Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer is the Jewish Telegraphic Agency's editor in chief. Prior to joining JTA in 2020, she was a founder and editor at Chalkbeat, the nonprofit news organization covering education. She is a graduate of Brown University.

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Obituaries

Cantor Philip Sherman, the ‘busiest mohel in New York,’ dies at 67

By Philissa Cramer August 10, 2023

United States

Ghislaine Maxwell identifies as Jewish in prison, tapping into resources for incarcerated Jews

By Philissa Cramer August 7, 2023

Culture

Rapper Cardi B tweets, then deletes, picture of Orthodox Jews after legal triumph

By Philissa Cramer August 4, 2023

United States

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting jurors are deliberating the death penalty for the 2nd day

By Philissa Cramer and Ron Kampeas August 2, 2023

Obituaries

Dugo Leitner, Holocaust survivor whose falafel ritual made him a social media star, dies at 93

By Philissa Cramer July 28, 2023

New York

Orthodox Jewish recruit is valedictorian of New York Police Department’s training academy

By Philissa Cramer July 27, 2023

Religion

Opponents of Israel’s judicial overhaul see parallels in Tisha B’Av, this week’s Jewish day of mourning

By Philissa Cramer July 26, 2023

New York

‘When there is a crisis over there … we feel it viscerally here’: New Yorkers march in solidarity with Israeli protesters

By Philissa Cramer July 24, 2023

United States

A South Carolina school district removed ‘The Fixer,’ a classic novel about antisemitism with its own history of school controversies

By Andrew Lapin and Philissa Cramer July 19, 2023

United States

Rep. Pramila Jayapal walks back criticism of Israel as a ‘racist state’

By Philissa Cramer and Ben Sales July 17, 2023

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