Thursday, September 17th 2026   |

‘Long overdue’: Henry Ford home to confront his antisemitism

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — DEARBORN, Michigan – The bust of Henry Ford looked on sternly as hundreds of Jewish professionals flooded his pool room.

The visiting Jews admired the views...

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Psalms in the morgue and scrapped Rosh Hashanah sermons: What rabbis remember about 9/11

By GABRIELLE BIRKNER

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — “Today is the birthday of the world. It is also the end of shiva. Sept. 11 + 7.” That’s how Rabbi...

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Key House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, is obstructing a Trump administration proposal for a $2.8 billion...

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Opinions & Voices

OP-ED: Yom Kippur puts forgiveness on the calendar. Real repair doesn’t work that way.

By RABBI MATTHEW ANISFELD

(JTA) — We live in the age of the strategic apology. A politician apologizes days before an election when an opponent surfaces uncomfortable dirt. A CEO issues...

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