Articles from the July 22, 2016 edition
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Obituary-MINDY S. KNOTT
Mindy S. Knott, age 71, of Lake Mary, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. Mindy was born on April 27, 1945, in Newark, New Jersey, to the late Jack and Bernice Grossblatt. She was a homemaker, relocating to the O... Full story
Obituary-THELMA ROSEN
Thelma Rosen, age 88, of Roswell, Ga., passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016, at Pruitt Health Care-Brookhaven in Atlanta. She was born in Bronx, New York, on Jan.1, 1928, to the late Joe and Bella Meyerson Berkoff. A high school graduate, Thelma... Full story
The Dallas shooter wanted to stay in this anti-Semitic black militant group
(JTA)-Investigators may never know with certainty what combination of factors led Micah Xavier Johnson to methodically fire upon police officers in Dallas. Five white officers were killed in the... Full story
The grassroots and interfaith effort behind the GOP's pro-Israel, anti-two state platform
Amid the intrigue and speculation over the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland, one item that the party has settled is its firm support for Israel and opposition to a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On... Full story
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Netanyahu video message to Abbas lists 5 steps toward peace JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a video message to Mahmoud Abbas listing five steps the Palestinian Authority president can take to help bring peace between I... Full story
What was Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinking in criticizing Donald Trump?
WASHINGTON (JTA)-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg launched a broadside against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump over the last week, calling him unfit for office. She... Full story
Turkey, Egypt, Africa: How 'hard-liner' Netanyahu pulled off a diplomacy trifecta
WASHINGTON (JTA)-The conventional wisdom has it that earning the sobriquet "the most right-wing government in Israeli history" does not lead to diplomatic successes. In recent weeks, on the Turkish,... Full story
As London prices climb, Manchester beckons Jews from far and near
By Cnaan Liphshiz PRESTWICH, England (JTA)-When Yitzchak Horwitz's family opened one of the first Jewish businesses in this leafy suburb of Manchester-a bookstore that also sold Judaica items-it... Full story