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House elects Brian Mast, U.S. army veteran who assisted Israeli soldiers as a civilian volunteer, to lead Foreign Affairs Committee

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives elected Florida Rep Brian Mast, a zealous pro-Israel Republican who has volunteered with a group that assists the Israeli army, to chair the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. Mast bested three other contenders to succeed Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, who is term-limited. Insiders say that President-elect Donald Trump lobbied […]

Vandals graffiti San Francisco Hillel with slogan evoking ancient battle between Muslims and Jews

December 10, 2024December 11, 2024Sara Wood

Vandals spray-painted the Hillel building at San Francisco State University with a slogan referencing an ancient battle in which Muslim troops defeated a group of Jewish fighters. The perpetrators in San Francisco also tried to break into the building, according to the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area. The sign on the front […]

Jewish U of Michigan official targeted with pro-Palestinian vandalism at home

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024Sara Wood

A Jewish trustee of the University of Michigan awoke on Monday to find his window broken and pro-Palestinian graffiti on his wife’s car, the third time he has been the victim of vandalism related to the Israel-Hamas war. Jordan Acker, an attorney and Democrat from Huntington Woods, Michigan, shared on Instagram that he and his […]

Adam Schiff is sworn into Senate on edition of Maimonides’ Jewish legal code printed in 1490

December 9, 2024December 10, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — Adam Schiff, the freshman Democratic senator from California, is being sworn into office on a 1490 edition of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, one of the most revered and prominent codes of Jewish law. Schiff, in a statement ahead of his swearing in on Monday, said the edition, published in the duchy of Milan, now […]

Tax benefits & giving strategies: A Donor Advised Fund with JCF

December 9, 2024December 11, 2024Sara Wood

In a year filled with challenges, charitable giving has been a source of unity and resilience, particularly for the Jewish community expressing support and solidarity in response to the October 7th attack. Israel-related causes saw a surge in donations, with much of the aid directed to those impacted by the war. In the first six […]

Is Randy Fine, the pugnacious Florida lawmaker, the future of Republican Jewish politics?

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024Sara Wood

Randy Fine was sitting shiva for his mother when the Truth Social post went up. A special election was approaching in the Florida politician’s House district after its congressman, Mike Waltz, was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his national security advisor. Trump wanted Fine, the Jewish legislator who had just won his own […]

Long Island teens remember fallen Israeli soldier Omer Neutra as a friend and role model

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024Sara Wood

This article was produced as part of (JEWISH REVIEW)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. Few areas outside of Israel felt the sting of Omer Neutra’s death as personally as the Long Island Jewish community where he grew up. Neutra, an […]

Almost one month after Election Day, here’s what we know about how Jews voted

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — Nearly a month after Election Day, it’s safe to say the Jewish results are in, and that they contain a measure of good news for both Republicans and Democrats. Jews, who make up approximately two percent of the U.S. population, present a challenge to pollsters. But several polls in the wake of Nov. […]

Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats — but this time as minority leader

December 4, 2024December 5, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, is ready to relinquish his title as Senate majority leader, but the most senior Jewish elected official in U.S. history will get to remain the leader of what will be a minority caucus in the next Congress. Senate Democrats reelected Schumer as their leader on Tuesday, […]

Trump picks Jewish space adventurer Jared Isaacman to head NASA

December 4, 2024December 5, 2024Sara Wood

To advance his efforts to return Americans to the moon, President-elect Donald Trump is tapping a Jewish entrepreneur who has traveled privately to space himself. Jared Isaacman, 41, is the founder and CEO of Shift4, a payment processing company. He is best known for his high-profile, private jaunts into space, most recently traveling on a […]