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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen will honor a group of 1969 New York Mets players in celebration of the team's 50th anniversary of...

BY RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Democratic candidates are steering clear of AIPAC’s big policy conference, but celebrations by the pro-Israel lobby’s critics on the left may be premature. This...

(JTA) — Michael Steinhardt, the megadonor who helped found Birthright Israel and supports a wide range of Jewish institutions, has been accused of a pattern of propositioning and making...

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein recently proposed an addition to the New York State budget that has been heralded as an important and innovative breakthrough by community leaders and summer camp...

Among the many groups and teams who ran the Jerusalem Marathon last Friday, there was one team that attracted unusual attention: A team of Orthodox kids and adults led...

By Mario Alex Joseph and Peter Stein Presidium, Five Towns Civic Association The developer who purchased the Woodmere Club property has taken the initial first step of the legal process of...

The Life Of Marton Sternberg, Part 4 In Part 3: The bird of prey had spread its wings over the Jewish community of Hungary. The gas chambers of Auschwitz were...

By MARCY OSTER/JTA 03/18/2019 U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted: “Jewish people are leaving the Democratic Party." Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat turned Independent who ran for vice president in 2000, said...

By Rabbi Benji Levy A few weeks ago, I woke up to a flurry of messages from my students in Australia asking how swastikas could taint the iconic Bondi beach...

Israel’s average national height rose ever so slightly on Wednesday when former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire officially received Israeli citizenship in a ceremony at the Interior Ministry. The 6-foot-10-inch American-born...