(JTA) — A large painting of Jesus will be moved out of a room at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York, and mandatory events will not take place in its presence. That decision by the ...

A painting of Jesus greeting grateful lost sailors was too ... “It will be a teachable moment every time somebody asks why those curtains are up there.” JTA has documented Jewish history ...

And behind one of the last sheets of fiberboard was a painting of Jesus. The painting - a 10ft (3m) tall cross - depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and possibly the Virgin Mary and his disciple John.