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January 2015

Bomb threat called in to Delta, 2 flights affected

(JTA) — Two Delta Air Lines flights arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, one continuing to and one arriving from Tel Aviv, were evacuated following a bomb threat.

An anonymous caller to an unnamed airline reported Monday...

Israel says Syria strike did not target Iranian general

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel said it was not targeting an Iranian general in a deadly airstrike on the Syria border.

Citing an unnamed Israeli senior security source, Reuters reported that Israel believed it was hitting only low-level guerrillas aiming to...

Report: Israel moves Iron Dome batteries to North

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel reportedly has deployed Iron Dome anti-missile defense systems in its North preparing for possible retaliation for an alleged Israeli airstrike on Syria.

The move was reported Monday evening by Sky News Arabia, which cited unnamed Israeli...

Rabbi Dovid Winiarz, popular N.Y. outreach rabbi, killed in car accident

(JTA) — Rabbi Dovid Winiarz, the self-proclaimed “Facebuker Rebbe” for his outreach efforts over Facebook, was killed in a car accident on an icy road in Maryland.

Winiarz, 49, of New York, was a passenger on Sunday morning in a...

For Jewish Republican donors mulling 2016, it’s electability, stupid

By DMITRIY SHAPIRO

WASHINGTON (Washington Jewish Week) — The key consideration for Jewish Republicans in what appears to be a burgeoning race for the party’s presidential nod is electability, top party donors said.

Whereas in the past, a donor’s closeness...

Presidents Conference to vote on changes easing entry

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations will vote on changes making it easier for new members to join.

In a meeting on Tuesday, the Jewish community’s foreign policy umbrella will consider dropping the threshold...

Haredi Orthodox women launch Israeli political party

TEL AVIV (JTA) — A group of haredi Orthodox women have formed a political party in Israel ahead of the March elections.

The party, called B’zchutan, or “In their merit,” was announced Monday as a response to the existing all-male...

In anti-Semitism fight, France doesn’t ‘need assistance’ from Israel

By BEN SALES

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Former Israeli President Shimon Peres said he is confident in France’s ability to fight anti-Semitism on its own soil. Immigration to Israel, he said, should be encouraged for positive reasons, not only as...

Isaac Niederman, silversmith & Holocaust survivor, dead at 91

ISAAC NIEDERMAN, a retired silversmith with Coleman E. Adler and Sons Jewelers, died at his home in Metairie earlier today, January 19, 2015. He was 90.

Niederman had been a widower since the death of his wife, the late...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activities

Members of the New Orleans Jewish community are encouraged to take part in today’s Martin Luther King, Jr. parade that takes place in the area of Central City.

Shuttles will run from the parking lot of the Home Depot (1100...