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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday called on her colleagues in the Senate to vote in favor of repealing the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which unfairly discriminates against gay and lesbian Americans in uniform. Senator Feinstein made her statement at a press conference with fellow Democratic Senators. Following is […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (WJC) — A letter by 39 Democratic Congressmen adressed to President Barack Obama is urging clemency for Jonathan Pollard, a former US intelligence analyst who was convicted of spying for Israel and sentenced to life in jail in 1987. In comments at a press conference late Thursday, Rep. Barney Frank said he had

SAN FRANCISCO (WJC)–Jewish organizations have condemned a proposal to outlaw ritual circumcision of minors in San Francisco. The Anti-Defamation League, the SFJewish Community Relations Council, the Board of Rabbis of Northern California and the American Jewish Committee together issued a statement expressing “great concern” about the proposed initiative by a San Francisco resident, which would

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)— In response to President Obama’s Executive Order concerning federally funded partnerships between the government and faith-based and neighborhood organizations, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and member of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, released the following statement: “We welcome today’s executive

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Interfaith Coalition on Mosques (ICOM) on Thursday welcomed the decision of a Murfreesboro, Tenn., judge that turned back a meritless attempt to block the construction of a mosque. Chancellor Robert Corlew III rejected claims that the city planning commission had acted inappropriately in granting the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro permission to

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) issued the following statement after being selected by his colleagues to serve as Majority Leader for the 112th Congress.  Cantor, a member of the Jewish community, will be the first House Majority Leader from Virginia: “I am humbled by the trust that my colleagues have placed in me and

AUSTIN, Texas (WJC)–Joe Straus, the Republican speaker of the Texan House of Representatives who is seeking re-election next January, has come under attack for being Jewish. Conservatives want to see Straus, who represents San Antonio, replaced by a “true conservative” and a “Christian” for the top legislative job in Texas. A report by the Texan

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Gerda Weissmann Klein, A Holocaust survivor and educator, was one of 15 persons named by President Barack Obama on Wednesday as Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees. A White House announcement said “Gerda Weissmann Klein is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who has written several books about her experiences.  After Nazi Germany took over