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Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, a chief rabbi of Ukraine, speaks during the memorial ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the Babyn Yar massacre in Kyiv, Sept. 29, 2023. (Genya Savilov / AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
September 13, 2024, 12:59 pm
Son of leading Ukrainian rabbi killed battling Russian forces
UK's Chief Rabbi Mirvis and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky send heartfelt condolences to Rabbi Moshe Azman on the death of Anton Samborskyi
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a security assessment. Photo: Ma'ayan Toaf (GPO)
August 8, 2024, 4:19 pm
Netanyahu, 10 months after 7 October: ‘I am sorry, deeply, that it happened’
“I am sorry, deeply, that something like this happened,” he told Time Magazine during an hourlong interview this week in Jerusalem.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
New Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar participates during a celebration marking the 35th anniversary of the founding of Hamas in Gaza City. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
August 7, 2024, 9:21 am
Hamas picks arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar to replace slain political leader Ismail Haniyeh  
The terror group announced the selection Wednesday, a week after the assassination in Tehran of Haniyeh.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Iranians take part in a protest against the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of Hamas, in Palestine Square in Tehran, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images via JTA)
August 1, 2024, 12:01 pm
Winners and losers in assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ political leader
A rare unambiguous “mission accomplished” moment in the fight against Hamas could make things harder for some Israelis
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
July 30, 2024, 10:10 am
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to invade Israel, in escalation of harsh rhetoric over Gaza war
Over the past 10 months Erdogan has condemned Israel and offered “firm” support to Hamas
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Netanyahu reportedly told the families that conditions for a deal were “coming together, without a doubt.”
July 23, 2024, 3:46 pm
Netanyahu meets with hostage families in DC as pressure mounts for a deal
Netanyahu reportedly told the families that conditions for a deal were “coming together, without a doubt"
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa
June 5, 2024, 10:24 am
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood rejects calls to cancel tour with Israeli singer
British music icon performing with Dudu Tassa on European music festival circuit this summer
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Jerry Seinfeld appears at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, as he received an honorary degree and delivered the commencement address, May 12, 2024. (Screenshot from livestream)
May 14, 2024, 10:26 am
Students walk out as Jerry Seinfeld delivers university graduation address
Dozens of graduates, some carrying Palestinian flags, walked out of the ceremony to protest Jerry Seinfeld, who has been outspoken in his support for Israel.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
El Cajon, California, Mayor TK speaks at a vigil in memory of Dr. Benjamin Harouni, a Jewish dentist who was murdered at his practice on Feb. 29, 2024, in El Cajon, March 3, 2024. (Screenshot from video)
March 4, 2024, 12:02 pm
Calls mount to investigate antisemitism in killing of Jewish dentist
Jews and pro-Israel activists say the killing was likely an act of antisemitism amid the heated atmosphere surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.
By Ben Sales (JTA), Philissa Cramer (JTA) and Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Montana Tucker arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
February 5, 2024, 9:39 am
Influencer Montana Tucker wears yellow-ribbon dress for Gaza hostages to Grammys
Grand-daughter of Holocaust survivors showed her support whilst Recording Academy CEO paid tribute to Nova victims at 66th Annual Awards ceremony
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Jewish institutIons have faced a spate of bomb threats in recent weeks. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
December 18, 2023, 10:03 am
Hundreds of US synagogues receive bomb threats as spree continues despite arrests
The Secure Community Network, which coordinates security for Jewish institutions nationwide, said that it had tracked 199 threats over the past 24 hours.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit, welcomes attendees to the congregation's centennial celebration and groundbreaking on a major renovation project, Aug. 14, 2022. (Andrew Lapin)
October 23, 2023, 2:55 pm
No indication of hate crime in murder of Detroit synagogue president, police say
Local Jewish leader Samantha Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home early on Saturday.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Bruno Mars attends a party for his rum brand in Los Angeles, July 24, 2022. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SelvaRey)
October 5, 2023, 4:49 pm
Bruno Mars’ Tel Aviv concert includes classic Israeli children’s Sukkot song
The song was written by Naomi Shemer in 1971, and took on new significance after the Yom Kippur War because of its message of peace.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Philip Sherman
August 16, 2023, 3:04 pm
‘Busiest mohel in New York’ who performed 26,000 circumcisions dies at 67
Sherman was one of New York’s most in-demand mohels during his 45-year career
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Konrad Kutt and Irena Aselmeier, founders of Germany's book box initiative, stand in front of the burned-out book box near the "Gleis 17" Holocaust memorial after an apparent arson attack. (Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images)
August 14, 2023, 10:12 am
Holocaust ‘book box’ at German deportation memorial destroyed in apparent antisemitic arson
The book box, from which any passerby could borrow reading material related to the Holocaust, had been dedicated in 2012.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
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