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Michael Herzog, seen in 2019, is the brother of Israel's President Isaac Herzog and son of the late Chaim Herzog, who also served as Israeli president. (Photo/JTA-YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Israel to name Michael Herzog, the president’s brother and a longtime adviser to peace negotiators, as US ambassador

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 9, 2021
Google headquarters in Mountain View. (Photo/JTA-Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTech

Israel to serve as hub for Google’s ‘data arms race’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 9, 2021
Israel's Linoy Ashram celebrates winning the individual all-around final of the Rhythmic Gymnastics event during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August 7, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Lionel Bonaventure-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Gymnast Linoy Ashram wins Israel’s 3rd Olympic gold medal, over a Russian appeal

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA August 9, 2021
Female athlete raising her arms in victory
Posted inSports

Stanford alum wins beach volleyball Olympic gold in Tokyo

by Emily Burack and JTA August 6, 2021
Israeli artillery fires rockets
Posted inIsrael

Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA August 6, 2021
A view of the crowd at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, Nov. 10, 2015. (Photo/JTA-JFNA)
Posted inNews

Jewish Federations of North America cancels in-person General Assembly citing COVID

by Ron Kampeas August 5, 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 inReligion

Artem Dolgopyat won Olympic gold for Israel, but he can’t get married at home

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA August 5, 2021August 9, 2021
Paula Pretlow (right) with her daughter Alison in Jerusalem.
Posted inBay Area, Analysis, Jewish Life

Jews of color, once sidelined, now being recruited by Jewish agencies

Rachele Kanigel by Rachele Kanigel August 5, 2021March 10, 2025
UC Merced professor Abbas Ghassemi. (Photo/Courtesy UC Merced)
Posted inNews

UC Merced prof with antisemitic tweets now under formal investigation

by Gabriel Greschler August 4, 2021August 5, 2021
“Palestine in Comparative Ethnic Studies Frameworks" will be offered at UCLA this fall. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEducation

It’s ethnic studies in universities that need watching

Tammi Rossman-Benjamin by Tammi Rossman-Benjamin August 4, 2021

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