Giffords recites Pledge of Allegiance at convention
The former congresswoman walked onto the stage accompanied by her close friend US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
View ArticleBiden: ‘No daylight’ between Israel and the US on Iran
At Rosh Hashanah reception at his residence, US vice president says White House ‘intently focused’ on Tehran threat
View ArticleObama wants pro-Israel Democratic chair to continue
US president will press for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to remain head of the Democratic National Committee
View ArticleOutstaffed and outspent, tiny team nailed down Jewish vote for Obama
With media savvy and an insider understanding of the community’s key concerns, ‘the Hub’ helped Democratic incumbent stay in the White House
View ArticleJewish clergy lobby against social program spending cuts
Rabbis join other religious leaders in call to protect poor during US ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations
View ArticleLegislation enhancing Holocaust survivors’ care introduced
Bill would help America’s 120,000 survivors remain in their communities
View ArticleYoung philanthropists take up plight of US Holocaust survivors
The Survivor Initiative, a volunteer project for young adults, raises funds and responds to survivors’ urgent needs — hopefully soon with the help of new US legislation
View ArticleFormer congressman Peter Deutsch finds new life in Israel
Ra’anana resident is an Orthodox Jew who’s made unorthodox choices
View ArticleLatino-Jewish caucus urges path to citizenship
Lobby aims to push an immigration reform plan which has passed the US Senate but is still foundering in the House
View ArticleWasserman Schultz raps Grayson for Klan rhetoric
Florida Democrat chides fellow Jewish member of Congress for comparing Tea Party to notorious racist group
View ArticleAIPAC rejects report of differences with Wasserman Schultz
The Washington Free Beacon, an online conservative news site, first reported on potential strife
View ArticleAnne Frank’s chestnut tree revived in DC
Lleafy sapling that entranced the famed diarist while she was in hiding planted on Capitol Hill in her memory
View ArticleDC prayer event pays homage to teen killed in Tel Aviv attack
As family continues legal battle over 2006 suicide bombing, Daniel Wultz’s commitment to prayer remembered on Capitol Hill
View ArticleCantor’s loss leaves Jewish Republicans bereft
House Majority Leader’s stunning defeat takes out a prominent voice on Israel, religious freedom
View ArticleParty leaders clash over Obama as election nears
Republicans, eager to turn midterm elections into a mandate on unpopular president, expect to win big
View ArticleWasserman Schultz’s ‘lower guilt’ latkes
The Florida politician is making good on her resolution to eat healthier Jewish soul food
View ArticleWasserman Schultz retracts intermarriage critique
Florida congresswoman says problem facing American Jews is assimilation, doesn’t oppose mixed marriages
View ArticleIsraeli ambassador gets an earful from Jewish Dems
Amid growing pressure on PM to cancel Congress speech, Ron Dermer told ‘Israel should never be used as a political football’
View ArticleDems confront Israel, raising Netanyahu speech stakes
Some party members reportedly decide to stay away from address, while others express frustration over unnecessary tension
View ArticleObama to dial back Israel critique after Jewish Dems push back — report
Lawmakers in closed-door meeting say hard to support nuclear deal when it seems White House is stabbing Israel in the back, Politico reveals
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