(JTA) -- The Stanford University student senate defeated an Israel divestment resolution. On Tuesday night, the Associated Students of Stanford Uni
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(JTA) -- A French watchdog on anti-Semitism said President Barack Obama mislabeled the slaying of four Jews near Paris as “random.” Sammy Ghozlan,
Read More(JTA) -- Jon Stewart will be stepping down from his post behind the desk of "The Daily Show" later this year, ending a 16-year run. Stewart, 52, an
Read MoreBy Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound This is the true story of three to five strangers picked to live in a house to work togeth
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) – The controversy over whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech t
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WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is determined to speak to Congress on March 3. “At a time when there are thos
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JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin launched a project to help integrate Arab-Israelis into the workforce. Rivlin announced the proj
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LOS ANGELES (JTA) -- The University of California Student Association passed two resolutions urging the university to divest from several countries, i
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(JTA) -- A Muslim teacher said he resigned from a French private high school for Muslims because of rampant anti-Semitism and radicalism among his stu
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(JTA) -- A Tunisian tennis player who withdrew from a 2013 match rather than face an Israeli quit a match in France with an Israeli opponent up next.
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(JTA) -- James Foley and Steven Sotloff, American journalists who were killed by ISIS, were honored with an award in memory of the murdered Jewish jou
Read MoreBy Rebecca Spence, JTA World News Service (JTA) -- “You know, it’s a funny thing, every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana i
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Dear readers, Over the past several years, we have watched as the world has shifted from consuming its news in print to online. At the same time, t
Read MoreBy Rabbi Shaul Engelsberg, Derech Emunah Seattle Jewish Girls High School My wife’s grandfather, Mordechai Szimonowitz, survived World War II. When
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By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Think of it as a Bar or Bat Mitzvah of sorts: This Sunday, Rabbi Jay and Janine Rosenbaum of Mercer Islan
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By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Columnist Most mothers know that singing to their baby can be a special time between mother and child and that they d
Read MoreWendy Bensussen had all but given up dating when John Lefor sent her a message on JDate. “‘What the heck,’” she had said. “‘I’ll just respond.’”
Read MoreFor Zach and Corinne Stroum, the local Jewish community was central to their relationship. “We used to go to a lot of Jconnect events together,” sa
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By Gigi Yellen Kohn, Jewish Sound Correspondent With some 20 albums to her name, countless awards and glowing reviews from festivals, clubs and co
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