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PHILISSA CRAMER

Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan on 24 March 2011 (Goldnpuppy/Wikimedia CC BY-SA)
June 22, 2023, 7:53 am
‘Jeopardy!’ features Michigan synagogue in clue
Grandson of Holocaust survivors gets answer wrong, but still wins; Shaarey Zedek in Southfield was once described as ‘a concrete Sinai on the shoulder of Interstate 696’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
School board members in McMinn County, Tennessee, objected to Art Spiegelman's 'Maus' because of its language and images. (Philissa Cramer/JTA)
June 22, 2023, 3:25 am
Following criticism, Missouri school board votes not to ban Holocaust book ‘Maus’
Nixa Public Schools to keep Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel on the shelves, after considering removal because of new law barring ‘explicit sexual material’ for students
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Andrew Lapin
New York City Mayor Eric Adams marries Asaf Zamir and Maya Wertheimer the New York Public Library on June 11, 2023. (Maya Wertheimer/Instagram)
June 12, 2023, 6:46 pm
Asaf Zamir and Maya Wertheimer are wed by NYC mayor ahead of return to Israel
Former consul general and actress wife retie knot in the US since their Reform marriage in Israel isn’t recognized by the Jewish state
By PHILISSA CRAMER
An AI bot to generate cheesecake recipes is meant to prove that artificial intelligence can have a place in Orthodox communities. (Illustration by Mollie Suss/JTA)
May 25, 2023, 4:55 pm
App that can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes pitches AI to Orthodox Jews
The Brooklyn marketing exec behind CheesecakeWizard.AI walks a fine line in an insular, internet-averse community, shopping the new tech only to those who already use the net
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Screen grab from a GIF tweeted by The Sims account (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 18, 2023, 12:13 pm
‘The Sims’ video game adds Jewish foods after players’ campaign
Update allows players to serve foods such as challah and matzah ball soup, in move to increase representation
By PHILISSA CRAMER
A viral selfie taken by popstar Noa Kirel (right) with Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon on a flight to Tel Aviv in May, 2023. (WhatsApp screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 17, 2023, 6:37 pm
Plane encounter between singer Noa Kirel and top rabbi goes viral
Photo shared by rabbi’s daughter to social media resonates with Israelis, who see it as example of connection between two people from distinct communities
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Jewish teens in the Bronfman Youth Fellows program were surprised when Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones invoked the Jewish concept of tikkun olam during an encounter with them in Washington, DC. (Screenshot from TN Holler video via JTA)
May 3, 2023, 10:47 pm
How Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones started talking ‘tikkun olam’ with Jewish teens in DC
A video of a group of Bronfman Fellows encountering the young Democratic lawmaker and anti-gun violence activist gets over 2 million views on Twitter
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Ben Platt arrives at the premiere of 'Dear Evan Hansen' on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
May 2, 2023, 6:51 pm
Ben Platt wears Star of David necklace as part of Met Gala costume
The necklace choice comes as the performer stars in a play that tells the story of the 1915 antisemitic lynching of Leo Frank in the US, and whose opening drew neo-Nazi protests
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Rabbi Harold Kushner gives an interview aired November 26, 2004. (PBS screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 29, 2023, 12:54 pm
Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People,’ dies at 88
Influential congregational leader wrote bestselling theological guide after his son was diagnosed with fatal premature aging condition progeria
By Ben Harris and PHILISSA CRAMER
Children from British Jewish schools sing a new version of 'Adon Olam' in honor of the coronation of King Charles III. (Screenshot/YouTube via JTA, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
April 29, 2023, 4:03 am
UK Jewish children present new ‘Adon Olam’ for king’s coronation
Rendition of prayer song will be sung by school choirs at monarch’s ceremony next month
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Bob Iger and Doja Cat are among the Jewish entrants on Time Magazine's 100 most influential people list for 2023. (Time)
April 14, 2023, 6:46 pm
Gershkovich, Blume among Jews on Time’s ‘Most Influential’ list
Antisemitism envoy Lipstadt, Treasury chief Yellen, Disney CEO Eiger, rapper Doja Cat and The Rehearsal’s Nathan Fielder also make it into magazine’s 2023 top 100
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Franklin Barrett Sechriest. (Austin Police)
April 10, 2023, 4:03 pm
Man pleads guilty to hate crime in 2021 Texas synagogue arson
Franklin Barrett Sechriest faces up to 20 years in prison for attack on Austin house of worship; Congregation Beth Israel’s board approves plea deal
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Melissa Klapper stands with 'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings during her March 2023 appearance on the show. (Courtesy Sony/Jeopardy!)
March 25, 2023, 4:40 am
Jewish studies prof. wins $60k on ‘Jeopardy!’ — despite missing Yom Kippur question
Melissa Klapper talks about her Jewish background, her research interests and the experience of filming the high-stakes quiz show
By PHILISSA CRAMER
An employee of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, right, hands out an aid package to a Jewish woman in Kharkiv, Ukraine during the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. (Courtesy of JDC)
March 18, 2023, 2:32 am
Jewish communal world baffled after Ben Gvir targets mainstream US aid group JDC
National security minister has vowed to shut down Joint Distribution Committee program tackling crime in Arab communities, branding the century-old, apolitical group ‘leftist’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Miriam Adelson at the opening of an ancient road at the City of David archaeological site in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, June 30, 2019. (Photo by Flash90)
March 12, 2023, 6:12 pm
Pro-Israel stalwart Miriam Adelson joins chorus criticizing judicial overhaul push
Top Israeli-American philanthropist and donor expresses concern over rollout as ‘hasty, injudicious, and irresponsible move’; actor Noa Tishby says plan ‘not a reform but a coup’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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