All the Jews Joe Biden has tapped for top roles in his administration
(JTA) — President-elect Joe Biden filled the months before Inauguration Day lining up a slate of Cabinet secretaries, assistants and...
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Jon Ossoff had a totem of his American Jewish heritage in his pocket when he joined the Senate
(JTA) — New Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff already had one artifact from American Jewish history on display when he was...
‘It’s knocking on everyone’s doors’
By SHIRA HANAU (JTA) — When Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann and her colleagues gathered in a backyard earlier this month to...
Trump administration to name political appointee with ties to Israel’s right wing to Middle East development post
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration has chosen the first leader of a U.S. investment fund aimed...
Pittsburgh has become a hub for white supremacists
By BEN SALES (JTA) — In the days after the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history, Pittsburgh became a symbol...
Biden picks Ron Klain as chief of staff
By GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA) — President-elect Joe Biden made his first key appointment on Wednesday night by choosing Ron Klain,...
Trump’s chaotic lame-duck period
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — It’s going to be a long 70 days, with President Donald Trump promising what...
White House ceremony celebrates new era for Israel, UAE and Bahrain — details to follow
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu has complained for years about Arab leaders telling their people one thing...
1,000 Jewish groups received at least $500 million in government loans. Some laid off staff anyway.
By BEN SALES (JTA) — More than 1,000 Jewish organizations received federal coronavirus relief loans totaling approximately $540 million to...
Steve Simon: Please vote by mail
By ADRIAN GLASS-MOORE / Assistant Editor Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is encouraging Minnesotans to vote by mail for...