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Josh Shapiro, Democrat Who Made His Jewishness a Campaign Focus, Wins Pennsylvania Governor’s Race
By Andrew Lapin November 9, 2022 (JTA) — Josh Shapiro, a Democrat who openly embraced his Jewish faith on the campaign trail and called his opponent out for his connections to antisemitic supporters, has won the state’s race for governor against the far-right Republican candidate Doug Mastriano. Shapiro, who is currently the state’s attorney general,…
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Lapid Concedes to Netanyahu, Prepares to Hand Over Reins of Government
By Ron Kampeas November 3, 2022 (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called his rival, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to concede this week’s election as most of the votes were counted by the end of Thursday. “The State of Israel is above any political consideration. I wish Netanyahu luck for the sake of…
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Adidas Breaks Ties With Kanye West Amid Mounting Pressure Over His Antisemitic Comments
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The athletic wear company Adidas is ending its relationship with Kanye West, days after the rapper boasted that he could “literally say antisemitic s— and they cannot drop me.” The brand had faced growing criticism of its continued relationship with West, who is known as Ye, as other brands affiliated…
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Biden To Host First-Ever White House Rosh Hashanah Party
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) President Joe Biden is bringing a Jewish High Holiday celebration to the White House for the first time. His White House is hosting a Rosh Hashanah reception on Sept. 30, Jewish Insider reported on Monday. As vice president during the 2009-2017 Obama administration, Biden hosted Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot receptions…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader Whose Reforms Included Letting Jews Leave For Israel, Dies at 91
By Ron Kampeas (JTA ) August 30, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose reforms, including allowing massive numbers of Jews to emigrate to Israel, changed his country and the world, died at 91. Russian media said Gorbachev died Tuesday in a Moscow hospital. “Michail Gorbachev has died,” Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, Moscow’s chief rabbi from…
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Israel Headed to 5th Elections Since 2019 After Leaders Concede Collapse of Governing Coalition
(JTA) — After weeks of fending off threats to their governing coalition, Israel’s top leaders have announced that they will instead seek to dissolve the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and hold new elections
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Ethiopian Aliyah Resumes
Dozens of leaders from Jewish Federations of North America on a delegation to accompany 180 Ethiopia olim to Israel Wednesday, following a special three-day mission in Ethiopia. During the mission, the leaders met with community members awaiting aliyah in Gondar and Addis Ababa and visited sites of historical significance for Ethiopian Jewry. The leaders were…
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First 2022 Birthright Campus Trips Arrive in Israel
New York, NY (May 4, 2022) — A group of students from the University of Florida (UF) arrived in Israel this Monday, marking the first of many Birthright Campus Trips this year. The contingent is one of 28 student groups arriving this week. A total of 14,000 students from nearly 900 universities and colleges in…
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ADL Develops Algorithm To Track Antisemitism on Social Media
March 10, 2022 (JTA) – When it comes to antisemitism on social media, the algorithms governing the major platforms shoulder some of the blame for their reach. But the Anti-Defamation League hopes to fight the spread — by creating an algorithm of its own. The Jewish civil rights group announced Tuesday that it has built…
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