WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Palestinian Authority settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount with the widow of an American killed in Israel in 2002. Papers were filed last month requesting the suit be dropped since the conditions of the settlement written last October had been met, Politico reported this week. More...

The Israeli embassy in Washington recently welcomed a contingency of Jewish Floridians, most from the Tampa Bay area, to a reception recognizing the publication of Cantor William Hauben’s second book, Light: Courage and Hope, and moral acts of courage that occurred during the Holocaust or its aftermath. More...