JTA
By JTA
-
Fast Forward Jewish Groups Praise Birth Control Compromise
Three Jewish groups that favor insurance coverage of contraceptives praised President Obama’s comrpromise allowing religious institutions to direct staff to alternative health care plans funding such services. “Under the rule, women will still have access to free preventive care that includes contraceptive services -– no matter where they work,” Obama said Friday in a special…
-
Fast Forward Jewish Groups Split Over Marines’ ‘S.S.’ Photo
The publication of a 2010 photograph showing U.S. soldiers with a logo resembling a Nazi symbol was greeted with condemnations by some Jewish groups, but others called it an innocent mistake. In the picture, taken in Afghanistan, American Marines are shown with a flag that reads “SS” in a manner similar to the logo of…
-
Fast Forward Sarkozy Opposes War With Iran
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is “never military.” In a speech Wednesday to France’s main Jewish umbrella organization, the CRIF, Sarkozy reiterated his commitment to Israel’s security but maintained that the way to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions was through non-military means. “The solution is political, the solution…
-
Fast Forward Rabbi Gunther Plaut Dies at 99
Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto. Plaut, a former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress who wrote widely on human rights, died Wednesday at the age of 99. He often was quoted by media around the world on issues pertaining to Reform Judaism. He published a volume of commentary…
-
Fast Forward Nearly Half of Americans Back Strike on Iran: Poll
A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. According to the poll, published this week in The Hill, a newspaper that specializes in Congress, 49 percent of respondents stated that the U.S. should use military force, while 31…
-
Fast Forward Larry Greenfield Named New Head of JINSA
Larry Greenfield, a longtime Republican Jewish activist, was named national executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs in Washington. JINSA President David Ganz made the announcement Thursday. Greenfield, 50, a native of the Los Angeles area, has worked in the fields of law, business, philanthropy, politics, Jewish organizational life and academe. Looking…
-
Fast Forward Journalist Double Dips as Bibi Speechwriter
A columnist for casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s Israeli newspaper is also receiving a salary from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office for speechwriting and other services, according to an Israeli television station. Dror Eydar, a senior columnist for the Hebrew-language Israel Hayom newspaper, reportedly has a contract through Nov. 30 with the Prime Minister’s Office, Channel…
-
Fast Forward Hebrew-Language Charter School Approved in D.C.
The application for a proposed Hebrew-language charter school was accepted by the District of Columbia Public Charter School board. The D.C. Hebrew Language Public Charter School is one of 11 prospective charter schools, including an Arabic-language immersion school, that will be reviewed privately by school founding boards before facing a public hearing next month, the…
Explore
Most Popular
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Israel just quadrupled its PR budget to $730M. Experts say it won’t work.
-
Fast Forward A synagogue helped Palestinians raise money for Gaza — and found common ground over falafel
-
Fast Forward This Jewish feminist has been the NYC’s sanitation department’s official artist for 50 years. A new movie tells her story.
-
Fast Forward House to consider bipartisan resolution condemning Hasan Piker, Candace Owens for antisemitism