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OP-ED: L’Chaim to marriage equality, but our work isn’t finished

June 30, 2015

By IDIT KLEIN

BOSTON (JTA) — Four years ago, I stood under a chuppah with the woman I was about to marry overlooking a valley in Massachusetts. I have an emotional memory of sweetness and joy from my wedding day,...

Jewish history exhibit defaced in Munich

June 30, 2015

BERLIN (JTA) — Police in Munich are investigating a graffiti attack on an outdoor exhibit about local Jewish history.

The exhibit is located in front of the Jewish museum and community center on Jakobsplatz, called the new Jewish center, in...

Young Israeli dies from wounds suffered in West Bank shooting

June 30, 2015

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The young Israeli man critically injured in a drive-by shooting by Palestinians in the West Bank has died.

Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld died Tuesday afternoon, less than a day after the car he was riding in with three...

Israel intercepts flotilla vessel attempting to break blockade of Gaza

June 29, 2015

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli Navy intercepted an activist ship in the waters off the coast of the Gaza Strip.

Commandos from the Shayetet 13 naval special forces unit boarded the Marianne of Gothenburg early Monday morning and began sailing...

Donald Trump says he is no apprentice when it comes to Israel

June 29, 2015

By JACOB KAMARAS, Exclusive to JNS.org

In the middle of a phone interview with JNS.org on June 26, billionaire real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves his desk to scan the wall of his office for awards...

Vatican signs treaty with ‘State of Palestine’

June 29, 2015

(JTA) — The Vatican signed a treaty with the “State of Palestine” in hope of advancing a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The accord, which was signed last Friday, concerns the Vatican’s activities in territory controlled by the...

U.S. Jews among biggest backers of same-sex marriage, data show

June 28, 2015

(JTA) — American Jews are among the most supportive religious groups of same-sex marriage.

Some 77 percent of American Jews expressed support for same-sex marriage, according to data gathered in 2014 by the Public Religion Research Institute. Some 47 percent...

Kiev Holocaust memorial defaced again with swastikas

June 28, 2015

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The monument commemorating Jewish victims of the Babi Yar massacre in Kiev was desecrated for the fifth time in about a year.

Swastikas drawn on the monument were discovered last week by a delegation from the Shorashim...

Homeless man arrested in painting of swastikas at Stanford

June 28, 2015

(JTA) — A homeless man was arrested in connection with the spray-painting of swastikas on several Stanford University buildings.

Lucas Joseph Ninow, 19, who has no connection to the northern California school, was arrested last week and charged on three...

Houston: ‘We still have a problem’

June 28, 2015

By ALAN SMASON

Just a little over one month ago and days before the start of the official hurricane season, a massive cell of thunderstorms hit the Houston area, dumping 11 inches of rainwater into the city, overtopping bayous and...