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On World Humanitarian Day, Jewish Lessons for Surviving a Pandemic

Jews have developed an expertise in healing recent wounds, writes the director for disaster relief and international development at JDC.

How Jewish socialist summer camp shaped Ron Bloom, one of the men responsible for the Postal Service’s future

Ron Bloom, who steered the nation’s automobile industry through its own crisis a decade ago and now works in private equity, was appointed to the USPS board of governors last year.

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks at the group's 2018 National Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Liberal Jewish groups defend ADL after renewed attack from progressive coalition

The effort, called Drop The ADL, criticizes the ADL’s work with police forces across the country as well as its support of Israel.

New York

A Major Jewish Philanthropist is at the Center of a Manhattan Feud Over Homeless Shelters

New York

One Bat Mitzvah Girl’s Slam Dunk Story

New York

Before the Civil Rights Era, Irving Berlin Said Black Lives Matter

Politics

Accusations that Trump stokes racism and anti-Semitism take center stage at Democratic convention launch

Culture

Taking a page from ‘Vagina Monologues,’ a new book explores taboos around women’s sexuality and gender in the Orthodox world

Global

‘We were on top of the world’: Pandemic shatters kosher Polish cafe’s success and a husband-wife reunion

New York

Understanding the Difference between Natural and Lab Grown Diamond

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