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A tale of two Hanukkah parties: Obama’s last and Trump (International’s) first

Ambassadors of countries that aided Israel during its recent forest fires pose with officials of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at a Hanukkah party at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2016. (Conference of Presidents)
December 21, 2016 / Ron Kampeas, JTA

  WASHINGTON (JTA) — Weird paradoxes have been packed into Hanukkah observance forever. It’s the holiday about killing infidels that is now celebrated as a victory of religious pluralism. It’s the unofficial little Jewish holiday that a U.S. congressman once tried to turn into a major American holiday. It’s… 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)
December 11, 2016 / Ron Kampeas, JTA

  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 »