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The latest stamp was designed by Jewish artist and U.S. Postal Service art director Antonio Alcalá. (Courtesy of USPS. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg via JTA)
The latest Chanukah stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service was designed by the son of a Holocaust survivor.
Read MoreThe decision came after an outcry of protests from Jewish groups in Maryland and around the country.
Read MoreThe gift by Ellen W.P. Wasserman is the largest from an individual in the 26-year history of the LifeBridge Health system.
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Rescue crews searched hours for Tzion Maron after he was separated from his family while on a hike northwest of Flagstaff. (Screen shot)
Tzion Maron, 8, was missing for more than 12 hours before being found safe and in good spirits by volunteer rescuers.
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Pro-Israel and anti-Israel protesters clashed in front of Northwest Baltimore's Congregation Shomrei Emunah last April. (File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Ayman Nassar was criticized by Jewish groups for his praise of Hamas terrorists and attacks on Israel.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is shown here at City Hall in Bloomington, Minnesota, earlier this month. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images, courtesy of JTA)
Since being elected governor in 2018, Walz has advanced progressive policies including protecting abortion rights, expanding paid family leave, and ensuring free school meals for all children, including immigrants.
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Founded in 1649 and designated Maryland's capital the same year, Annapolis served as the nation's capital from November of 1783 until June of 1784. (File photo)
In Annapolis, storm damage and flooding have become a way of life, and it could be an omen for all of us, writes Michael Olesker.
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The Baltimore JCC Maccabi 15-16 boys basketball team are shown at the 36th annual JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest in 2017 in Orange County, California. (File photo)
The Baltimore-based platform will provide updated scores, schedules and highlights from the world’s largest Jewish youth sporting event.
Read MoreFrom July 1-14, 23 Israeli campers and nine counselors were based at Capital Camps in Waynesboro, Pa., for fun, healing and camaraderie.
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Vice President Kamala Harris (center) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (left) speak to the press while touring the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia last month.
(Ryan Collerd / AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
Shapiro’s moderate tendencies have drawn praise and criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, pose near the Western Wall in Jerusalem in November of 2017. (Halie Soifer, courtesy of JTA)
Over the course of her life and career, the vice-president has been surrounded by Jews, which has given her an easy familiarity with Jewish spaces and concerns.
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