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California establishes fund to protect nonprofits from hate crimes

October 11, 2019David Rutman

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Bernie Sanders is 78, but he represents the future of American Jewry

October 11, 2019David Rutman

NEW YORK (JTA) — Ahead of the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, there has been plenty of discussion of Sen. Bernie Sanders: how he will fare after his recent heart attack, whether he can come back in polls that show him drifting into third place behind Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren and how his […]

German synagogue attacker reportedly admits to receiving anonymous financial support online

October 11, 2019David Rutman

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As a gunman loomed outside their synagogue, Jews in Halle kept praying

October 11, 2019David Rutman

HALLE, Germany (JTA) — Just two days after a deadly neo-Nazi attack here, this city in eastern Germany slowly stirs to life. On this morning, a woman walks a small dog along the sidewalk, crossing the street to avoid the police tape and masses of candles melting down. A mother passes by pushing a baby […]

As an Israeli journalist in Germany, I wasn’t surprised by the Halle synagogue shooting

October 11, 2019David Rutman

COLOGNE, Germany (JTA) — When the breaking news from Halle started to pour in Wednesday afternoon, the Jewish community around the world was still in the midst of commemorating the holiest day of the year in Judaism, Yom Kippur. Equipped with a rifle, ammunition and other military gear, the 27-year-old gunman tried to break into a […]

Israeli-American woman gets 7 1/2 years in Russian prison for marijuana smuggling

October 11, 2019David Rutman

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40-year-old music lover and 20-year-old soccer fan identified as victims of Halle synagogue gunman

October 11, 2019David Rutman

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Brazilian scholarship campaign for Jewish students collects $4.1 million in 3 days

October 11, 2019David Rutman

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Meet a Hebrew-school teacher turned blackjack dealer in Las Vegas

October 11, 2019David Rutman

LAS VEGAS (JTA) — Orly Graves doesn’t look twice as a group of friends sits down around midnight at the blackjack table and puts down $1,000. She compliments their shoes and grabs a hook, clasping it underneath the table so one of the women can hang her purse on it. “That’s what you do, you […]

Orthodox synagogue association honored 2 Giuliani associates months before they were arrested

October 11, 2019David Rutman

NEW YORK (JTA) — On Wednesday night, federal authorities arrested Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas at a Washington-area airport and charged the Ukrainian-American businessmen with campaign finance violations related to the burgeoning Trump-Ukraine scandal. Six months earlier they had been honored at the gala dinner of the National Council of Young Israel, a prominent Orthodox […]