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Claude and Beverly Cassirer pose in front of a replica of the painting the Nazis seized from his grandmother. Claude died in 2010. (Photo/JTA-Allen J. Schaben-Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Supreme Court rules art dealer’s heirs can use California courts to recover painting taken by Nazis

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 22, 2022April 25, 2022
Cantor Nathan Lam during his first service at Temple of the Arts, March 25, 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inCalifornia

Celebrity L.A. cantor Nathan Lam finds a soft landing after sexual misconduct allegations

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward April 22, 2022September 18, 2023
Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles (Photo/Wikimedia-Visitor7 CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inNews

California ruling deemed step forward for Jewish women stuck in abusive marriages

Louis Keene by Louis Keene and Forward April 21, 2022April 21, 2022
a screenshot of the banner at the top of the Libs of TikTok twitter account, which features a small black logo and an American flag
Posted inAnalysis

The Twitter activist behind the far-right ‘Libs of TikTok’ is an Orthodox Jew. Does that matter?

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 20, 2022
Bat Sheva Marcus, the Orthodox sex therapist, is a co-founder and former board chair of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Bat Sheva Marcus resigns from liberal Orthodox seminary board in wake of harassment allegations

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
A Passover seder in 2019. (Photo/JTA-Creative Touch Imagine Ltd/Nurphoto)
Posted inUncategorized

As in-person Seders return, some vulnerable Jews are being left behind

by Stav Ziv and Forward April 14, 2022
Bat Sheva Marcus, the Orthodox sex therapist, is a co-founder and former board chair of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish feminist group in turmoil after Orthodox sex guru Bat Sheva Marcus, a founder, is accused of harassment

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 14, 2022April 18, 2022
Opponents of Hebrew Union College's restructuring plan hold a "Rally for our Rabbis" on the school's Cincinnati campus, April 7, 2022. The school board voted April 11 to approve the plan. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Lew Ebstein)
Posted inU.S.

Hebrew Union College to end Cincinnati rabbinical program after board backs controversial plan

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 12, 2022
Clockwise from the top: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum (JTA-Erik McGregor-LightRocket via Getty Images), Rabbi Jill Jacobs (JTA-Courtesy Jill Jacobs), Rabbi Angela Buchdahl (JTA-Michael Brochstein-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images). Background: Demonstrators gather at the Damascus Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem with flags of Israel during the controversial Flag March, organized by Israeli right-wing nationalists on June 15, 2021. (JTA-Ilia Yefimovich-picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Rebuffed privately, influential rabbis go public with plea to cut off American Jewish funding of Israeli extremists

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA April 11, 2022April 11, 2022
The meat section at a kosher grocery store in Los Angeles. (Photo/Louis Keene)
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The fifth question: Why is this year’s seder so much more expensive?

Louis Keene by Louis Keene and Forward April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

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