Congress is now 3 times more Jewish than the United States as a whole

More than 6 percent of the new Congress is Jewish, with 34 Jews among the total of 535 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Read more.

Milwaukee Jewish Federation names new president and CEO

The Milwaukee Jewish Federation has named Miryam Rosenzweig as its new president and chief executive officer. Rosenzweig, who is currently chief development officer for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, assumes her new position on March 19. Read more.

Steelers donate $70,000 to victims of Pittsburgh synagogue attack

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Stronger Than Hate campaign inspired the city and the world to rally around the Jewish community in the wake of the shooting attack on a local synagogue building that left 11 dead. On Sunday, the NFL team donated $70,000 to help the Jewish community and the familie…

Medical resident in Cleveland fired for anti-Semitic social media posts

A medical resident at the Cleveland Clinic was fired after her anti-Semitic social media posts were discovered. Dr. Lara Kollab worked at there from July 2018 to September 2018. The clinic fired her after the messages – which were posted over the last seven years – were flagged. Read more.

Israel officially withdraws from UNESCO

Israel’s withdrawal from UNESCO has gone into effect a year after it officially notified the international body that it would leave. Read more.