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May 3, 2012 marks the first anniversary of the JTA Archive. [[READMORE]] In 1949, Congress celebrated Israel’s first birthday with two hours of speeches: Sixteen Congressmen, including Jews and Christians, arose in the House of Representatives late today during a two-hour special order on Israel to register endorsement of the new nation on the occasion of […]

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Jews’ love for baseball is well-documented. Once in a blue moon, though, America’s favorite pastime is marred by anti-Jewish remarks. [[READMORE]] Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young has been suspended for 7 games after allegedly attacking a group of men in a New York City hotel and yelling anti-Semitic remarks. Young was arrested after the incident. […]

In May 1977, JTA announced that it would put all of it’s old articles onto 16mm microfilm. 35 years later, JTA is celebrating the one year anniversary of our online Jewish news archive. Here’s a look at 10 great JTA tech innovations, in no particular order: 10. Daily News Bulletin put on microfilm (1977) More […]

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