Marcy Oster | JTA
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, with jacket, is briefed on the progress of the development of a vaccine against coronavirus at the Israel Institute for Biological Research by its director general, Shmuel Shapira. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 6, 2020, 11:43 am
Israeli research institution to launch human trials of coronavirus vaccine
The vaccine has already been tested successfully on animals.
By Marcy Oster | JTA
Jon Ossoff speaks in Atlanta after losing in a special election for a House seat, June 20, 2017. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
July 28, 2020, 1:40 pm
Republican Georgia senator runs ad showing Jewish challenger with elongated nose
Below photos of Jon Osoff and Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is also Jewish, the ad read: 'Democrats are trying to buy Georgia!'
By Marcy Oster | JTA
This post by the head of Philadelphia's NAACP chapter has drawn calls for him to step down. (Facebook/via JTA)
July 26, 2020, 3:46 pm
Philadelphia NAACP head called to resign after anti-Semitic posting on Facebook
Philadelphia's Jewish Federation has called for the NAACP to remove Rodney Muhammad from his position 'immediately'
By Marcy Oster | JTA
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen performed a song with racist and conspiracy theory-laden lyrics at a far-right rally in Olympia, Washington, June 27, 2020. (Screenshot from YouTube)
June 28, 2020, 3:51 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen pranks far-right rally into singing about Soros, Obama, Fauci
Baron Cohen took the stage at the rally in Olympia, Washington and began singing racist and political lyrics, before the crowd turned on him.
By Marcy Oster | JTA
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