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Meet Argentina’s Axel Wahnish, the first rabbi ever to be appointed as an ambassador to Israel

Wahnish is the personal rabbi to Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, who is Catholic but says he wants to become Jewish.

By Juan Melamed April 9, 2024 5:00 pm

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Under court order, Philadelphia theater screens Israeli film that it cancelled in the face of protests

The theater had attempted to cancel the screening of documentary about an Israeli musician, citing the “current climate.”

April 9, 2024 4:46 pm

Germany to give Holocaust survivors in Israel an extra $238 each because of the war

About half of the world’s remaining Holocaust survivors live in Israel.

April 9, 2024 4:24 pm

Seminar

How US Jewish summer camps are preparing to welcome Israeli staff — many fresh from war

By Jacob Gurvis April 9, 2024 4:02 pm

Ritchie Torres’ pro-Israel activism sparks controversy in DC — and within his own family. In Israel, he’s a star.

By Ron Kampeas April 9, 2024 7:35 am

Donations to Israel since Oct. 7 top $1.4 billion, Israeli government report concludes

By Asaf Elia-Shalev April 8, 2024 12:43 pm

6 months into Israel’s war, American rabbis are grappling with anxiety over the battle’s aims and mounting toll

By JTA Staff April 7, 2024 5:26 pm

Elliot Gould, Joaquin Phoenix, Ilana Glazer, 150+ Jewish creatives sign open letter backing Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech

By Jackie Hajdenberg April 5, 2024 5:10 pm

Israeli military fires 2 officers in the wake of World Central Kitchen killings: ‘A serious failure’

By Ron Kampeas April 5, 2024 9:29 am

How Howard Kohr made AIPAC a pro-Israel powerhouse while keeping out of sight

By Ron Kampeas April 4, 2024 8:00 pm

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