Illinois’ 9th Congressional District has an almost unbroken tradition of Jewish representation but that history now collides with a changing district and a crowded, high-stakes Democratic Party ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon who gained worldwide acclaim for his work, died Tuesday at the age of 84, his family confirmed in a statement. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the ...

I am a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with over 30 years of experience. I work with diverse individuals in a wide range of mental health settings. I am a caring and dedicated therapist who ...

AIPAC’s super PAC has recently thrown its support behind his opponent, Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin ...

The two new facilities will create 300 jobs and are part of the drugmaker’s broader plan to invest $100 billion in the U.S.

Across New York, elderly and medically fragile patients sit in hospital beds for days — sometimes weeks — not because they need acute care, but because nursing homes cannot afford to take them under ...

A program from Melton and Matan adapts Torah, prayer and holiday study for learners long left out of formal adult education.

WASHINGTON -- The man accused of gunning down a young couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington D.C., last May has now been charged with multiple terrorism offenses. Elias ...

Jackson died last week at age 84 after battling a rare neurological disorder that affected his mobility and ability to speak in his later years.

WASHINGTON — Terrorism charges have been added to the criminal indictment against the man charged with shooting Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, a soon-to-be-engaged couple, outside an event at the ...

The usual perception of Soviet Jewish literature after World War II is that there was none. The conversation around the decades after the Holocaust usually focuses on the refuseniks and large waves of ...

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