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LSU Press book authors Trestman, Gratz relate to JCC’s Uptown building’s 60th year

By ALAN SMASON, Exclusive to the CCJN

Book authors Marlene Trestman and Robert Brandes Gratz enjoyed a rare moment on stage together on Wednesday night at the Uptown Jewish Community Center. Both gave their own specific takes on their several...

Non-Jews who follow Jewish law gather in Israel for first international Noahide congress

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — Gilbert Meñoza spent decades as a Christian pastor in the Philippines before his study of the Hebrew Bible led him to reject the New Testament and embrace the Noahide faith. 

Meñoza said most of his followers...

New Orleanian Michael Cerveris stars on Broadway in ‘Here There Are Blueberries’

By ALAN SMASON, Exclusive to the CCJN

Michael Cerveris, a two-time Tony Award winner who has called New Orleans home for most of the past two decades, left the city early in the summer, expecting to be gone for just...

Explainer: Gadi Eisenkot’s four conditions for forming Israel’s next government

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Israeli President Isaac Herzog tasked Gadi Eisenkot on Sunday with forming Israel’s next government, giving him up to six weeks to assemble a coalition with a total of 61 seats out of 120 in...

Kristallnacht survivor calls on German police to stand firm against hate

By LESLIE KOLIRIN

(JTA) — One of the last surviving Jewish witnesses of Kristallnacht told German police leaders they have an “enormous responsibility” to learn the lessons of the past.

George Shefi, 94, this week returned to the city of his...

6 Jewish takeaways from the midterm elections

By AMI EDEN

(JTA) — The sheer size and geographic scope of the Republican wipeout Tuesday makes it hard to read anything definitive into the results beyond a nationwide repudiation of President Donald Trump (and his candidate selections). But whether or...

Democrats take Senate and are poised to take House in shift that could push US further away from Israel

By RON KAMPEAS and TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — Democrats have claimed the Senate and are on track to seize the U.S. House of Representatives, according to Associated Press projections, as votes continued to be counted across the country Tuesday. 

Winning both...

Jewish politicians Ossoff, Shapiro and Pritzker easily win races as control of Congress hangs in the balance

By RON KAMPEAS and TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — The first polls began to close Tuesday night, after Americans voted in congressional elections across the country that could shape President Donald Trump’s legacy and with it the U.S.-Israel relationship.

A combination...

Americans head to the polls in races with major implications for US-Israel policy

By TONY LAZAROFF and JTA STAFF

(JTA) — Americans head to the polls Tuesday in a midterm election that could shift the balance of power in Congress in favor of the Democrats, a step that could also weaken U.S. support for...

Arab parties are kingmakers, but will Israel’s Jewish leaders accept them?

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Less than an hour after election night exit polls were published, Mansour Abbas, the leader of the Islamist Ra’am party, whose representation was predicted to almost double, declared: “We will translate this electoral power...