Articles from the March 16, 2018 edition
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US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman decries J Street's motto as 'blasphemous'
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, decried the phrase “pro-Israel, pro-peace”—a motto closely associated with J Street—as “blasphemous.” “Pro-Israel and pro-peace sounds like a completely reasonable position,” Frie...
For women in Jewish fundraising, harassment is an occupational hazard
NEW YORK (JTA)-She was young, Jewish and the founder of a nonprofit organization that aids deprived children in Southeast Asia. He was a potential funder more than twice her age, promising donations a...
Amar'e Stoudemire just launched a line of kosher wines
NEW YORK (JTA)-Six-time NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire has launched a line of kosher-for-Passover Israeli wines. The 6-foot-10 former player, who returned earlier this month from a trip to the Jewish...
Obituary - JOSEPH DAVIDS
Joseph Davids of Longwood, Florida, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The last surviving child of Aaron and Sadie Davids, he was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Newark, N.J. He retired from Westinghouse...
Obituary - ROSALIE GLENN
Rosalie Glenn, age 86, of Oviedo, passed away on Feb. 23, 2018, at Florida Hospital – Winter Park. A native of Richmond Hill, New York, she was born on Jan. 15, 1932, one of three children born to the late Nathan and Esther Schwartz Berger. R...
Women's March renounces Farrakhan's anti-Semitism, but supports a leader who embraced him
NEW YORK (JTA)-Organizers of the Women's March renounced the anti-Semitic views of Louis Farrakhan, but they stood behind one of its co-presidents who attended a speech last month by the Nation of Isl...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Trump administration ready to make Mideast peace plan public (JTA)—The Trump administration is finishing up its Middle East peace plan and intends to make it public soon, The New York Times reported. The White House must now figure out how to p...
Austria hosted Europe's largest conference on anti-Semitism
VIENNA (JTA)-Until December, Milli Segal's main challenge as a producer of Jewish-themed events in Austria was balancing her duties at work with her hands-on approach to being a Jewish grandmother of...
Trump wants to visit Israel to open Jerusalem embassy
President Donald Trump says he may visit Israel in May for the opening of a new US Embassy in Jerusalem. Trump commented during an Oval Office meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The new embassy is set to open in May, and...
Five reasons Israel is ready for war with Hezbollah in Lebanon
WASHINGTON (JTA)-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a simple, straightforward message this week when he toured Israel's border with Syria and Lebanon with top security officials. "Our face...
The Indian-Jewish chicken recipe you're going to crave
(The Nosher via JTA)-There is no substitute for eating a dish in its place of origin, preferably made in a home kitchen by hands that hold the muscle memory of thousands of meals. For me, a close...
