'Our parents or grandparents, neighbors or community members once faced a similarly callous and unwelcoming world, with fatal consequences,' groups say in letter to Pompeo

Head of Conservative movement says he was accosted by ultra-Orthodox, had his kippa and prayer shall trampled on

Cutbacks at movement’s umbrella organization said to be part of a long-term plan for financial rehabilitation

Administration invites Orthodox leaders, AIPAC and Republican group, but leaves out Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements, ADL and other organizations

Spiritual leader at Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg, Maryland, replaces Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, the first woman to serve as chief executive of a major rabbinical organization