Asaf Elia-Shalev
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ tackles alleged conspiracy to distort articles on Holocaust
The online encyclopedia will probe allegations that volunteer editors put blame for the genocide on Jews and absolve Poles of collaboration. → Read More
Half of America's 25 most generous philanthropists are Jews. Few give to Jewish groups.
Of the Jews who made Forbes' annual list of top philanthropists, only Lynn and Stacy Schusterman of the Tulsa oil dynasty, are prominent donors to Jewish causes. → Read More
How to find newly released Israeli immigration records from 1919 onward
The genealogy website MyHeritage posted online 1.7 million records of ship and plane passenger arrivals stored in bound books at the Israel State Archives. → Read More
Trump hosts Kanye West and prominent antisemite Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago
Trump claims he didn't invite white nationalist Nick Fuentes and that he didn't know anything about him. → Read More
'Now that Elon is taking over': Online antisemites see opening as Twitter is handed over to Musk
A hashtag campaign launched by online extremists has led lead to wave of hateful content as Elon Musk's reign at Twitter begins. → Read More
Israel to build a museum dedicated to Albert Einstein at university he helped found
The museum will be located on the campus of the Hebrew University, which holds the bulk of the Jewish physicist's papers. → Read More
Stanford U apologizes for discriminating against Jewish applicants in the 1950s
Stanford's president apologized for the discrimination and vowed to improve conditions for Jewish students today. → Read More
Los Angeles council member recorded making racist comments also discussed Jews disparagingly
“Judíos cut their deal with South L.A. They are gonna screw everybody else," said L.A. City Council Member Nury Martinez in the leaked audio clip. → Read More
Chinese censors ban printing of Hasidic woman's memoir due to ‘anti-communist’ content
“The Queen of Cleveland,” by a Jewish woman who lived in the Soviet Union, triggered extra caution among censors amid Russia's war on Ukraine. → Read More
New Mexico’s Jewish federation is on brink of collapse with no staff or funding for programs
“I do not know what here is mismanagement and what is fraud,” said one federation board member. → Read More
Israel gets back looted coin created by Jewish rebels during revolt against Roman Empire
Worth as much as $1 million, the silver quarter shekel is among the rarest coins remaining from the Great Revolt 2,000 years ago. → Read More
With climate bill passed, Democrats deliver on top policy concern for American Jews
According to recent polling, Jews not only care about climate — they also seem to prioritize over almost any other issue. → Read More
Their fortunes come from oil. Here’s how these Jewish philanthropies deal with climate change.
Some donate heavily to climate causes, others don't prioritize the issue. → Read More
WhatsApp founder Jan Koum donates record $2 million to AIPAC's campaign efforts
The publicity-shy Jewish billionaire is flexing his wealth to support pro-Israel candidates and causes. → Read More
Israeli reporter sneaks into Mecca, triggering outcry in Saudi Arabia and apologies in Israel
It's illegal under Saudi law and prohibited by Muslim jurisprudence for non-Muslims to enter Mecca's holy sites. → Read More
Israel says US sex offender won't get citizenship amid lobbying by prominent American rabbis
Baruch Lanner's bid for citizenship triggered an outcry among advocates of victims of sexual abuse in Israel and the United States. → Read More
Russia’s Jewish oligarchs, 4 months into the war on Ukraine: Where are they now?
Of the 18 businessmen and philanthropists with Jewish ties originally spotlighted by JTA, 15 now face Western sanctions → Read More
WhatsApp’s reclusive founder has quietly become a megadonor to Jewish causes
Billionaire Californian Jan Koum gives to Chabad, pro-Israel causes and Jewish relief efforts in his native Ukraine. → Read More
God Nisanov becomes latest Russian Jewish billionaire philanthropist to face US sanctions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Nisanov "one of the richest men in Europe and a close associate of several Russian officials.” → Read More
A Rothschild who debunks conspiracy theories for a living is writing the book about Jewish space lasers
"The book is about trying to figure out why [conspiracies latched onto] this wealthy Jewish family and not another wealthy Jewish family. Or why not the Rockefellers, the Morgans, the Waltons?" → Read More