Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward First Canadian Picked To Lead Conservative Rabbinical Assembly
— The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis, has elected its first Canadian president. Rabbi Philip Scheim, who has led Beth David Congregation in Toronto since 1984, was elected by the membership and will be installed Sunday at an event in New York. Scheim succeeds Rabbi William Gershon of Dallas, who took a…
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Fast Forward Smithsonian Launches Einstein Project To Mark Relativity Theory’s Centennial
WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian Institution and the Hebrew University are marking the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity by launching an initiative to make science more accessible to young people. The project, joining the Science Education Center at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., and the Albert Einstein Archive at Hebrew University, will “make science,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Cheer Obama’s Transgender Protections
(JTA) — Amid controversy over new protections President Barack Obama has extended to transgender people, a number of Jewish groups have welcomed them. A statement Friday from the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center praised the guidance issued the same day by the Justice and Education departments requiring that schools receiving federal funds end discrimination based…
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Fast Forward New York Times: Adelson Plans Spending Big on Trump
WASHINGTON — Sheldon Adelson plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to help elect Donald Trump, the New York Times . The casino billionaire, Republican megagiver and pro-Israel philanthropist last week declared his support for Trump in a Washington post Op-Ed but did not say whether that would mean a cash infusion. The Times…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Gives Donald Trump Long-Awaited Endorsement
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Citing his fears about Iran and Donald Trump’s experience as a CEO, Jewish casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson endorsed the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. “You may not like Trump’s style or what he says on Twitter, but this country needs strong executive leadership more today than at almost any point in its history,”…
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Fast Forward New White House Jewish Liaison Worked to Combat Global Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON — The White House named as its new Jewish liaison a former State Department staffer who worked to combat anti-Semitism worldwide. Chanan Weissman, formerly the spokesman for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, worked there with Ira Forman, the envoy combating anti-Semitism. Weissman replaces Matt Nosanchuk, who in March after nearly three…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Join Fight Against Anti-Muslim Discrimination
WASHINGTON (JTA) — From a bid to overcome resistance to building a mosque in New Jersey to defending a Muslim student at a military academy who wants to wear a hijab, Jewish groups this week joined efforts to stop anti-Muslim discrimination. Nearly a dozen Jewish groups are also backing legislation against banning entry to Muslims,…
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Fast Forward 9 Jewish Groups Push Back Against Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON — Nine Jewish groups are among over 30 organizations backing a bill that would bar banning entry to the United States on the basis of religion, an initiative sparked by Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim entry. “Concerns about national security are mixing with unchecked anti-Muslim bigotry and fomenting unjust fear and scrutiny of…
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