Jewish groups

Construction unearths parts of Crimean synagogue long thought to be destroyed

Workers found a 9-foot-tall frame of a Star-of-David stained glass window while renovating a hospital in Crimea.

AIPAC, other pro-Israel leaders at Senate meet laud Kerry initiative

In a meeting with Senate Democrats, top pro-Israel leaders endorsed the Obama administration’s latest Israeli-Palestinian peace bid and warned that the recent Iranian election was of little consequence.

Jewish groups praise Russia’s removal from Jackson-Vanik

Jewish groups praised the U.S. House of Representatives for graduating Russia and Moldova out of Jackson-Vanik provisions that restricted trade.

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Jewish groups join call for $1 billion for housing assistance

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Supreme Court rules federal courts can consider Jerusalem passport issue

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Jewish groups sign on to ‘Faithful Budget’ plan, protest GOP budget proposal

Politics

Jewish groups elect to join drive promoting the vote

Politics

Eye on Iran, Obama pitches Jewish groups on START treaty ratification

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Groups praise child nutrition law, with qualms

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Lame-duck Congress jeopardizes school lunch program for poor, groups warn

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