
Posted inIsrael

Israel recovers remains of Thai farmworker abducted on Oct. 7

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer June 9, 2025June 9, 2025
A man holds a picture of kidnapped American-Israeli hostages Gad Haggai and Judith Lynne Weinstein during a rally outside the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 26, 2023. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

IDF recovers remains of American-Israeli couple killed on Oct. 7

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
Police
Posted inU.S.

6 people burned in attack on Boulder event for Israeli hostages

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer June 1, 2025June 1, 2025
Rabbi Doug Alpert speaks at the funeral of Sarah Milgrim at Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park, Kansas, on May 27, 2025. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

‘Sarah, we will continue your mission’: Jewish museum shooting victim mourned in Kansas City

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 28, 2025May 31, 2025
Friedrich Merz, then a candidate for chancellor of Germany, speaks to supporters at his party's headquarters in Berlin following preliminary results showing him leading in federal elections, Feb. 23, 2025. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

In rare move, German chancellor criticizes Israel’s conduct in Gaza war

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were identified as the two Israeli embassy staffers killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025. They had attended an embassy event to mark Israel's 77th Independence Day on May 10. (X)
Posted inU.S.

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim identified as victims in Jewish museum shooting

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 22, 2025May 22, 2025
A crowd stands vigil awaiting the release of Edan Alexander, a local son and Hamas captive, in Tenafly, New Jersey, May 12, 2025. (Danielle Elkins)
Posted inU.S.

In N.J., celebration marks release of local son Edan Alexander from Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 12, 2025May 12, 2025
A sign with the poem "What A Gazan Should Do During An Israeli Air Strike," by Mosab Abu Toha (inset) is seen at the University of California, Berkeley, pro-Palestinian student encampment, May 4, 2024. (Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists wins Pulitzer

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
In this year's Asufa Haggadah, an annual production with art by dozens of Israeli artists, multiple illustrations show seder tables with empty yellow chairs, symbols of the hostages in Gaza. (Philissa Cramer/JTA)
Posted inIsrael

For a second year, Jews mark Festival of Freedom as hostages remain in Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

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