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Bernie Sanders to appear with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, likely to endorse her

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Bernie Sanders will appear at a rally with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, where he is widely expected to endorse her as the Democratic candidate for president.

“U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday will join Hillary Clinton...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘can’t imagine’ a Trump presidency — and wants Senate action on Merrick Garland

(JTA) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she “can’t imagine what the country would be” with Donald Trump as president.

Ginsburg in an interview with The New York Times published Saturday also rebuked the U.S. Senate for refusing...

Elie Wiesel memorial statue proposed by Congress members

(JTA) — Several U.S. congressmen introduced resolutions to honor the life and work of Elie Wiesel, including a proposal to create a memorial statue to be placed in the U.S. Capitol building.

Three members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council...

Philistine cemetery found in southern Israel is historic discovery

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Archaeologists in southern Israel have uncovered a Philistine cemetery, making an unprecedented discovery.

The discovery following 30 years of work in the Ashkelon National Park by the Leon Levy Expedition was announced Sunday.

The cemetery dates to...

Mother of slain Israeli girl asks permission to hold memorial on Temple Mount

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The mother of Hallel Yaffa Ariel, the 13-year-old Jewish girl killed in her bed by a Palestinian teenage attacker, requested permission to have a memorial ceremony on the Temple Mount.

Rina Ariel in a letter to Prime...

Netanyahu investigation has been launched, Israel’s attorney general confirms

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s attorney general has confirmed that he has ordered an investigation into accusations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what the Israeli media is reporting as a money-laundering probe.

Avichai Mandelblit stressed to the media that the...

JCRS announces Chanukah gifts program

The Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) will be providing Chanukah gifts to eligible Jewish youth experiencing financial difficulties throughout its coverage area from the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

Each child or youth...

Netanyahu reportedly secreted Auschwitz blueprints to Israel

BERLIN (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought back original blueprints of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp to Israel from Germany seven years ago, likely without knowing he was doing something illegal, according to a German journalist.

The blueprints were...

Jewish reporters rack up several Press Club Awards

Investigative reporters Lee Zurik of WVUE-TV (Fox8) and David Hammer of WWL-TV’s Eyewitness News each picked up a total of three first place awards at the annual Press Club of New Orleans gala on Saturday, July 9.

Held for the...

Shir Chadash Nearly New Sale opened today

The annual Shir Chadash Nearly New rummage sale got underway this morning, the first of four dates in which fantastic deals on lightly used articles are sold for the benefit of the synagogue.

For the past month volunteers have collected thousands...