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Sticker given after a U.S. citizen votes. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

To assist voters, American Jewish Congress launches ‘Jewish Guide to U.S. Politics’

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The American Jewish Congress is launching a one-of-a-kind “Jewish Guide to U.S. Politics,” a platform that summarizes the positions and voting records of the 2020 presidential candidates and all U.S. senators, on relevant facts to ground American Jews...
Jewish Agency Israeli Emissaries in training at Kibbutz Shfayim. The Jewish Agency for Israel hosts and facilitates several training events annually throughout March and April for the 1,400 young adults who will leave in June for the United States. Photo by Talia Garber.

Summer camp serves as a bridge between young Israelis and Diaspora Jewry

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Kibbutz Shfayim is simply gorgeous. With palm trees and Hebrew signs everywhere, it doesn’t have the feel of an American summer camp. Yet somehow, with enough American camp staff,  small bunk-like guest houses and goofy...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the fifth annual Israeli-American Council on Nov. 30, 2018, in Hollywood, Fla. Courtesy: Michael Lipin/Voice of America.

At IAC conference, Pence denounces Airbnb boycott, reaffirms support for Israel

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence denounced condemned the online marketplace and hospitality service Airbnb on Friday for delisting some 200 rental properties this month in Judea and Samaria, which the company alleged as “Israeli settlements in the occupied...
The Supreme Court of the United States. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

SCOTUS to hear case that could affect issues directly relevant to American Jewry

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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to hear a case that could have ramifications for the American Jewish community. The highest court in the land agreed to hear arguments in Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning...
Whatever American Jews feel about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally, it shouldn’t sap support for the State of Israel and the security of its citizens. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Who speaks for the Jews, and why do we let them?

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The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as the newest associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was greeted by the organized Jewish world in the same manner as his nomination by U.S. President Donald Trump....

AJC Mourns Shoshana Cardin

AJC mourns the passing of Shoshana Cardin, a trailblazing leader of the American Jewish community. The former AJC Vice President and longtime Board of Governors member was a committed, knowledgeable and proud Jew. She died...

Jewish, Christian leaders visit Guatemala to affirm Central American nation’s ‘courageous act’ on Jerusalem

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(January 29, 2018 / JNS) In the wake of Guatemala’s decision to relocate its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem following President Donald Trump’s historic announcement of the same policy decision in early December, a large delegation of Jewish...

Netanyahu’s unexpected confrontation with US Jews

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The meeting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had with Jerry Silverman, the CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, on June 27 failed to allay the tempest that the prime minister had just stirred up...