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The Israel Debate on Campus Leaves Both Sides Feeling Victimized
In the heated debate over Israel raging on college campuses, both sides are claiming the mantle of victimhood. Two recent reports published by pro-Palestinian groups that support the use of boycott, divestment and sanctions measures against Israel portray a troubling picture of students being intimidated by pro-Israel activists and of an organized effort to stifle…
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Bernie Sanders Opens Up About Jewish Upbringing — at Last
(JTA) — I interviewed Bernie Sanders a couple years ago, when word first circulated that the Vermont senator might seek the presidency. Though he knew about JTA going in — and must have known questions about his Jewish background were coming — he didn’t want to get into it. I wrote at the time: “But…
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Jerry Nadler Voted In Favor of Iran Deal — and Will Survive To Tell
The last time Jerry Nadler faced a serious threat to his congressional seat, Bill Clinton had never met Monica Lewinsky, Newt Gingrich had not yet been voted speaker of the House, Kurt Cobain had just died and Justin Bieber had just been born. But now, after more than two decades as the largely-uncontested representative-for-life of…
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FEGS Faces Federal Criminal Probe Over Fiscal Collapse
Federal prosecutors are investigating the collapse of the bankrupt Jewish charity FEGS Health & Human Services, the charity revealed in an October 2 court filing. The nature of the investigation by a U.S. Attorney’s office is unknown, and spokespeople for the U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Southern District of New York would not confirm…
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Why Is Olympics Trove Still Secret Despite Pleas of Jewish Historians?
A feud over a famed archive brimming with Olympic history has spilled over into the Jewish world, with scholars pressing for access to documents they believe could shed light on both the notorious 1936 Nazi Games in Berlin and the Munich massacre in 1972. Ironically, the aggressive tactics of the driving force behind the push…
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Jewish ‘Little House on The Prairie’ Star Running for Congress as Michigan Democrat
Half-pint is fighting to go from the Little House on the Prairie to the House on the hill. Capitol Hill. Melissa Gilbert, a Michigan mom of two, is running as a Democrat in the state’s 8th District, hoping to win the party’s nod to take on anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, right-wing Republican Congressman Mike Bishop, who…
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Jews Push Washington to Admit More Syrian Refugees, Even as Some Worry About Backlash
At the end of her Rosh Hashanah sermon, Rabbi Elyse Frishman turned to congregants and asked them to take out their cell phones and start dialing. An unusual scene at the sanctuary, and even more so during a High Holiday service, but Frishman explained that on this day, the cell phone would serve as a…
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Meet the 4 Jewish Winners of MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation picks an annual class of between 20 and 30 fellows from all types of vocations and professions who will receive a sizable (this year $625,000) and unrestricted grant to help further their work over five years. Known generally as the “genius” grants, nominations and discussions are confidential…
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When Pope Francis Brought — and Broke Down — Barriers for Philadelphia’s Jews
Sitting in synagogue on Yom Kippur, three days before Pope Francis’s arrival in Philadelphia, I couldn’t help but think about the scene unfolding outside my house. Already, metal crowd-control fences were lining my property right across the street from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where the pope would be sleeping. My little suburban block was in…
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When Walking Dogs Is a Labor of Love — and Small Act of Rebellion
Even for New York City, they make an odd pair walking down the sidewalk: a Hasidic man with a dog. Gedalya Gottenger shared a happy camaraderie his canine companion, petting him as they lounged for a brief moment in the shade and laughing at the smell as he bent down with a small plastic bag….
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FEGS Execs Got Fat Payouts as Bankruptcy Loomed Amid Rampant Mismanagement
One month before one of the largest Jewish charities in the country admitted to donors that it had lost $20 million, the agency’s executive vice president got a $92,000 bonus. The signs of the impending disaster that would soon send FEGS Health & Human Services spiraling into bankruptcy, and leave tens of thousands of its…
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