Federal prosecutors are charging seven men with stealing millions of dollars in federal funds intended for Orthodox yeshivas in Rockland County, New York. The alleged scheme was to bilk a federal subsidy program called E-Rate, which is meant to pay for internet services for schools and libraries, by billing the program for services that were…
(JTA) — Alma Hernandez, a 25-year-old Mexican-American Jew, finished in the top two in her Democratic primary for the Arizona statehouse, paving her way to be elected in November. Hernandez was second in her district Tuesday — there are two open spots for state representative — allowing her to advance. There are no Republican candidates…
A Republican campaign flyer linking a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives with last year’s white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia has been slammed by J Street, which backs the candidate, as one of the most “disgusting political attacks we’ve ever seen.” The flyer, sent by the Republican Party of Virginia, claims that…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the state Attorney General’s Office to suspend its investigation into whether Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. mishandled 2015 allegations of sexual misconduct against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, BuzzFeed News reported Tuesday. The suspension is supposed to be a temporary pause to avoid interfering with the current criminal case…
Lanny Davis, Michael Cohen’s legal representative, said last week that his client held knowledge “of interest” to special counsel Robert Mueller — but the specifics keep changing. Davis has shared different variations of what President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer knew about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between figures tied to the Russian government…
The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect tweeted Wednesday that Facebook had removed its post advocating for Holocaust education because it “violated community standards.” The center said it tweeted out the same post, which linked to a Daily Kos article that found only 10 states require Holocaust and genocide education. “You haven’t given us a…
Jake Tapper’s daughter is following in his footsteps earlier than expected. The CNN anchor and best-selling author’s daughter has a picture book due out in March, The Washington Post reported. Alice Paul Tapper, who turned 11 on Monday, collaborated with illustrator Marta Kissi on “Raise Your Hand.” It will be published with Penguin Young Readers….
KAUBER, West Bank (Reuters) – The Israeli military on Tuesday demolished the family home of a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank who killed an Israeli in a Jewish settlement a month ago and was shot dead in the attack. Footage distributed by the military showed an armored bulldozer tearing into the one-story structure…
(JTA) — A Los Angeles auction house will offer a handwritten letter by Sigmund Freud detailing his family history and education. In it, the father of psychoanalysis describes how his parents came from Galicia in present-day Ukraine to the Moravian town of Freiberg, now the Czech Republic, where Freud was born. According to Nate D. Sanders Auctions,…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli court ruled that a West Bank outpost can be legalized even though part of it is built on land that Palestinians claim they own. The Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday based its decision on laws regarding Israel’s market regulation, which allows for illegal property transactions to be when a buyer was…
(JTA) — The Israeli screenwriter who serves as head writer for the hit series “Fauda” will teach at Rutgers University for the Fall semester. Moshe Zonder will teach “Screenwriting for Television” in the Creative Writing Program, as part of the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program. He also will participate in outreach activities of the Allen…
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