Ron Kampeas

1 month ago | jmoreliving.com | Ron Kampeas

I watched Yitzhak Rabin die on a dot matrix printer on a Saturday night in London. It was November of 1995, and I was working for The Associated Press. Breaking news about the Israeli prime minister arrived in bursts of urgent updates spit out by clunky printers. By the time Rabin’s death was confirmed, I had already booked a flight to Israel. I filed numerous stories during that week, but what lingers most is the story another reporter refused to write.

1 month ago | jta.org | Andrew Silow-Carroll |Ron Kampeas |Andrew Lapin

The school has also pledged to partner with an Israeli university and with one of the Jewish groups that sued it.

1 month ago | haaretz.com | Philissa Cramer |Ron Kampeas

'A public servant in the truest sense, she was guided by the Jewish core value of "Tikkun Olam," repairing the world,' the family of Nita Lowey who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years, said in a statement JTA Philissa Cramer, Ron Kampeas Mar 17, 2025 6:16 pm IST Mar 17, 2025 6:16 pm IST Send in e-mailSend in e-mail JTA Philissa Cramer, Ron Kampeas Mar 17, 2025 6:16 pm IST Mar 17, 2025 6:16 pm IST Nita Lowey, a Jewish Democrat from New York who served in the U.S. House of...

1 month ago | timesofisrael.com | Philissa Cramer |Ron Kampeas

JTA — Nita Lowey, a Jewish Democrat from New York who served in the US House of Representatives for 32 years, has died at 87. Lowey’s family announced her death on Sunday, six years after she retired from Congress. She had battled breast cancer for several years, the family’s announcement said.

1 month ago | ronkampeas.substack.com | Ron Kampeas

This is my brain under Trump: I grasp for memories of leadership, as opposed to dominance. In 2004, I covered my first White House Hanukkah party. George W. Bush established the tradition and it was a novelty then (the season soon became a nightmare for White House Jewish liaisons). Ron’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.