New York – Wall Street capped a week of milestones by delivering a couple more Friday. A late-afternoon burst of buying lifted the major U.S. stock indexes, which had spent much of the day in a sideways drift. The gains nudged the benchmark S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite to new closing highs for the [...]

New York – The New York Times has apologized for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper’s international edition. It showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dachshund wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind and skullcap-wearing U.S. President Donald Trump. The Times says the image “included anti-Semitic tropes.” The [...]

Washington – President Donald Trump is urging Americans to get vaccinations to prevent the spread of measles. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, said that people “have to get their shots.” He added that vaccinations “are so important.” Measles in the U.S. has climbed to its highest level in 25 years, [...]

Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh synagogue that six months ago was the site of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history held a vigil and offered its sympathy after another deadly shooting Saturday at a synagogue near San Diego, saying such violence “must end.” “It was only six months ago to the day that [...]

Los Angeles – More than 1,000 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or sent home this week in one of the most sweeping efforts yet by public health authorities to contain the spread of measles in the U.S., where cases have reached a 25-year high . By Friday [...]

Jerusalem – An Israeli official says Israel will free two prisoners as a “goodwill gesture” following the return of a soldier who went missing in action over 35 years ago. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said Saturday the release of the prisoners was [...]

San Francisco – An Iraq War veteran deliberately drove into a group of pedestrians because he thought some of the people were Muslim, California authorities said Friday. Isaiah Joel Peoples, 34, faces eight counts of attempted murder for injuring eight people, including four who remain hospitalized. The most seriously injured is a 13-year-old Sunnyvale girl [...]

Poway, CA – A 19-year-old gunman with AR-type assault weapon opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday, killing a woman and wounding three others Saturday, authorities said. President Donald Trump and other elected officials decried what they called an anti-Semitic attack exactly six [...]

New York – Locals and visitors looking for a Judaica store here will soon only have two options. J. Levine Books and Judaica, a longtime seller of Jewish books, gifts and ritual objects, will close at the end of May, owner Daniel Levine told The New York Jewish Week. Levine, the Midtown Manhattan shop’s fourth-generation [...]

Beach Park, IL – A chemical leak that caused a toxic plume to hang for hours over a northern Chicago suburb Thursday sickened dozens of people, including seven who are in critical condition, officials said. Lake Forest Fire Chief Mike Gallo said a tractor was towing two separate two-ton containers of anhydrous ammonia when the [...]