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Posted on December 8, 2016 in News
Nachum Segal and Nathan Diament discussed the presidential transition and Jewish communal concerns

Nachum Segal welcomed Nathan Diament, Executive Director of the OU Advocacy Center to this morning’s JM in the AM to discuss a number of political issues concerning the Jewish...

Posted on November 30, 2016 in News
Letter to the Editor: Orthodox Organizations Have a Right to Support Betsy DeVos

Jay Michaelson, in his column dated Nov. 28th, slanders Orthodox Jewish organizations for their support of President Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education – Betsy DeVos-because we dare...

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Betsy DeVos, Trump pick for education, pleases Orthodox, spooks church-state separationists

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Add sweeping school reforms – and with them, funding for private schools that Orthodox groups embrace and secular Jewish groups fear — to the campaign promises...

Posted on November 9, 2016 in Election Day, Elections, Iran, News
What Does Trump Victory Mean For The Jewish Agenda?

The 2016 presidential election campaign is finally over. Donald Trump secured a remarkable victory over Hillary Clinton, and Republicans held onto their majority control of the House of Representatives...

Posted on November 7, 2016 in News
Threat of Obama surprise on Israel worries Congress, Jewish groups

WASHINGTON – Major Jewish organizations are united in their opposition to President Barack Obama’s reported plan for a “December surprise” to undercut Israel and bolster the campaign for a...

Posted on September 30, 2016 in Events, News
Obama joins world leaders in mourning Shimon Peres — and a dormant Middle East peace process

The last U.S. president to go to Israel for a state funeral was Bill Clinton 20 years ago, when the prospects for peace in the Middle East seemed nearly...

Posted on April 30, 2015 in No categories, Source: Roll Call
Pass the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act, by Nathan Diament and Kent Johnson

As the East Coast recovers from a brutally cold winter and turns the corner toward summer, families naturally think of the costs they had to bear to heat their...

Posted on April 14, 2015 in No categories
Iran Deal’s Inspections Aren’t Kosher Yet, by Nathan Diament

As the world’s largest kosher food certification agency, we at the Orthodox Union know a few things about inspection programs. Our “OU” logo is on nearly one million food...

Posted on April 1, 2015 in No categories
A Middle Way Approach to Religious Freedom Laws, by Nathan Diament

The tension between laws that protect religious liberty and those that prohibit discrimination against gays is the culture war battleground of the decade. The recent enactment of Indiana's "Religious...

Posted on March 24, 2015 in Press Releases
Orthodox Union Comments on Congresswoman Schakowsky’s Remarks at J Street and Subsequent Apology

Today, Nathan Diament, Executive Director for Public Policy of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, issued the following statement with...

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