Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, the only Jewish governor in the nation, was elected on a platform of clean government and transparency. But he can’t seem to shake critics’ claims that his own handling of campaign funds and donations wasn’t totally above-board. A bipartisan group of six state senators is now trying to push for an…
Forbes dropped its iconic “World’s Highest Paid Celebrities” list for 2017 and it features not one but two Jewish celebrities among the ranks of those pulling in the most green. Unsurprisingly, Drake is ranked at number four. Everybody’s favorite DeGrassi-character-cum-hip-hop-singer raked in $94 million in the past 12 months. I’m not sure anyone deserves to…
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention were divided over a resolution affirming the denomination’s opposition to the “alt-right” during their annual meeting this week in Arizona. On Tuesday, they initially declined to consider the proposal submitted by a prominent black pastor, the Atlantic reported, but changed course after a significant backlash. “The drama over the…
Jon Ossoff, the Democrats’ hope in a Georgia House race, has been trying to move to the center in a bid to woo moderate voters, promising to fight income tax increases and vote against single-payer healthcare. “I’m not that interested in labels or litmus tests,” Ossoff told Politico. “I’m interested in delivering results that requires…
As details have begun to emerge from this morning’s shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and several others in Alexandria, Virginia it’s been revealed that the shooter, James Hodgkinson, was an avowed supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. He also volunteered for the Sanders campaign in Illinois. In the last year, Hodgkinson had made several…
White nationalists have a new slogan: “You Will Not Replace Us.” It’s become a rallying cry at events and a catchphrase on fliers posted at universities, according to a blog post from the Anti-Defamation League. “The slogan speaks to a number of issues that white supremacists are preoccupied with — the preservation of the white…
(JTA) — Britain’s chief rabbi offered prayers and a local synagogue put out an appeal to help the victims in the deadly fire that destroyed a high-rise apartment building in London. At least six people were killed and dozens remain missing and are feared dead in the massive fire in Grenfell Tower in the western…
A woman said to have extorted $400,000 from ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will probably face a criminal trial this September, said a judge in Manhattan Supreme Court. Svetlana Travis Zakharova, a 26-year-old, is alleged to have gotten the payouts after threatening to tell Spitzer’s now-ex-wife and family about their supposed relationship. She is being…
President Trump owns some of the world’s most famous golf courses – so it’s no surprise that first daughter Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner like to hit the green every now and then. But are the two violating the Sabbath by putting on Saturdays? According to the New York Post, the couple tries to…
Former Israeli tennis star and Special Forces soldier Dan Hanegby will be buried in Israel after he was killed while riding a Citi Bike on Monday, neighbors told DNA Info. Hanegby, who worked as the director of investment banking for Credit Suisse, is survived by his wife and two children. Hanegby, 36, was the first…
Elie Wiesel received a posthumous honor on Tuesday, as New York City renamed a Manhattan street corner in honor of the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor in a ceremony attended by Mayor Bill de Blasio and family members. “Elie Wiesel was perhaps the most eloquent voice for peace in our world. New York City is…
