Whose ‘Torah values’?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — We don't need members of Congress teaching Americans about 'Torah values.' Join me in smelling a rat.
Phone call shows brother pleading with Texas hostage-taker
By Sylvia Hui, Jill Lawless, and Danica Kirka — January 20, 2022
LONDON (AP) — British police are continuing to support U.S. authorities with their investigation into Saturday’s hostage incident. Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue.
Cold case team shines new light on betrayal of Anne Frank
By Mike Corder — January 17, 2022
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A cold case team that combed through evidence for five years in a bid to unravel one of World War II’s enduring mysteries has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family. Their answer, outlined in a new book called “The […]
Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff
By Jake Bleiberg, Eric Tucker, and Jamie Stengle — January 17, 2022
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker told 'CBS Mornings' that he let the gunman inside the suburban Fort Worth synagogue Saturday because he appeared to need shelter.
