JTA
By JTA
-
Fast Forward Theater J Backed by Drama in Feud Over ‘The Admission’
The Dramatists Guild of America has come out in strong support of a controversial Israeli play to be performed at Washington D.C.’s Theatre J, which is partially funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Theatre J originally planned to stage a full production of “The Admission” by Motti Lerner, but has since scaled it…
-
Fast Forward Susan Rice Blasts ‘Personal’ Attacks on John Kerry
Susan Rice, President Obama’s national security adviser, decried “personal attacks” on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as “unacceptable,” the latest salvo in increasingly testy exchanges between the Netanyahu and Obama governments. “Personal attacks in Israel directed at Sec Kerry totally unfounded and unacceptable,” Rice said on her official Twitter account on Monday evening. “John…
-
Fast Forward Portugal’s Oldest Synagogue Gets $290K Facelift in Azores
A Portuguese municipality has begun restoring the country’s oldest intact synagogue, which is situated on the island of Sao Miguel. The restoration of the Sabar Hassamain synagogue was kicked off on Monday in a ceremony conducted by Jose Manuel Bolieiro, mayor of Ponta Delgada – capital of the Azores archipelago, a region of Portugal which…
-
Fast Forward Los Angeles Jews Charged with $33M Bank Fraud Flee to Israel
Two Los Angeles Jews charged with participating in a $33 million bank fraud have fled to Israel. Aviv Mizrahi, who also goes by Aviv Shoham Schwartz, and Aryeh Greenes, both in their 50s, were charged Jan. 30 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles with bank fraud and making false statements in loan applications, CBSLA.com…
-
Food Israel To Get Three Star Kosher System
Plans to overhaul kosher certification services offered by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate include having different levels of certification and outside companies employ the supervisors. Naftali Bennett, who serves as minister of religious services, and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau announced the reforms on Monday at a news conference. Under the new system, the restaurants and other…
-
Fast Forward Barry Rubin, Middle East Scholar, Dies at 64
Barry Rubin, a prominent Israeli Middle East scholar, has died. Rubin, 64, died Monday following a long struggle with lung cancer, his family said on his Facebook page. Rubin’s reach in the world of Middle East scholarship was broad and deep. At the time of his death, he was director of the Global Research in…
-
Fast Forward Denmark Bank Dumps Israel’s Bank Hapoalim Over Occupation Backing
A Danish bank has added Israel’s Bank Hapoalim to its list of companies it won’t invest in, over its dealings in the West Bank. Israel’s Bank Hapoalim was added to the Danske Bank’s list of excluded companies on January 14, according to the bank’s website, which cited the Israeli bank’s involvement in “construction activities in…
-
Fast Forward Jewish Marathoner Gets Proposal at Finish Line of Miami Race
A marriage proposal awaited a runner at the finish line of the Miami Marathon. New Yorker Rachel Avisrur, who was running in Sunday’s marathon to raise money and awareness for Chai Lifeline, was surprised to find her boyfriend Avi Wolf at the finish line holding a bouquet of flowers. He then went down on one…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward ‘Murdered for speaking truth’: Netanyahu and US Jewish leaders mourn Charlie Kirk
- 2
Fast Forward The fraudster at the center of an NBA scandal once proclaimed ‘tzedek tzedek tirdof’
- 3
News A new kaffiyeh policy is designed to help divided Jews pray together. Is this the Jewish future?
- 4
Opinion To save the Jewish state, pro-Israel Jews must break from Netanyahu
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion Hate is on the rise. But guns make Jews less safe, not more secure.
-
Fast Forward Canada is ‘evaluating’ its ties with Israel following Qatar strike, foreign minister says
-
Fast Forward British lawmaker decried for speech invoking the Israeli army’s ‘blood-soaked tentacles’
-
Fast Forward Spain’s prime minister draws criticism after saying lack of nuclear weapons limits role in stoppingGaza war
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
