Jewish Federations launch Rosh Hashanah letter-writing campaign to Evan Gershkovich
(JTA) — Since he was arrested by Russian authorities in March, one among Evan Gershkovich’s few connections to the outside...
NJ township will pay $575,000 to settle lawsuit alleging discrimination against Orthodox Jews
(JTA) — New Jersey’s Jackson Township has settled a state lawsuit alleging that it used native ordinances to discriminate in...
Tennessee court rules couple has the right to sue state after foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish
(JTA) — A Jewish couple has grounds to sue the Tennessee Division of Youngsters’s Providers after a state-funded adoption and...
When campers’ luggage got stranded, a Ramah alum’s new trucking company stepped in
(JTA) — On Aug. 2, camp administrators throughout the nation — together with at a number of outstanding Jewish camps...
At Chosen Comedy Festival in Brooklyn, comics lean into nuances of identity
(New York Jewish Week) — When comic Modi Rosenfeld took the stage as co-host of the second annual Chosen Comedy...
Three Jewish staffers in New York City and State offices launch new meetup for people like them
(New York Jewish Week) — After they wrap up their workdays on Wednesday, greater than 80 New York Jewish movers...
British city of York, site of a medieval pogrom, gets its first rabbi in 800 years
(JTA) — For the primary time in 800 years, the British metropolis of York, whose Jewish inhabitants was decimated in...
Argentine fast food restaurant drops ‘Anne Frank’ and ‘Adolf’ menu items after backlash from Jewish community
(JTA) — A quick meals restaurant in Argentina has apologized after naming a hamburger on its menu “Anne Frank” and...
What happened when a Jewish group and the right-wing Moms for Liberty shared a conference hotel
(JTA) — It was nonetheless winter when the Federation of Jewish Males’s Golf equipment realized that its June convention would...
Thousands of kosher food lovers turn out for the first-ever Kosherpalooza festival at Meadowlands
(New York Jewish Week) — On the first-ever “Kosherpalooza” — a kosher meals pageant geared towards customers — savvy attendees knew...