Collapsed Condo Disaster in Florida: American Jews and Israel Rally to Provide Assistance
In the early morning hours of June 24, a large section of a 40-year-old, 12-storey condo building in Surfside, Fla. (a small town near Miami Beach) collapsed.
Joe Biden: President Lauds Contributions of U.S. Jews at Start of 2021 Jewish American Heritage Month
You might not know it, but May of each year is designated as Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). Annual proclamations have been…
NYC Mayoral Candidates Court the City’s Jewish Vote Ahead of July 22 Primaries and Nov. 2 General Election
New York City has approximately 1.5 million Jewish residents — and Jews are estimated to be about 13 percent of voters in the city (60% of them registered Democrats). The Jews of New York have always been a highly sought-after voting group; that hasn’t changed as the upcoming 2021 party primaries approach. Of course, with…
Daniel Pearl: Pakistani Court Orders Release of Four Islamic Terrorists Convicted of His Murder
Daniel Pearl z”l (Oct. 10, 1963 – Feb. 1, 2002), a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and later beheaded by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan. (To add to the tragedy, his son and only child was born four months after his death.) A proud Jew to the end, Pearl’s last words, spoken right…
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff Defeats Republican Incumbent David Perdue in Senate Runoff Election
Jon Ossoff, 33, will become U.S. Senator from the state of Georgia. He’ll join fellow Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock, who also was victorious in the runoff election. With both Democrats winning, the Senate will have a 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats, and incoming Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris will cast the deciding vote in the…
President-Elect Biden Names Five Qualified, Experienced Jews for High Posts in His Administration (So Far)
As of this writing, President-Elect Joe Biden has named four Jewish men and a Jewish woman to key positions in his administration — all of whom are listed below. Nominees to cabinet-level posts will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF Ronald “Ron” Klain (59) is an…
2020 Nobel Prizes: Four of Six Categories in This Year’s Awards Presentation Season Have Jewish Winners
A point of pride for the Jewish people has long been that a hugely disproportionate number of Jews have garnered Nobel Prizes. It is estimated that more than 20% of prize winners have been Jews — extraordinary considering that Jews comprise about 0.1% of the world’s population and 2% of the U.S. population. The…
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: The Venerable Justice Who Served on the Supreme Court for 27 Years Dies at Age 87
We remember the brilliant and beloved jurist who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for more than a quarter century. “The Notorious RBG” — as she came to be known — was an indefatigable champion of gender equality and other social justice causes. She passed away on Sept. 19 — Rosh Hashana eve — from…
Jonathan Swan: His Recent Axios Interview with President Trump Has Been Widely Acclaimed
Journalist Jonathan Swan, 35, was born and raised in Australia. In 2016, after relocating to the U.S., he became a national political reporter for the news website Axios. Swan has been praised for his one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump earlier this month, during which he assertively questioned the veracity of a number of Trump’s…
Geoffrey Berman: Ousted U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Was Investigating Rudi Giuliani
Until recently, 60-year-old Geoffrey Berman was United States Attorney for the powerful
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