(JTA) — A letter signed by more than 250 Jewish leaders is calling on the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations to bar any leader who has committed sexual harassment or assault. “In recent years, a number of important figures in our community have been revealed as… Read more »
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Jewish foreign policy umbrella nominates a new leader — former head of a immigration advocacy group
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The nominating committee of U.S. Jewry’s foreign policy umbrella has tapped as its next chair the immediate past chairwoman of the lead Jewish immigration advocacy group — one that has clashed repeatedly with the Trump administration. Dianne Lob of HIAS is the pick of the Conference… Read more »
Jewish umbrella group condemns candidates’ calls to put conditions on Israel aid
(JTA) — An umbrella group of more than 50 Jewish organizations from across the ideological spectrum condemned calls by Democratic presidential candidates to condition military aid to Israel on its approach to making peace with the Palestinians. “We are deeply troubled by recent statements that would place conditions, limitations,… Read more »
Liberal streams, ADL not on White House list for ‘pertinent’ meeting with Jewish leaders
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The leaders of three of the four major Jewish religious streams were not invited to a White House briefing on issues “impacting the community,” nor was the Jewish community’s leading civil rights advocacy group. Officials of three Orthodox umbrella groups — Orthodox Union, Agudath Israel, and… Read more »
Pink Floyd tribute band backs down — and its shows are back on — after cancelling gigs in Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Pink Floyd cover band announced on Tuesday that its upcoming Israel tour is back on after cancelling due to pressure from BDS advocate Roger Waters, co-founder of the original Pink Floyd. On Sunday UK Pink Floyd Experience cancelled its shows in Tel Aviv, Haifa and… Read more »
New Jewish security chief surveys a changing landscape of hate
Michael Masters rose through police ranks in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County, Ill. (Andrew Collings/Jewish Federations of North America)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Jewish community is more secure than it was a decade ago but must brace for new challenges, according to the officials who oversee communal security. These include lone wolves weaponizing easy-to-access items like cars; increasingly disruptive protests on campuses; the persistence of attackers inspired… Read more »
8 liberal Jewish groups to skip Conference of Presidents party at Trump’s DC hotel
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eight liberal members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations will not attend its Hanukkah party because it is being held at a hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump. The Union of Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Council… Read more »
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