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Janet Yellen speaks during her last news conference as Federal Reserve chair, Dec. 13, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Alex Wong-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Janet Yellen to be nominated as first female treasury secretary

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 23, 2020
A recent session of Temple Isaiah's JQuest Hebrew school. (Photo/Courtesy Temple Isaiah)
Posted inEducation

Learning Hebrew in ‘Hebrew school’? That’s not always the point.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 23, 2020November 24, 2020
Alejandro Mayorkas, then deputy secretary of Homeland Security, addresses the Orthodox Union at a conference in Washington, Sept. 21, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Orthodox Union)
Posted inNews

Biden’s Homeland Security pick: Alejandro Mayorkas, Latino Jew who has said Jews face heightened threats

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
Jonathan and Esther Pollard after his release from prison, Nov. 20, 2015. (Photo/Courtesy Justice for Jonathan Pollard)
Posted inNews

Jonathan Pollard is freed of restrictions, may travel to Israel

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
This Solano County supervisors meeting on Nov. 17 was disrupted at the beginning by rowdy anti-maskers who compared pandemic safety precautions to the Nazi regime. (Screenshot from livestream)
Posted inNews

Anti-maskers disrupt Solano County supes meeting with Nazi salutes

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 23, 2020
Ari Roth poses in a photo taken prior to the debut of a play at the Mosaic theater in Washington, D.C., October 2015. (Photo/JTA-Andre Chung for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Jewish DC theater maven Ari Roth leaves second company in 6 years over Palestinian content

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
a little boy and a little girl sit on the ground wearing masks playing
Posted inEducation

Mostly ups, a few downs as Jewish preschools respond to Covid scares

by Gabriel Greschler November 20, 2020November 23, 2020
A chicken burger advertised on the website for The Chicken, a restaurant that serves lab-grown meat in Nes Tziona, Israel. (Screenshot/JTA)
Posted inJewish Life

Eatery said to be world’s first lab-grown meat restaurant opens near Tel Aviv

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA November 20, 2020November 23, 2020
The 2018 antisemitic attack on the Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha synagogue, pictured above, has become an inspiration to white supremacist groups. (Photo/JTA-Brendan Smialowski-AFP-Getty Images)
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2 years after the synagogue shooting, Pittsburgh has become a hub for white supremacists

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 20, 2020
Berman stands at the front of a room addressing an audience
Posted inEducation

Lessons on Jewish Americans added to state’s ethnic studies curriculum

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 19, 2020

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