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The iShpiel: a way to discover new Purim parody faces.

Simplifying the Purim parody

The iShpiel: a way to discover new Purim parody faces. (Edmon J. Rodman) Read more »

U.S. pulling out of ‘Durban II’ conference

The Obama administration has decided to boycott the so-called Durban II conference over ant-Semitism concerns. Read more »

Top Stories

Synagogue hails Dutch lawmaker as a hero

In his home continent, Dutch politician Geert Wilders is something of a pariah over his harsh views on Islam, but he was cheered during a recent speech at a synagogue near Boston and is receiving support from two organizations with strong ties to the American Jewish community. Read more »

Bomb damages Caracas synagogue

A Caracas synagogue was damaged by a bomb. Read more »

Vatican rejects bishop apology for Holocaust remarks

The Vatican dismissed as insufficient Bishop Richard Williamson's apology for making comments minimizing the Holocaust. Read more »

Op-Ed: Israel must address flawed electoral system

The predicament created by Israel’s recent Knesset elections does not reveal any new problems in Israel’s electoral system; it simply underscores the problems everyone knows already are there. Read more »

Blogs

The Fundermentalist

The real Madoff scandal: Big endowments

Former White House Jewish liaison argues that the real Madoff scandal was that the Jewish community was… Read Blog »

Capital J

U.S. pulls out of Durban II (UPDATE #2 WITH MORE REACTION)

The Obama administration has decided to boycott the so-called Durban II conference out of concerns for… Read Blog »

The Telegraph

Thank you, American Jews. Love, Sderot

Sedrot Mayor David Bouskila dropped by JTA’s offices as part of his thank-you tour of American… Read Blog »

Photos and Videos

Rescue services members on Oct. 17, 2009 take out the body of a child who was among the six members of the Oshrenko family found stabbed to death in their torched apartment in Rishon Lezion, Israel. (Roni Schutzer / Flash90 / JTA) Gush Katif residents uprooted from their Gaza Strip community four years ago breaking ground for the Young Israel of Bnei Dekalim  synagogue in Givat Hazan in southern Israel during the intermediate days of Sukkot. Approximately 150 former families from Neve Dekalim now reside in Givat Hazan, a community that expects to grow to 500 families. (National Council of Young Israel) The Dalai Lama said he had much to learn from Jews during a Shemini Atzeret visit to the Adas Israel Congregation sukkah in Washington on Oct. 10, 2009. He is flanked by Rabbi Gil Steinlauf, left, and Cantor Jeffrey Weber. India's Bnei Menashe celebrate Sukkot in the northeastern state of Manipur on Oct. 6, 2009 with lulavim and etrogim sent from Israel.
 (Shavei Israel) Palestinians shout at Israeli border police officers blocking the entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Oct. 04, 2009. (Mohammar Awad / Flash 90 / JTA) More than 5,000 Christians from nearly 100 nations gathered at Ein Gedi on Oct. 2, 2009 for a dinner and concert to usher in Sukkot at the annual Feast of Tabernacles sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. (Matthias Guggisberg / ICEJ) Sukkot fill the fervently Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood Batei Ungarin at the holiday. (Kobi Gideon / Flash 90 / JTA) Workers unload markers for 266 previously unmarked graves of indigent Jews at the Mount Richmond Cemetery on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sept. 30, 2009. The markers are part of the Hebrew Free Burial Association's Leave Your Mark campaign. (David Karp) Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi Aaron Gurevitch blows the shofar at the opening of the first synagogue in a Russian jail, in the city of Yartsevo. (Chabad.org) Hadassah members take part in a rally Sept. 24, 2009 near the United Nations against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the regime in Tehran. (Courtesy of Hadassah)

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  • Rescue services members on Oct. 17, 2009 take out the body of a child who was among the six members of the Oshrenko family found stabbed to death in their torched apartment in Rishon Lezion, Israel.
  • Gush Katif residents uprooted from their Gaza Strip community four years ago breaking ground for the Young Israel of Bnei Dekalim  synagogue in Givat Hazan in southern Israel during the intermediate days of Sukkot. Approximately 150 former families from Neve Dekalim now reside in Givat Hazan, a community that expects to grow to 500 families.
  • The Dalai Lama said he had much to learn from Jews during a Shemini Atzeret visit to the Adas Israel Congregation sukkah in Washington on Oct. 10, 2009. He is flanked by Rabbi Gil Steinlauf, left, and Cantor Jeffrey Weber.
  • India's Bnei Menashe celebrate Sukkot in the northeastern state of Manipur on Oct. 6, 2009 with lulavim and etrogim sent from Israel.
  • Palestinians shout at Israeli border police officers blocking the entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Oct. 04, 2009.
  • More than 5,000 Christians from nearly 100 nations gathered at Ein Gedi on Oct. 2, 2009 for a dinner and concert to usher in Sukkot at the annual Feast of Tabernacles sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
  • Sukkot fill the fervently Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood Batei Ungarin at the holiday.
  • Workers unload markers for 266 previously unmarked graves of indigent Jews at the Mount Richmond Cemetery on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sept. 30, 2009. The markers are part of the Hebrew Free Burial Association's Leave Your Mark campaign.
  • Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi Aaron Gurevitch blows the shofar at the opening of the first synagogue in a Russian jail, in the city of Yartsevo.
  • Hadassah members take part in a rally Sept. 24, 2009 near the United Nations against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the regime in Tehran.
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