Jewish Insider Discovering the secrets of the Jewish South jewishinsider.com - Amy Spiro Sue Eisenfeld had never given much thought to Jewish history in the southern United States. She grew up in a secular Jewish family in Philadelphia …
Jewish InsiderPandemics The 33-year-old data scientist helping Israel — and the world — fight coronavirus jewishinsider.com ‘Zoombombing’ is a word you can unfortunately expect to hear more in the coming days. Virtual classes at Yeshiva University were zoombombed by …
Jewish InsiderPharma What’s in a name? For the pharmaceutical company behind a potential coronavirus treatment, it’s biblical jewishinsider.com - Melissa Weiss Gilead Pharmaceuticals shot to prominence this month following news that the U.S.-based company was testing a potential treatment for COVID-19. The …
Jewish InsiderPandemics Amid a pandemic, a Boston physician takes on a popular incumbent in Congress jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh For physician and researcher Robbie Goldstein, the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic comes at a unique moment, for both him and the country. …
Jewish InsiderPandemics CoronaCrush seeks to spark romance amid isolation jewishinsider.com - matthew-kassel Last week, Ariela Abesara was on a date, watching the sunset from the balcony of her Tel Aviv apartment. The 28-year-old, who works at insurance …
Jewish InsiderSouth Asia Experts debate Trump administration’s move to renew sanctions waivers on Iran jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh The U.S. has renewed waivers on Iran sanctions to allow Russian, Chinese and European companies to conduct work at Iranian nuclear sites past the …
Jewish InsiderCoronavirus (Covid-19) The 33-year-old data scientist helping Israel — and the world — fight coronavirus jewishinsider.com - Amy Spiro She’s not a healthcare worker or a government official.But Dr. Kira Radinsky, 33, is at the forefront of Israel’s battle against the novel …
Jewish InsiderSanctions Rubio slams White House decision to renew sanctions waivers on Iran jewishinsider.com - By Hill pushbackRubio slams White House decision to renew sanctions waivers on Iran Daily KickoffSteve Israel’s pick to succeed Nita Lowey | Tel Aviv’s …
Jewish InsiderNita Lowey Steve Israel’s pick to succeed Nita Lowey | Tel Aviv’s rooftop saxophonist | A new Foer author jewishinsider.com Casino mogul Sheldon Adelsonhas procured approximately two million face masks to counter the shortage of the much-needed protective gear at hospitals …
Jewish InsiderIcon version of the Flipboard logoIsrael How Adam Schleifer won over Israel, Steve Israel jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh Last week, former Rep. Steve Israel announced his endorsement of Adam Schleifer, one of 14 Democrats seeking to succeed longtime Rep. Nita Lowey …
Jewish InsiderSmall Business Philanthropist David Magerman launches grant program to address coronavirus pandemic jewishinsider.com - Melissa Weiss Venture capitalist David Magerman’s Differential Ventures is hoping to spur innovation in the tech sector, launching a grant program to provide funds …
Jewish InsiderAndrew Cuomo As New York closes in on budget negotiations, funders weary of new reporting proposal jewishinsider.com - Melissa Weiss As nonprofits struggle amid the economic impact of the current COVID-19 crisis, they may soon be facing an additional stumbling block, in the form of …
Jewish InsiderJerry Nadler New York liberal Jews form progressive advocacy group jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh Sensing an opportunity for a New York organization that is focused on both domestic policy and Israel with a left-wing tilt, a group of local Jewish …
Jewish InsiderHorns Yarden Klayman’s rooftop saxophone performance attracts worldwide audience jewishinsider.com - matthew-kassel Yarden Klayman was stuck in her Tel Aviv apartment and feeling restless. The 26-year-old Israeli alto saxophonist was used to playing her horn at …
Jewish InsiderBooks Esther Safran Foer wants you to know she’s still here jewishinsider.com - Melissa Weiss Esther Safran Foer will be the first to tell you she isn’t a writer.But Foer, whose debut book, I Want You To Know We’re Still Here: A Post-Holocaust …
Jewish InsiderplayOld Testament In face of Covid-19, reciting Psalms on the Senate floor jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh Speaking on the Senate floor last week during a debate over the $2 trillion stimulus package, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) recited Psalms chapter 121 …
Jewish InsiderUnited States Sheldon Adelson ships two million masks to U.S. hospitals jewishinsider.com - Melissa Weiss Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has procured approximately two million face masks to counter the shortage of the much-needed protective gear at …
Jewish InsiderThomas Massie Romney on two states — Meet Massie’s challenger — Bernie Bros Ba’aretz jewishinsider.com “We should spare a moment for sorrow and grief,” John Dickerson writes in The Atlantic. “If we spare a moment, we give our neighbors the simple …
Jewish InsiderDavid Simon David Simon drew from his Jewish heritage to write ‘The Plot Against America’ jewishinsider.com - matthew-kassel Until recently, actor Morgan Spector had never thought of David Simon as a particularly Jewish writer. “I thought of him as this sort of tough, …
Jewish InsiderSmall Business Following CARES Act passage, $350 billion of loans available to small businesses and non-profits jewishinsider.com - Melissa Weiss Following Friday’s passage of the CARES Act, which is providing $2 trillion to support the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus, non-profit …
Jewish InsiderplayMitt Romney Mitt Romney: Trump’s endorsement of a Palestinian state is a ‘positive step’ jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) discussed his support for Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in a video interview for the Israel Summit at …
Jewish InsiderThomas Massie The only Republican primary challenger with the backing of the RJC jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh Todd McMurtry is a seasoned trial attorney who first received national exposure after representing a student filmed in a confrontation with …
Jewish InsiderIsrael The voters who delivered Bernie his primary win in Israel jewishinsider.com - Amy Spiro When the votes were counted up in Israel this month, the result was too close to call. That was the case in not just the country’s third consecutive …
Jewish InsiderBenny Gantz As events switch to Zoom, the ratings on who’s watching what jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh Today is Friday.As Seth Mandel, executive editor of the Washington Examiner, quipped earlier in the week, “There are now two days of the week: Shabbos …
Jewish InsiderTechnology (Israel) In the age of Zoom, who is watching what? jewishinsider.com - Melissa Weiss As events and conferences around the country are cancelled and postponed, Jewish organizations are pivoting to Zoom to engage their members. A slew …
Jewish InsiderSocial Distancing Coronavirus causes congressional campaigns to shift focus, strategy jewishinsider.com - Max Neuberger The coronavirus is shaking up congressional races around the country, causing candidates to shift their messaging to address the pandemic and its …
Jewish InsiderBenny Gantz Gantz splits with allies in order to broker unity deal with Netanyahu jewishinsider.com - Jacob Kornbluh In a stunning turnabout, Israel’s Blue and White Party split in two yesterday, paving the way for Benny Gantz to join Prime Minister Benjamin …
Jewish InsiderplayMovies The power of silent ‘Resistance’ jewishinsider.com - Amy Spiro Award-winning director Jonathan Jakubowicz — the grandson of Polish Holocaust survivors — never imagined he’d make a film about the Holocaust.“I …
Jewish InsiderAmmar Campa-Najjar Born in California, raised in Gaza — will San Diego send this millennial to Congress? jewishinsider.com Yesterday was the deadliest day on record for coronavirus-related deaths in the United States, with more than 200 reported fatalities. Robert …
