Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish congresswoman and Middle East peace advocate, dies at 87 Lowey was the first woman to head the House Appropriations Committee.

The detained Columbia grad and other students filed a lawsuit seeking to block the university from sending disciplinary records to a House committee last month. The removals came as the …

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2 days ago · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finished his visit to Washington, D.C., without any public commitment by President Donald Trump to roll back the 17% tariff he is …

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1 day ago · The shuttering of federal agencies that support museums and arts organizations could cause a ripple effect in lost funding, Jewish arts administers say.

Feb 27, 2025 · The proportion of Jews that rarely if ever pray is far higher than among other religious communities — and on the rise.

1 day ago · The study helps quantify a Jewish boom that has burgeoned in southern Florida in recent years.

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Feb 13, 2025 · A new Jewish climate initiative says it has secured $18 million in philanthropic commitments for grants and advocacy work in the United States and Israel. The idea behind …