Echoes of ’80
By gracefully withdrawing from the race, President Biden enabled his party to avoid repeating the Jimmy Carter debacle of 1980, writes Michael Olesker.
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(Clockwise from left) Nick Itkin, Artem Dolgopyat, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Amit Elor, Sagi Muki, Jemima Montag, Claire Weinstein and Daniel Peretz. (Images via Getty; Design by Grace Yagel via JTA)
14 Jewish Athletes to Watch during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Read on for a (nearly exhaustive) list of Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch as Paris 2024 approaches.
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In a screen grab from a video, Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump appears to be injured after gunshots were reported at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. (Anadolu/Getty Images, via JTA)
Martyr of the Moment or Master of Mayhem?
In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Michael Olesker wonders about the former president’s place in American history’s cycle of violence.
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How to Disagree as Jews in a Time of Deep Schisms
Try to find the divine in the diverging views of another, especially with the war in Gaza, writes Rabbi Irwin Keller.
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Michael R. Bloomberg: “By reducing the financial barriers to these essential fields, we can free more students to pursue careers they’re passionate about -- and enable them to serve more of the families and communities who need them the most.” (File photo)
Michael R. Bloomberg Makes Billion-Dollar Donation to Hopkins Medical School
The historic gift by the former New York City mayor to his alma mater will cover the full tuition costs for medical school students coming from families earning less than $300,000 annually.
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(Clockwise from top) Vice President Kamala Harris, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris' Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff, is at far left. (Collage by Grace Yagel/Getty Images, via JTA)
Possible Contenders to Replace Joe Biden, and their Jewish stories
Here’s what voters with Jewish interests need to know about the Democrats who might be selected to run as the Democratic presidential nominee.
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California native Ashira Solomon was named to Hadassah’s annual list of "18 American Zionist Women You Should Know." A Jerusalem resident, she is an advocate for Israel and against antisemitism in the African-American community. (Photo courtesy of Hadassah via JTA)
These 18 American Women are Extraordinary Zionists, According to Hadassah
Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, recently released its second annual list of “18 American Zionist Women You Should Know.”
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Shoes from the festival are reminiscent of the shoes display at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Reflections of a Witness
Baltimore-based photographer Robyn Stevens Brody writes about the experience of recently touring the Nova Music Festival exhibition in New York.
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Feeling the Joy, Feeling the Pain, Feeling the Pride
Judaism and the joy of being a queer person are not at odds, writes Megan Brantley.
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Sen. Ben Cardin speaks to Jewish leaders about his strong support for Angela Alsobrooks' Senate candidacy. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Senate Hopeful Angela Alsobrooks Meets with Jewish Leaders in Pikesville
Accompanying the Prince George’s County Executive was the man she hopes to replace, Sen. Ben Cardin.
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Breaking the Grass Ceiling
Gov. Wes Moore’s pardoning of 175,000 cannabis-related convictions represents a cultural sea change in the war against drugs, writes Michael Olesker.
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