Brooklyn Hasidic neighborhoods see spike in at-home deaths during coronavirus crisis
By BEN SALES NEW YORK (JTA) — Two Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhoods that have been hard hit in the coronavirus pandemic...
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In the Boston area, two Jewish chefs team up to feed kids while schools are closed
By PENNY SCHWARTZ SHARON, Mass. (JTA) — When Neil Morris heard the news that his hometown schools were closing for...
In a possible sign of what’s to come, this JCC has already laid off 176 people because of the coronavirus
By BEN SALES (JTA) — On Day 1 of the state-mandated shutdown in Pennsylvania, Amy Krulik tried to strike an...
Speed bump or momentum killer? Bloomberg takes a beating in his debate debut.
By PHILISSA CRAMER (JTA) — It was a rough welcome for Mike Bloomberg. The one-time Republican took a beating Wednesday night...
Is 2020 really the year for America’s first Jewish president?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg have much in common besides running for the Democratic...
Hebrew language classes in public schools are rare — but they’re on the rise in Chicago’s suburbs
By BEN SALES DEERFIELD, Ill. (JTA) — Nathan Rosen’s favorite day in Hebrew class is culture day. Every Friday, the...
Jersey City’s Jewish mayor didn’t wait to call the kosher store shooting an anti-Semitic attack. Here’s why.
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN (JTA) — Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop was one of the first New Jersey officials to describe...
A Guatemalan asylum seeker is being sheltered in a Washington state synagogue
By BEN SALES (JTA) — In a few weeks, the congregants at Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia, Wash., will gather...
What does John Bolton’s departure mean for Israel?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu had quite a Tuesday. One week before Israelis go to the polls...
Bret Stephens leaves Twitter after user compares him to bedbugs
By GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA) — Bret Stephens has left Twitter abruptly, apparently motivated by a spat with a George Washington...
