United States

20 senators urge posthumous Medal of Freedom for Rabbi Abraham Heschel

The letter, signed by the Senate's entire Jewish caucus and others, cites Heschel's alliance with Martin Luther King Jr. in advancing the cause of civil rights.

Synagogue president wins Democratic nod in suburban Las Vegas district

Jacky Rosen easily won in a six-person race and now will face Republican challenger Danny Tarkanian, whose late father was the popular men's basketball coach at UNLV.

American Jewish Committee taps former board chair as president

John Shapiro, the managing director of a capital management firm, cited the "enormous challenges" of delegitimization efforts against Israel, resurrected anti-Semitism and BDS activities on campus.