Ron Kampeas, JTA, Author at JMORE

Two Navy men attach cargo to a Sea Hawk helicopter from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Red Sea, May 10, 2019. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been deployed to the area as tensions with Iran have escalated. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Is Iran the New Iraq? Here are the Similarities — and Big Differences

May 16, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

Israel, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been a vocal supporter of the Trump administration’s confrontational posture toward Iran.

A view of the Chabad congregation in Poway, Calif. (Google Street View)

One Dead, Multiple Injured in San Diego Synagogue Shooting

April 27, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

The shooting comes on the last day of Passover and six months to the day after the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.

Joe Biden arrives in front of a Stop & Shop store in Dorchester, Mass., in support of striking union workers, April 18, 2019. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

5 Jewish Things to Know About Joe Biden

April 25, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

How deep is Biden’s Jewish record? So deep that it was hard to pick just five Jewish things to know about him.

Henry Bloch in 1980 (Bloch family)

Henry Bloch, Founder of H&R Block and Philanthropist, Dies at 96

April 24, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

Richard Bloch, who died in 2004, said they used the “Block” spelling for the company to make sure clients pronounced their name correctly.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.): "If right doesn’t matter, we are lost. If truth doesn’t matter, we’re lost.” (Mario Tama/Getty Images, via JTA)

Adam Schiff isn’t Closing the Book on the Trump-Russia Investigation

April 24, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

“The president’s deceit about the project, and Russia’s knowledge of it, give Russia something to hold over him.”– Adam Schiff

Bernie Sanders as comic book hero (Josh Blaylock)

Bernie Sanders Gets the Buff Comic Book Hero Treatment

April 23, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

Sanders is not the only 2020 contender who gets the superhero treatment.

Former CIA deputy chief David Cohen appears in an undated ohoto as an extra in "Game of Thrones. (Twitter)

The Jewish Spy on ‘Game of Thrones’

April 23, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

David Cohen is one of a handful of American Jews to reach the top echelons of the intelligence community.

Police respond to the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Oct. 27, 2018. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Here’s How Jewish Groups are Planning for the Next Pittsburgh

April 17, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

“From the dark recesses of the internet to world capitals we see an increase in activity, an increase in threats to our community.”–Michael Masters, SCN

Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russia investigation, leaves following a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol, June 21, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

7 Jewish Things to Look for When Mueller Wraps Up His Investigation

March 4, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

As tight-lipped as Mueller has been, it’s possible to glean the thrust of his investigation from his multiple court filings, indictments and convictions.

Michael Cohen arrives with his wife and daughter at federal court in New York City for his sentencing hearing, Dec. 12, 2018. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Noting Father’s Holocaust Survival, Michael Cohen Calls Trump a ‘Racist’ and ‘Con Man’

February 27, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

“My father survived the Holocaust thanks to the compassion and selfless acts of others,” Michael Cohen said in a statement posted and set to be delivered Feb. 27 in dramatic testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Amy Klobuchar speaks at the 2018 DGA Honors Show in New York City, Oct. 18, 2018. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for DGA)

5 Jewish Things About Amy Klobuchar

February 7, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

Klobuchar, who is of Slovenian descent, likes to joke about how often she’s asked if she’s Jewish. No, but here are five things about her that are.