A Westchester County, New York, man was arrested for allegedly sending an anti-Semitic email to a town supervisor who had been pushing to remove a monument to Confederate soldiers in a private cemetery. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up Timothy Goetze of White […]
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USAA new survey of U.S. Jews offers a breakdown of the Jewish vote in favor of President Donald Trump and suggests those divisions — among the major streams of Judaism — remain fairly constant nine months later. Though the majority of Jews did not vote for Trump, exit polls showed, those who identify as Orthodox
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USAA school district in a suburb of St. Louis changed the graduation date of two high schools from a Saturday after complaints from Jewish families with students in the schools. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up The Parkway School Board voted unanimously on
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USALondon and Tel Aviv – Qatar is reportedly seeking to arrange meetings between Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and leading members of US Jewish organizations as part of an effort to improve its standing with the US and ending its isolation, according to US Jewish sources in Tel Aviv. Doha is under regional
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Middle East, USAA family alleged their 8-year-old biracial son was hanged by teenagers in New Hampshire Aug. 28 because of his race. The teens reportedly shouted racial epithets and attacked him with projectiles. The boy’s uncle, Lyrik Merlin, posted pictures of his nephew’s neck lacerations, which some people on the internet referred to as a “lynching.” The
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USAHOLLYWOOD, Fla. — As hundreds of thousands remain without power in the wake of Hurricane Irma, a South Florida community on Wednesday awoke to devastating news of an increased death toll. Eight people died at a nursing home in Hollywood that had limited power, according to local officials. They gave no immediate details on the
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USAThe International Olympic Committee named Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics on Wednesday, crowning two cities at the same time in a historic first for the embattled sports body. Loud applause rang out at the Lima Convention Centre shortly after the IOC membership voted to approve a deal hashed
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International, Sports & Competitions, USASEATTLE — Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell took the oath of office to become mayor on Wednesday, as Ed Murray, disgraced by allegations of child sexual abuse, ended his time at City Hall. The moment was bittersweet for Harrell, a Seattle native who advanced from Garfield High School to the University of Washington football
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USAFormer Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton led tributes following the death of LGBT rights campaigner Edith Windsor, 88, whose lawsuit led to the federal recognition of equal rights for same-sex couples. “America’s long journey towards equality has been guided by countless small acts of persistence, and fueled by the stubborn willingness of quiet heroes
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Obituaries & memorials, USAJACKSON-The Jackson Township council on Tuesday night met to discuss an ordinance that will effectively block the construction of a public eruv utilizing existing utility poles and wires across some neighborhoods in the town. The action was unanimously supported by the five member body. An antiquated ordinance on the books in the town would have
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USABayonne’s William Shemin is celebrated at new historical society exhibit Sgt. William Shemin saved some 30 men from his platoon during World War I. Because he was Jewish, William Shemin didn’t receive the Medal of Honor until 2015 when President Barack Obama presented it to Shemin’s daughters. Photos by Robert Wiener A cartoon from 1928
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Jewish History, USADeputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) met on Tuesday with the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations in the United States and stressed the importance of strengthening the alliance between Israel and the United States and between Israel and the Diaspora, as well as the importance of unity between the Jewish people in Israel
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Middle East, USAEdith Windsor, whose watershed legal case resulted in US federal recognition of same-sex married couples for the first time, died Tuesday, her lawyer told AFP. She was 88 years old. The gay rights champion’s historic case led the US Supreme Court in 2013 to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied federal
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USANorth Korea Tuesday condemned “vicious” new UN sanctions imposed over its sixth and largest nuclear test, warning it would make the US “suffer the greatest pain” it has ever experienced. The new sanctions imposed unanimously by the UN Security Council Monday ban North Korean textile exports and restrict shipments of oil products. The resolution, passed
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