It took jurors five hours to come to their conclusion: The man accused of murdering 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, is guilty on all counts.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on June 16 that he intends to name Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This article was sponsored by and produced in partnership with Pardes, which offers an accelerated, two-year Jewish teacher training program with an MA degree in Jewish education through the Pardes Teacher Fellowship. This article was produced by JTA’s native content team.
This story was sponsored by and produced in collaboration with MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, which recently launched The Hunger Museum — a groundbreaking, all-virtual immersive experience. This story was produced by JTA’s native content team.
“Jews of the Wild West,” a new feature-length documentary about Jewish American pioneers, will air on Kansas City PBS in May.
(JTA) — Seymour Stein, one of the most influential music executives of the 20th century, who frequently throughout his career referred to his Jewish Brooklynite roots, died at 80 at his home in Los Angeles.
(JNS) For the last decade, the family of 18-year-old Minaleah Koffron says it shared advance notice of Jewish holiday schedules with the Portage Public Schools — a school district in southern Michigan almost halfway between Chicago and Detroit — via letters, phone calls and in-person meetings.
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(JNS) Few art aficionados can rattle off many names of 18th-century women artists.
(JTA) — A “National Day of Hate” against Jews planned by white supremacists that triggered sweeping warnings from law enforcement and Jewish security officials came and went without significant incident on Saturday.
