Biden commutes most federal death sentences but leaves Tree of Life shooter on death row
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called last year for the abolishment of the death penalty even for those committing the most heinous crimes
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Fast Forward Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals
One note simply says at the top, 'Jew? Yes.'
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Fast Forward Texas Jew on death row granted stay of execution
Jedidiah Murphy, 48, was sentenced to death for the fatal 2000 shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham in Dallas County during a carjacking
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Fast Forward As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming
Advocates who sought clemency for Jedidiah Murphy noted his embrace of his Jewish faith
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News Can the execution of a Jewish prisoner in Texas be stopped? Supporters are praying for a miracle
Alan Dershowitz is now involved in effort to avert execution scheduled for Oct. 10
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Fast Forward The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter got the death penalty. Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor is mum on the sentence.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said earlier this year he no longer supports capital punishment even for those committing the most heinous crimes
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Fast Forward After synagogue gunman’s death sentence, Pittsburgh’s Jews feel relief, resilience — and gratitude
Family members and survivors of the attack recite the Shehecheyanu prayer, the prayer for thanks, in Hebrew at a press conference
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Opinion After Tree of Life sentencing, 6 Jewish scholars on what text and tradition say about the death penalty
Robert Bowers has been given the death penalty. What does Jewish law say?
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