Author: Sara Wood

PITTSBURGH ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Jurors in the trial of the gunman who killed 11 Jewish worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue took less than two hours to find him eligible for the death penalty, setting up a final phase of the historic proceedings in which the gunman may be sentenced to death.  On Thursday morning, the […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) —A congressional committee approved an increase in funding for the office of Deborah Lipstadt, the State Department’s antisemitism monitor, from $1.5 million to $2.5 million. The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved the bill, which pays for State Department and foreign operations, late Wednesday. It now goes to the full House, and […]

PITTSBURGH ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In a bid to keep his client off of death row, a lawyer for the gunman who murdered 11 Jewish worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue claimed there was “no culture” that endorses killing Jews. That assertion came during closing arguments in the latest phase of the trial of Robert Bowers, who […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Though there were no Jewish players at this week’s MLB All-Star Game, the future is bright. The best bellwether of what’s to come is the MLB Draft, which included 20 rounds split between the past three nights. A total of 614 players were drafted this year, and according to Jewish Baseball News, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — After sexual harassment allegations against its co-founder broke into public view last year, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance commissioned an investigation into itself. Now, 14 months later, the investigation is complete — and the third-party law firm hired to complete it has verified the actions that underlay the allegations but concluded that […]

PITTSBURGH ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — To try to save his client from the death penalty, a lawyer defending the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter spent hours this week pressing a prominent psychiatrist on a question that has occupied many over time: Is hating Jews a manifestation of mental illness? Robert Bowers was convicted last month of committing the […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Jeff Nitz, a social worker and lay leader at his church, sees himself as a trained listener. But beginning in 2020, his congregation — Mosaic Church in the evangelical Christian hub of Lynchburg, Virginia — started becoming riven by fierce COVID-era fights over masking, distancing and vaccinations. Used to bridging divides among […]

PITTSBURGH ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The gunman who murdered 11 Jewish worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue did not suffer from delusions but was spurred by white supremacist radicalization, a storied forensic psychiatrist testified for the prosecution. Park Dietz, who has for decades provided expert testimony in some of the highest profile insanity defense cases, was the […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Los Angeles Dodgers selected power-hitting Jewish infielder Jake Gelof with the 60th pick in the 2023 MLB Draft on Sunday night. The 21-year-old Delaware native holds the all-time home run record at the University of Virginia, where he slugged 48 home runs across three seasons. His 23 home runs in 2023 […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — President Joe Biden blamed increasing tension in the West Bank on the “lost credibility” of the Palestinian Authority as well as on “extremists” in Israel’s government. In a televised interview with CNN host Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Biden also again declined to say when he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]