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Fed Fest to be held on Wed., Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.

Fed Fest, formerly titled the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans’ Annual Campaign Celebration, will be held this coming Wednesday evening from 7 – 9 p.m.  at the Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine.

All donors to the annual Federation campaign...

Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah to hold elections on Sun. morning

The Greater New Orleans chapter of Hadassah, the women’s Zionist organization, will be holding its annual election of officers on Sunday, December 8 at 10 a.m.

The meeting is being held both in person on the third floor of the...

Charges dismissed against Reuven Kahane, NY rabbi and developer accused of hitting Columbia protesters with his car

By LUKE TRESS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — All charges have been dismissed against a Manhattan rabbi and real estate developer who had been accused of ramming his vehicle into pro-Palestinian protesters in May.

Charges were also dropped...

After pardoning Jared Kushner’s father in his first term, Trump picks him as ambassador to France for his second

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Charles Kushner, his son-in-law’s father, to be ambassador to France, marking a reversal of Kushner’s public standing after he served time in prison nearly two decades ago.

Kushner,...

IDF: Officer believed to be alive in Gaza was killed on Oct. 7

(JNS.org) – An Israeli soldier previously believed to be among the living hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body taken by the terrorists, the Israel Defense Forces revealed on Monday.

Cpt....

Trump names Boulos, his mechuten, as senior Arab, Middle East adviser

(JNS.org) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stated on Sunday morning that his mechuten Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-born billionaire whose son Michael is married to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, will be his senior adviser on Arab and Middle East affairs.

“Massad is an accomplished...

Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America

By JUAN MELAMED

(JTA) — Like many of his fellow Latin American leaders, Uruguay’s new president-elect is left-wing. But Yamandu Orsi, who narrowly won a runoff election on Sunday, stands out in at least one way: He has never attacked...

France says it won’t arrest Netanyahu, despite ICC warrant against him

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — France has joined the nations who are signatories to the agreement that established the International Criminal Court pledging not to honor its warrants to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his former defense minister,...

Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to helm EPA, says he received bomb threat with ‘pro-Palestinian themed message’

By RON KAMPEAS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Lee Zeldin, the rising Jewish Republican star tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Environmental Protection Agency, said he and his family were among other incoming officials targeted with...

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect, ending over a year of war

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday, ending nearly 14 months of hostilities.

Israel’s Security Cabinet approved the U.S. proposal by a vote of 10-1, with National Security...