Rabbi Norman Lamm, longtime head of Yeshiva University, Dies At 92
Lamm, who helped rebuild Y.U. into the flagship institution of Modern Orthodoxy, had lost his wife to COVID-19 in April.
Adam Yitz Friedman, 75, publicist and Hasidic scion
Friedman hailed from a line of Hasidic rebbes that included the leaders of the Boyan, Ruzhin, Sadigura and Rachmastrivk dynasties.
Judith Lowin, 76, was a retired nurse and proud Hadassah member
May her memory be for a blessing.
What Americans Had To Say About Jewish Refugees Fleeing the Nazis
They were called “so-called” refugees, told they were alien to American culture and warned against as potential enemies of the United States.
Donald Trump Doubles Down on ‘America First’ Slogan — Whether Jews Like It or Not
Donald Trump is doubling down on his America First policy.
Battle of the Wannabe White House Jewish Son-in-Laws
(JTA) – Somebody better put up a mezuzah outside the Lincoln bedroom.
Siege Mentality Grows in Hasidic Kiryas Joel as Corruption and Sex Probes Loom
Even before FBI investigators descended last week on the Satmar Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel, there was a growing sense in this insular community that it and its unique way of life were under attack.
Jonathan Sarna Overcomes Health Scares To Maintain Perch as Rock Star Jewish Historian
When Jonathan Sarna was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 1999 at the age of 44, it changed his life.
Kathryn Hahn’s No Rabbi But She Plays One on ‘Transparent’
Kathryn Hahn’s no rabbi, but this nice Catholic girl from Cleveland plays one on TV. As Rabbi Raquel Fein on “Transparent,” the groundbreaking Amazon series about a dysfunctional Jewish family with a transgender parent (Jeffrey Tambor), Hahn has spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to be Jewish
New Video Shows Second Boy Fondled by Hasidic Principal
NEW YORK (JTA) – A second hidden video from inside the largest yeshiva in the Satmar Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel shows a principal holding a…