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BALTIMORE, Maryland (Press Release) —The NAACP announced the six newest members to its 64-member National Board of Directors will include Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Washington-based Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Elected during the Association’s recent annual board meeting February 18 in New York, the group includes a variety of leaders with a

An adviser to President Donald Trump appeared to suggest Tuesday that Democrats may be responsible for the wave of bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers in the past two months. Anthony Scaramucci, a confidant to Trump who was nominated for the role of liaison to the business community before later having his name withdrawn over

PHILADELPHIA — The toppling of about 100 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia’s Wissinoming section occurred at least five days earlier than first reported to police on Sunday, according to a cemetery superintendent who visited the site last week. Bill Doran, the superintendent of Laurel Hill Cemetery in North Philadelphia, said he was at

The U.S. bishops are responding with solidarity and concern for the Jewish community, following a surge in anti-Semitic actions in recent weeks. “On behalf of the Bishops and people of the Catholic Church, as the Chairman of the Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, I want to express our deep sympathy, solidarity, and support

Community groups have offered their support and solidarity to the Jewish community after two cemeteries, one in Philadelphia and one in St. Louis, were vandalized in the past week, with hundreds of headstones knocked over. The latest groups to reach out: two unions in Philadelphia. One union offered to replace the headstones at Mount Carmel

President Trump said not all sources are made up, but in light of the prevalence of “fake news” he didn’t think it would be appropriate to attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. “Over the years, you make a mistake – I fully understand when they hit you. But when they make stories up,

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stepped up his attack on federal environmental protections Tuesday, issuing an order directing his administration to begin the long process of rolling back sweeping clean water rules that were enacted by his predecessor. The order directing the Environmental Protection Agency to set about dismantling the Waters of the United States

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — The Israeli American Council (IAC) issued the following statement to the media on Tuesday, Feb. 28. “In recent weeks, many members of the Israeli-American community and the Jewish Community have been affected by a wave of antisemitic attacks on Jewish institutions across the United States. Toddlers attending pre-school at Jewish