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Posted inAnalysis

How demographic studies have shaped decades of Jewish life

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA May 25, 2021
Israeli security forces deploy during a demonstration against planned evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, May 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ilia Yefimovich-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

The fighting in Gaza and Jerusalem, explained

Ben Sales by Ron Kampeas, Ben Sales and JTA May 10, 2021May 11, 2021
Paziyah Baht Israel (far left), a member of the African Hebrew Israelites' renowned New Jerusalem Fire Choir, is one of dozens of members of the community to receive surprise deportation notices from the Israeli government. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inAnalysis

Israel’s new call to deport African Hebrew Israelites reopens old wounds

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 28, 2021December 10, 2021
Michael Che makes a joke about Israel's vaccine rollout on Saturday Night Live on Feb. 20, 2021. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inOpinion

What Jewish comedians made of Michael Che’s Israel joke

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA February 24, 2021February 26, 2021
Then-Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give joint statements to the press in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, March 9, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Debbie Hill-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

OK so Joe and Bibi talked — but what does it all mean?

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Keshira haLev Fife, a kohenet (Hebrew priestess), is the founder and leader of Kesher Pittsburgh, an independent, post-denominational Jewish community. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Fife)
Posted inOpinion

Don’t call them ‘fringe’: Innovative Jewish groups seek respect from the mainstream

Gary Rosenblatt by Gary Rosenblatt and JTA February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Nikki Haley at a campaign rally for Kelly Loeffler in Monroe, Georgia, Oct. 30, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Nikki Haley broke with Trump. It could make her a Jewish GOP favorite in 2024.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 15, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene at a press conference in Dallas, Georgia, Oct. 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Dustin Chambers-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Don’t laugh at Marjorie Taylor Greene — her Jewish constituents must live with her hate

by Zoe Katz and Forward February 3, 2021February 3, 2021
French banker David de Rothschild at a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Berlin, Sept. 2014. (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inAnalysis

Who are the Rothschilds today? Here’s the long, non-laser-filled answer.

by Harvey D. Shapiro and Forward February 1, 2021January 3, 2024
A roadblock at Pennsylvania Avenue and 19th Street on the day of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ron Kampeas)
Posted inAnalysis

Joe Biden’s inauguration was replete with anxiety, and a lot of it was Jewish

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 21, 2021

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