The news that one of the country’s largest Jewish foundations will close in two years, its assets to be divided among the foundations of its founder’s heirs, is shining a spotlight on a major question in the Jewish philanthropic world: How will Jewish philanthropic giving weather the transfer of assets from one generation to the next?Read More
Civility? Check. Clean energy? Check. Health care? Check. Immigration? Check. Education? You bet.Read More
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered Rahm Emanuel’s name back on the ballot for Chicago mayor.Read More
The choice of Hezbollah’s candidate for prime minister has led to protests in Lebanon.Read More
Rahm Emanuel was ruled ineligible to run for mayor of Chicago.Read More
Chabad emissaries at bombed Moscow airport: “It was a horrifying scene”Read More
Two more flotillas will attempt to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, organizers said.Read More
The Israeli commission of inquiry into the Israeli Navy’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla found that the naval blockade of Gaza does not break international law.Read More
Iran would refuse to discuss any suspension of its uranium enrichment activities during talks with six world powers over its nuclear program that opened in Istanbul on Friday, a senior Iranian official said.Read More
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, expressed regrets about his use of Holocaust terminology in attacking Republicans during the debate over health care reform.Read More
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