New York Governor Moves to Close Yeshivas – and Possibly Synagogues
Shira Hanau, JTA
October 5, 2020
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Trump Says He Tested Positive for COVID-19; Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Traveled with him this Week, but Test Negative
JTA
October 2, 2020
Trump’s announcement — coming just weeks ahead of the presidential election — came hours after news broke that Trump advisor Hope Hicks had tested positive.
Nazi Comparisons Have Long Been off-Limits for American Jews. A New Political Ad Suggests That’s Changing in the Trump Era
Ron Kampeas, JTA
September 30, 2020
The ad was from the Jewish Democratic Council of America.
What the Presidential Debate Really Meant — Not Much
Dan Schnur
September 30, 2020
The first presidential debate was the loudest and most raucous “absolutely nothing” in American political history.
In First Debate, Trump Fails to Condemn White Supremacists
Ron Kampeas, JTA
September 30, 2020
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by!” Trump said, and pivoted once again to criticize the left.
VIDEO: Skirball Cultural Center Hosts One Day Only Outdoor RBG Memorial
Jewish Journal Staff
September 29, 2020
On Friday, Sept. 25 the Skirball Cultural Center held a socially distant RBG memorial display on its front steps, to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
150-Year-Old Time Capsule Found in a Wall of Oldest Synagogue in British City
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
September 26, 2020
Construction workers at the site of a former Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in Manchester, England, found a time capsule from the 1870s.
Zoom Will Not Host San Francisco State U Event Featuring Palestinian Hijacker
Marcy Oster, JTA
September 23, 2020
“In light of the speaker’s reported affiliation or membership in a U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization, and SFSU’s inability to confirm otherwise, we determined the meeting is in violation of Zoom’s Terms of Service.”
Actress Tovah Feldshuh on Playing RBG and Meeting the Justice in Her Chambers
Kelly Hartog
September 22, 2020
“Ruth was a tiny woman but as they say in [Shakespeare’s] ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ‘though she be but little, she was fierce.’ “
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taught Us About Friendship and Unity
David Suissa
September 21, 2020
As we honor the extraordinary legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as we recall her trailblazing accomplishments, as we sit shivah for a Jewish and American hero, let us not forget the part of her legacy that speaks directly to our divisive times.
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