Jewish Telegraphic Agency

archive.jta.org — TEL AVIV, May. 27 (JTA) - In what appears to have been a brilliantly planned and flawlessly executed operation, 14,087 Ethiopian Jews, comprising over 3,000 families, were airlifted from Addis Ababa to Israel over the weekend within some 30 hours. Code-named "Operation Solomon," the airlift was accomplished in a mere 40 flights, involving dozens of aircraft.

jta.org — OU welcomes Romney's school choice proposal WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Orthodox Union welcomed a pledge by presidential candidate Mitt Romney to allow low-income families to use federal dollars to send their children to parochial schools. "Gov.

jta.org — Romney to meet with Jewish donors WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Mitt Romney is meeting with about 30 major Jewish donors to his presidential campaign as part of a "constituents day." Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and all-but-certain Republican nominee for president, will meet for about an hour with the donors in Boston on Thursday.

jta.org — House letter urging Iran diplomacy garners 71 signatures WASHINGTON (JTA) -- A bipartisan slate of 71 members of the U.S. House of Representatives told President Obama in a letter that they backed diplomacy as the means to bring about Iranian nuclear transparency.

jta.org — White House sets May 30 for Jewish Heritage WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The White House is celebrating Jewish Heritage Month on May 30. A White House official on Wednesday confirmed to JTA reports from a number of Jewish community officials that this year's celebrations would be held at the end of the month.

blogs.jta.org — The Jewish heritage barbeque at Gracie Mansion It's not yet clear what New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be doing with his time after Jan. 1, 2014, when his mayoral term expires. But one thing is certain: He won't be going into stand-up comedy. Or, at least, he shouldn't.

blogs.jta.org — Brad Sherman: It was on purpose Via BuzzFeed, Brad Sherman says the distribution of two sets of family photos to constituents -- one with his Mom, one without -- was all part of the plan. "If people see my family they're going to vote for me," explains the congressman running against fellow Jewish Dem Howard Berman in the LA burbs.

jta.org — White House reassures Jews as it readies Baghdad offer to Iran WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The differences between the U.S. and Israeli positions on Iran's nuclear program are about to become very clear, and the Obama administration is reassuring the Jewish community that the divide is not so vast.

archive.jta.org — The necessity of a united front of all races and religions in this time of general race hatred was stressed by G.A. Tedesco, presiding at the second World Congress...

jta.org — Yemenite Jew killed in Sana'a market (JTA) -- A leader of Yemen's Jewish community was stabbed to death at a market in the capital of Sana'a. The victim who has been identified in media reports as Harun Yusuf Zindani or Aaron Joseph Zindani, 50, reportedly was stabbed in the neck and in his stomach.

jta.org — Haredim fill N.Y. baseball stadium to decry error of Internet's ways NEW YORK (JTA) -- The sellout crowd that filled Citi Field on Sunday night wore black and white, not the New York Mets' blue and orange.

jta.org — South Sudan, world's youngest nation, develops unlikely friendship with Israel JUBA, South Sudan (JTA) - This city in the world's newest country is not your typical Arabic-speaking capital. For one thing, most of the city's inhabitants are Christian. For another, the Israeli flag is ubiquitous here.

archive.jta.org — MOSCOW, May. 22 (JTA) - Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, the world-renowned scholar and educator who translated the Talmud into everyday language, is visiting Russia to commemorate the publication of the first volume of a new edition of the Talmud published in Russia.

blogs.jta.org — Time cover mashup: Suckling Bibi The New York Times went with a story over the weekend about news magazines jazzing up their covers, including Time's recent "Are You Mom Enough" with a three-year-old suckling his easy-on-the-eyes young mother.

jta.org — Gross advocates press for consideration of some Cuban Five demands WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Advocates for Alan Gross say talk of a trade with the "Cuban Five" is a non-starter, but acknowledge hopes that the Obama administration will consider lower-level concessions for the five Cuban spies in exchange for Cuban considerations for the jailed American.

blogs.jta.org — Is Tel Aviv or Jerusalem the real Israel? Depending on your perspective, Sunday night's "60 Minutes" segment on Tel Aviv either was a spot-on look at Israel's greatest city (blogger Harry Rubenstein), a cliche-filled mockery (the Forward's Gal Beckerman), or penance for Bob Simon's recent segment on Christians in the Holy Land (Honest Reporting).

jta.org — NYT public editor: Times should have credited Jewish media on haredi sex abuse story NEW YORK (JTA) -- The public editor of The New York Times said the paper should have credited Jewish news outlets with leading the way on coverage of the handling of haredi Orthodox sex abuse cases by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes.