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October 20, 2020
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Poll finds American Jews set to vote overwhelmingly for Joe Biden
Ron KampeasOctober 20, 2020The poll released Monday shows the Democratic nominee expanding his support among Jewish voters.
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JDC announces its first female CEO after a tumultuous search process
David Ian KleinOctober 19, 2020Ariel Zwang will be coming to the JDC after 12 years as CEO of Safe Horizon, a nonprofit which provides services to victims of violent crime.
Culture
Sol LeWitt: The conceptual artist who made an app of himself
Jackson ArnOctober 19, 2020The Sol LeWitt App, created by the artist’s estate and Microsoft, demonstrates the cozy relationship between big tech and conceptual art.
Culture
Could Trump become the first president to flee America since Lindbergh?
PJ GrisarOctober 19, 2020In Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America,” a conspiracy theory holds that Lindbergh was recalled to Germany during his first term in office.
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14-year-old charged with hate crime in assault on San Diego rabbi
David Ian KleinOctober 19, 2020The rabbi and his congregants had, for weeks, been harassed by a group of teens including his assailant.
Culture
This father-daughter duo is podcasting through the pandemic — and they won’t stop until they know ‘everything’
Irene Katz Connelly
Culture
This father-daughter duo is podcasting through the pandemic — and they won’t stop until they know ‘everything’
Irene Katz ConnellyOctober 19, 2020Here’s what the younger host has to say of the older: “There’s so many things he doesn’t understand about being a kid.”
Culture
Sacha Baron Cohen interviewed a Holocaust survivor for the new ‘Borat;’ now her daughter’s suing.
Cnaan Liphshiz
Culture
Sacha Baron Cohen interviewed a Holocaust survivor for the new ‘Borat;’ now her daughter’s suing.
Cnaan LiphshizOctober 19, 2020Judith Dim Evans was “horrified and upset” after realizing the movie was a satirical comedy, her daughter said in a lawsuit.
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Jewish Republican candidate dredges up debunked claim that George Soros a ‘Nazi sympathizer’
JTA
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Jewish Republican candidate dredges up debunked claim that George Soros a ‘Nazi sympathizer’
JTAOctober 19, 2020In reality, George Soros was hidden as a child by a Hungarian bureaucrat and once accompanied him to survey the property of a Jewish household.
Culture
My aunt’s favorite pen pal — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Beth SaidelOctober 19, 2020For decades, Ruth Bader Ginsburg kept up a lively correspondence with Lois Severin — a lifelong hippie, tambourine player and driver of VW Beetles.
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Satmar wedding made ‘family-only’ after NY officials order halt to plans for ‘tens of thousands’ of attendees
Philissa Cramer
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Satmar wedding made ‘family-only’ after NY officials order halt to plans for ‘tens of thousands’ of attendees
Philissa CramerOctober 19, 2020State health officials issued a formal public health order putting a stop to a wedding scheduled for Monday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Fast Forward
Volunteer with non-partisan Jewish groups this election season
David Ian KleinOctober 19, 2020With the election less than three weeks away, Jewish groups are out in force seeking volunteers to get out the vote.
Opinion
Jewish law should guide us in November: Choose life (not Trump)
Beth KissileffOctober 18, 2020My years of studying Jewish texts lead me to this conclusion: Jewish values point to a particular choice this time.
National News
Pastors wrapped in Torah: Why so many Christians are appropriating Jewish ritual
Hillary Kaell
National News
Pastors wrapped in Torah: Why so many Christians are appropriating Jewish ritual
Hillary KaellOctober 18, 2020Pastors wrapped in Torah: Why so many Christians are appropriating Jewish ritual
Life
Portraits of the healers: Orthodox doctors and nurses in their own words
Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
Life
Portraits of the healers: Orthodox doctors and nurses in their own words
Avital Chizhik-GoldschmidtOctober 17, 2020Doctors and nurses in the Orthodox community are exhausted - from fighting Covid and misinformation.
Scribe: Community voices
I’m a secularist. But my brother’s illness saw me lighting Shabbat candles.
Romi Kaplan
Scribe: Community voices
I’m a secularist. But my brother’s illness saw me lighting Shabbat candles.
Romi KaplanOctober 17, 2020I had always felt penned in by gender roles and limits in Jewish practice. But when my brother fell ill, I found an observance that worked.
Culture
How ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ changed Mariah Carey’s life
Seth RogovoyOctober 17, 2020In her memoir “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” the artist expresses her love for the character of Hodel and her weakness for H & H Bagels.
Published Letters
The virus is the enemy — not us
Matt NosanchukOctober 16, 2020Of course, Orthodox Jews are not the only individuals who have struggled to comply with the changing restrictions.
News
The Jewish Journal takes a print hiatus as COVID-19 restrictions endure
Sarah BrownOctober 16, 2020The Jewish Journal’s print edition was offered for free at over 800 locations including libraries, temples, bakeries and stores.
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