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Left, Alekander S., who will be 92 in June, is now in western Ukraine after escaping the bombing; right, Aleksandra B.’s grandson took his grandmother to a village 100 kilometers away to find safety. (Photos courtesy of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous)
May 18, 2022, 7:53 pm
15 ‘Righteous Gentiles’ lived in Ukraine
A Jersey-based American Jewish group rushed to aid them when Russia invaded
By Stewart Ain
An ADL survey of harassment adds urgency to a debate over limits of expression.
June 24, 2020, 11:00 am
Efforts to curb online hate meet concerns over free speech
ADL survey of harassment adds urgency to debate on limits of expression
By Stewart Ain
A conspiracy theory poster which appears in the documentary “Viral: Anti-Semitism in Four Mutations” airing next week on PBS. Photos from pbs.org
May 19, 2020, 9:16 pm
Another virus rampages across the globe
A PBS documentary compares anti-Semitism to infection that defies a cure
By Stewart Ain
JCC Abrams Camps in East Windsor has yet to announce its opening, but executive director Wendy Soos said they are “planning vigilantly and remain hopeful for our 60th summer.”Photo from jccabramscamps.org
May 4, 2020, 11:40 am
Summer camp uncertainty
Reform camps pull the plug on 2020; others holding off … for now
By Stewart Ain and Johanna R Ginsberg
Campers and staff at URJ Camp Harlam in Pennsylvania gather to welcome Shabbat. Photo Courtesy URJ Camp Harlam
April 29, 2020, 10:35 am
Summer camp hanging in the balance amid crisis
Overnight camps set to decide this week as they await government guidelines
By Stewart Ain and Johanna R Ginsberg
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal in July will assume leadership of USCJ and the Rabbinical Assembly.
April 1, 2020, 12:01 pm
Two national Conservative groups to share a CEO
Move is meant to deepen partnership between organizations serving rabbis and synagogues
By Stewart Ain
Nobuki Sugihara planting the first seedling in the Sugihara Righteous Forest near Beit Shemesh. Photos courtesy of Nobuki Sugihara
March 11, 2020, 11:10 am
Tangled roots: What’s become of the Sugihara Righteous Forest?
The son of the heroic Japanese diplomat and JNF at odds over bulldozed grove
By Stewart Ain
Days after a bomb threat was sent to the JCC MetroWest in West Orange, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that his proposed 2021 budget would include significant increases in funding for non-profit institutions. Photo courtesy Office of the Governor of New Jersey
February 26, 2020, 11:33 am
Bomb threats sent to JCC MetroWest, dozens of Jewish institutions across U.S.
Murphy’s proposed 2021 budget includes bump for non-profits to beef up security
By Johanna R Ginsberg and Stewart Ain
President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu during the peace plan announcement on Jan. 28 at the White House. Getty Images
February 3, 2020, 12:19 pm
West Bank sovereignty for Israel peace plan’s sticking point
Trump proposal highlights community’s fault lines as Israeli cabinet could soon extend Israeli law
By Stewart Ain
David Friedmann’s “Death March from Camp Gleiwitz I to Camp Blechhammer,” 1947. Oil on canvas. Copyright @1989 Miriam Friedman Morris.
January 22, 2020, 12:06 pm
Pew survey suggests Shoah becoming history for most Americans
But Holocaust education, museums, may stem the rise of anti-Semitism
By Jed Weisberger and Stewart Ain
President Trump at last week’s signing ceremony for an executive order extending protections for Jewish college students under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The order touched off a heated debate in the Jewish community. Getty Images
December 18, 2019, 10:42 am
Trump targets anti-Semitism: ‘Game changer’ or ‘disaster’?
Groups debate whether a new policy will protect Jewish students at the expense of free speech
By Stewart Ain and Johanna R Ginsberg
A woman receives medical assistance at the scene of a shooting in Jersey City, Dec. 10. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images
December 11, 2019, 10:57 am
Six dead after shooting inside kosher grocery store in Jersey City
By Stewart Ain
Liberal and centrist Jewish groups are “sounding the alarm” about what they call White House adviser Stephen Miller’s “reprehensible” views about immigrants. Getty Images
November 20, 2019, 11:34 am
Trump has his back; liberal, centrist Jews still want his head
Attacks on immigration policy architect Stephen Miller spread in wake of white nationalist emails
By Stewart Ain
An NIF donor might choose to give grants to groups working on climate change. Photos courtesy of NIF
November 14, 2019, 12:34 pm
A Portfolio With A Progressive Bent
New Israel Fund creates a values-based vehicle that promotes democracy and pluralism
By Stewart Ain
November 14, 2019, 12:22 pm
JNF Opens Online Portal For Donor-Advised Funds
By Stewart Ain
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