Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jewish affairs in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jewish affairs in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jewish affairs in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jewish affairs in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital.
The pro-Israel lobby has an important message to the American people and to politicians: We are bipartisan. Shouted out on main stages and whispered in closed-door briefings, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee went to great lengths on the opening day of its conference to combat the perception that it has veered off the bipartisan…
A former employee of the Hillel at the University of Washington threatened to blow up the building with a mix of toxic chemicals. The former employee, who was recently fired as a maintenance worker at the Hillel UW, on Monday was arrested after he mixed the chemicals in a supply closet in the basement of…
The Dramatists Guild of America has come out in strong support of a controversial Israeli play to be performed at Washington D.C.’s Theatre J, which is partially funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Theatre J originally planned to stage a full production of “The Admission” by Motti Lerner, but has since scaled it…
A Houston company that owns 53 Jewish funeral homes completed its acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, the second-largest provider of funeral services in the United States — but agreed to sell two Maryland Jewish homes to settle possible anti-trust concerns. Jewish community members had protested the acquisition last month at the offices of the Federal Trade…
The United States is prepared to move against violators of its sanctions against Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. “Our enforcement of the sanctions regime will be as unflinching as ever, so any CEO, general counsel or businessperson who thinks now might be a time to test our…
Standing in front of an empty coffin carrying signs reading “I can’t afford to die,” leaders of the Washington D.C. Jewish community staged a protest outside the offices of the Federal Trade Commission urging it to block expected rate hikes following a planned merger of two funeral conglomerates. “Our point of concern is that the…
The street in front of the Bulgarian Embassy was renamed Dimitar Peshev Plaza, in honor of the man credited with halting the deportation of about 50,000 Jews. A 45-minute ceremony witnessed by close to 75 people was held Nov. 12, after the D.C. Council unanimously voted to give the intersection of 22nd and R St….
The choice of Josh Block, 40, to head The Israel Project, one of the Jewish community’s fastest growing pro-Israel organizations, marked a clear shift for the group and in Block’s professional trajectory. A former media relations professional, Block was best known as the combative spokesman for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, where he served…
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