Category: Local

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In a speech marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Rep. Ritchie Torres likened protesters who have celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacres to white people in the Jim Crow era who celebrated after the lynching of Black people. “I was profoundly shaken not only by Oct. 7, but by the aftermath,” Torres, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A team of home designers outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, has changed its marketing materials after drawing criticism on social media this week for offering a home plan it calls “The Anne,” which the company said was meant as a tribute to Anne Frank. A co-founder of Abrazo Homes told The New York Times […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Former President Donald Trump won a historic margin of the caucus vote in Iowa, the first presidential nominating state, advancing his campaign for a third White House bid and narrowing the path for Nikki Haley, a favorite among pro-Israel Republicans who do not want to see Trump returned to office. Trump won […]

70 Faces Media, the parent company of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, is holding a three-day virtual conference in February aimed at helping professionals in the Jewish world amplify their impact online. The Jewish Digital Summit 2024 will cover everything from how to make TikTok videos to bootcamp-style training on new tools that can improve website […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — On March 29, 2011, the body of a decapitated woman was discovered in a vineyard in Arvin, a town just over the Los Angeles county line.  Earlier this month, nearly 13 years later, the victim was identified as Ada Beth Kaplan, a Jewish woman who was 64 at the time of her […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — With the arrival of the Iowa Caucus on Monday, the 2024 presidential primary season is officially underway — and so is the race to win the votes of Jewish and pro-Israel voters. Five Republicans are vying to be the candidate to face off against President Joe Biden. Former President Donald Trump maintains […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into a New Jersey school district that has come under fire for what Jewish parents allege is an antisemitic climate since Oct. 7. The case at Teaneck Public Schools, a diverse district in a heavily Jewish suburb of New York City, adds to […]

70 Faces Media is holding a three-day, all-digital conference Feb. 27-29 aimed at helping professionals in the Jewish world do digital better. 70 Faces Media is the parent company of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The Jewish Digital Summit 2024 will cover everything from how to make TikTok videos to bootcamp-style training on new tools that […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that if Israel were faced with a “second Holocaust,” he could understand why it would remove Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip. The statement came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has no intention of doing so. DeSantis’ remarks at a Republican presidential […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Under pressure from the Biden administration, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel has “no intention” of removing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. “I want to make a few points absolutely clear: Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza or displacing its civilian population,” Netanyahu said in English in […]