Julie Wiener
By Julie Wiener
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Breaking News London’s Muslim Mayor Plans Trip to Israel
(JTA) — Sadiq Khan, who was sworn in as London’s first Muslim mayor last week, reiterated plans to lead a trade delegation to Israel. In an London’s The Jewish News published Monday, Khan, the first Muslim mayor of any Western capital city and London’s first Labour Party mayor in eight years, also said he believes it is…
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The Schmooze The New Han Solo Is Jewish – and Steven Spielberg Discovered Him at a Bat Mitzvah
(JTA) — The next time you’re kvetching about having to go to another bar or bat mitzvah, think about this: Steven Spielberg could be there, and he could make you a star. That’s how it worked out for Alden Ehrenreich, who is reportedly finalizing negotiations to be the next Han Solo. Ehrenreich, who is Jewish,…
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News Jewish Support for Britain’s Labour at Historic Low Amid Anti-Semitism Scandal
(JTA) — If there were an election tomorrow, only 8.5 percent of British Jews say they would vote for the Labour Party — a sharp decline since last year’s election, when 18 percent of Jews voted Labour. A poll by London’s Jewish Chronicle found that 38.5 percent of Jews give the party the worst possible…
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Breaking News Edgar Bronfman’s Connecticut Country Home on Market for $8M
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Connecticut weekend home of late Jewish philanthropist Edgar Bronfman is on sale for $8 million. William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty is listing the 13-acre estate at $7.995 million, the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. Bronfman, who died in 2013 at age 84, was a scion and longtime head of the Seagram’s Company,…
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Breaking News Orthodox Drive 4.4% Jump in New York Jewish School Enrollment
JTA — Enrollment in New York State’s Jewish day schools and yeshivas increased by 4.4 percent last year. compiled by the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council from statistics provided by the New York State Education Department, more than 143,000 students were enrolled in 405 K-12 Jewish schools in the state during the 2014-15 academic year….
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Breaking News London Muslim Mayoral Candidate Slams Labour for Failing To Address Anti-Semitism
(JTA) The Labour Party candidate in London’s mayoral race, a Muslim, said he is “embarrassed” and “sorrowful” about his party’s failure to take on anti-Semitism. Sadiq Khan, who is of Pakistani descent, said Tuesday in a speech at a London Jewish community center that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn needs to be “trained about what anti-Semitism…
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Breaking News Kiryas Joel Delivery Man Charged For Anti-Semitic Graffiti
(JTA) — A man who allegedly sprayed anti-Semitic graffiti inside a residential building in the upstate New York Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief. New York State Police on Thursday arrested James Blazeski, 24. He was arraigned in the Village of Monroe Court and remanded to Orange County jail, where he…
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Breaking News Hamas Says It Has 2 Israeli Captive and Remains of 2 Others
(JTA) — Hamas said for the first time that it is holding two Israeli men and the remains of two Israeli soldiers. The Islamist group’s military wing released a televised statement Friday through official Hamas media, . The statement said the group is demanding Israeli concessions in exchange for information about the condition of the “four…
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