(JTA) — Howard Schultz, the Jewish billionaire CEO of Starbucks, said his company plans to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in a letter to employees addressing President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning refugees from entering the United States. “We have all been witness to the confusion, surprise and opposition to the Executive Order that…
(JTA) — A year after they submitted their application for asylum in the United States, Shahi and his mother expected to be let in. As Iranian Jews who applied for asylum through a federally recognized agency for refugee status, their case was expected to be simple. Shahi (not his real name) is in his late…
Even some Republicans are trying to distance themselves from President Trump’s travel ban executive orders, but inside the White House, former Breitbart chief Steve Bannon and Trump’s policy guru Stephen Miller, believe, according to Axios, that everything is “terrific.” “Tt really is a massive success story in terms of implementation on every single level,” administration…
President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman said his statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day that omitted specific reference to Jews was part of an effort to be inclusive. Tim Kaine saw a more nefarious motive behind the missive: Holocaust denial. “President Obama, President Bush always talked about the Holocaust in connection with the slaughter of Jews. The final…
Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner dressed up for a fancy evening out on Saturday, and shared the news on Twitter, as demonstrators rushed airports to protest President Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban.” The contrast between Ivanka Trump’s glamour shot and the plight of refugees around the world did not sit well with many users of…
(Reuters) — Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said on Sunday that the company planned to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in 75 countries, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees from certain countries. Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and…
(JTA) — The World Jewish Congress and other groups condemned the attack on a Quebec mosque during a prayer service that left six dead and eight wounded. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Sunday night attack on the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre, in which gunmen fired on the some 40 people inside, a…
Natalie Portman is not slinking away from the camera as she awaits her second child. Instead, she’s hitting the newsstands this month on the front cover of Vanity Fair, baring her pregnant belly in a semi-nude photo shoot. Portman graced the magazine cover alongside other nominees for the Academy Awards this season, including Amy Adams,…
An Israeli hospital accidentally implanted one woman with an embryo belonging to another, the hospital said January 27. The two women were both receiving fertility treatments at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, when a failure to follow procedure led to the incident. The error was realized soon after it was made, with both women…
(JTA) — Swastikas were discovered last weekend at Stanford University, less than a month after another rash of swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti was found around campus. “Several” swastikas were found on the buildings of the university graduate housing, known as Escondido Village, the Stanford Daily reported. The Stanford University Department of Public Safety has been…
(JTA) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized the entry and refugee ban in a post on the social media network. “Like many of you, I’m concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump,” Zuckerberg wrote. “We need to keep this country safe, but we should do that by focusing on…
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