Articles from the May 20, 2016 edition
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Obituary-ELAINE BLOOM
Elaine Bloom, age 84, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Mrs. Bloom was born in Bronx, New York, on Feb. 14, 1932, to the late Chaim and Ethel Greenberg Steinwurzel. She... Full story
Anthony Weiner lets it all hang out in new documentary
(JTA)-It's just before Rosh Hashanah in 2013, and New York City's mayoral campaign is heating up. Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, who in a surprise move had thrown his hat in the ring a... Full story
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Donald Trump reportedly to get big financial boost from Sheldon Adelson WASHINGTON (JTA)—Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to help elect Donald Trump president, The New York Times reported. Last Friday, the T... Full story
Netanyahu keeps calling for talks with Abbas. Is he serious?
TEL AVIV (JTA)-For a leader often accused of not wanting to talk peace with the Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sure does a lot of talking about wanting to talk to the... Full story
At home in London, French Jews dread vote on leaving the EU
LONDON (JTA)-Less than two years after he moved his family from Paris to London, David Herz is already feeling at home in the United Kingdom. The co-founder of a communications agency, Herz is among... Full story
How the 2016 election is upending pro-Israel orthodoxies
WASHINGTON (JTA)—When it comes to Israel, Democrats and Republicans simply do not see eye to eye, and for all their love of Zion, evangelicals will turn out for a candidate who is less than 100 percent on the issue. Welcome to the 2016 p... Full story