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JTA How these 29 last names became a cheat code for researchers surveying American Jews 3 Apr 2024
Ira Sheskin, a renowned American Jewish demographer, developed a technique using 29 distinctive Jewish last names to identify Jewish populations in surveys, ...
3 Apr 2024
JTA In a first, Oregon’s Jewish federations pull investments from fossil fuels 28 Mar 2024
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Jewish Federation of Lane County in Oregon, representing about 60,000 Jews, are the first Jewish federation...
28 Mar 2024
JTA Jews have always been prolific writers. Has AI wound up with too much of their work? 25 Mar 2024
Heila Precel, a Jewish researcher, published a paper highlighting how artificial intelligence (AI) training using texts without authors' permission, such as ...
25 Mar 2024
Forward 2 investigations underway following complaints of sexism at Ziegler rabbinical seminary 20 Mar 2024
American Jewish University and its Ziegler rabbinical school are facing two investigations into sexism and misconduct allegations against Rabbi Bradley Shavi...
20 Mar 2024
Forward The man sending $800M in post-Oct. 7 donations to Israel on where the money goes 13 Mar 2024
Jeff Schoenfeld, co-chair of the Israel Emergency Allocations Committee, is overseeing the distribution of nearly $800 million in donations from North Americ...
13 Mar 2024
JTA House set to vote on bill that could trigger TikTok ban, with support from major Jewish group 11 Mar 2024
A bill that may lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States due to concerns over national security and antisemitism has gained bipartisan support, including...
11 Mar 2024
Forward A new competition will grant a $1 million prize for technology to fight antisemitism 6 Mar 2024
Morielle Lotan launched the ADIR Challenge, offering a $1 million prize for tech solutions to combat antisemitism, inspired by her nephew's sacrifice during ...
6 Mar 2024
Forward Charlie Biton, co-founder of Israeli Black Panthers and first Israeli to meet Arafat, dies at 76 27 Feb 2024
Charlie Biton, co-founder of the Israeli Black Panthers and a prominent activist in Israel, passed away at the age of 76. Biton, a Mizrahi Jew born in Morocc...
27 Feb 2024
Forward 2 years into war, major Jewish fundraising for Ukraine has slowed to a trickle 25 Feb 2024
Amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Jewish federations have nearly exhausted funds raised for humanitarian relief after distributing $96 million over two year...
25 Feb 2024
Forward American Jewish University completes deal to sell its Los Angeles campus to nearby Jewish school 21 Feb 2024
American Jewish University in Los Angeles has completed the sale of its main campus, the Familian Campus, to Milken Community School, a nearby Jewish institu...
21 Feb 2024