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Uriel Heilman
The aviator Charles Lindbergh sits in the cockpit of an airplane at Lambert Field in St Louis, Mo., in 1923. (Underwood Archives/Getty Images)
June 16, 2016, 12:41 pm
‘America First’
Trump doubles down on a term that makes many Jews queasy
By Uriel Heilman
Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Mesa, Ariz., in December. (Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
June 9, 2016, 11:41 am
In calling out ‘Mexican’ judge, it’s Trump vs. the United States
ANALYSIS
By Uriel Heilman
A sign welcomes visitors to the Satmar chasidic village of Kiryas Joel, New York, and urges respect for local traditions. (Uriel Hellman)
May 19, 2016, 3:49 pm
Sense of siege settles over  Kiryas Joel amid FBI raids and scrutiny of yeshivas
By Uriel Heilman
An Israeli border policeman talks to a Palestinian man near the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City last October. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
May 12, 2016, 4:35 pm
Pew survey: Sympathy for Palestinians up among younger Americans
By Uriel Heilman
A screenshot from the 11-minute video that shows a chasidic principal holding a young boy in Kiryas Joel. (Screenshot from YouTube)
May 5, 2016, 4:48 pm
Undercover video of chasidic principal handling boy prompts sex abuse probe
By Uriel Heilman
Anushka Warshawski, center, smuggled her photo album out of the Kovno ghetto shortly before its liquidation and her death in 1943. (Photos Courtesy of Richard Schofield)
May 5, 2016, 4:44 pm
Who’s in the photos?
Newly discovered trove from Kovno ghetto is of Roskies family
By Uriel Heilman
During the middle days of Passover, Great Adventure is the site of an annual Orthodox Jewish pilgrimage. (Uriel Hellman)
April 28, 2016, 3:40 pm
Great Adventure
How an amusement park goes Orthodox for Passover
By Uriel Heilman
April 14, 2016, 4:45 pm
Meet Simone Zimmerman
Bernie Sanders’ Jewish outreach director is outspoken critic of Israeli policies, actions
By Uriel Heilman
Charles Lenchner of Brooklyn, left, and Rabbi Iris Richman, a founder of Rabbis for Bernie, were at a Jewish Sanders campaign brunch in Manhattan on April 10. (Uriel Hellman)
April 14, 2016, 4:43 pm
Jews for Bernie
Sanders supporters say he is the candidate with their Jewish values
By Uriel Heilman
It takes about 20 seconds in a 1,300-degree, coal-and-wood-fired oven to bake shmura matzah to perfection. (Uriel Hellman)
April 7, 2016, 3:51 pm
Shmura matzah for Passover
The real reason it’s so expensive
By Uriel Heilman
Participants in the 2014 San Francisco Pride Parade show their Jewish and Israeli pride. (Wikimedia Commons)
April 7, 2016, 3:46 pm
Jews across the spectrum wrestle with transgender issues
By Uriel Heilman
Judge Merrick Garland stands in the White House Rose Garden, listening as President Barack Obama announces his nomination to the Supreme Court. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
March 24, 2016, 4:46 pm
Inside the Jewish life of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland
By Uriel Heilman
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Concord, N.C., on March 7. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
March 10, 2016, 3:44 pm
To understand the American Jews who support Trump, read this
By Uriel Heilman
The McGillis School holds a weekly Shabbat celebration every Friday for students, 75 percent of whom are not Jewish. (Uriel Heilman)
March 3, 2016, 5:47 pm
With 75% non-Jewish students, Utah’s Jewish school seeks to universalize Judaism
By Uriel Heilman
The Salt Lake Temple at the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Uriel Heilman)
February 25, 2016, 4:45 pm
Jewish Mormons see hybrid identity as no contradiction
By Uriel Heilman
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