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New US Postal Service stamp honors Holocaust survivor and humanitarian Elie Wiesel

Wiesel, who died in 2016 at the age of 87, is the 18th person to be honored in the USPS’ Distinguished Americans stamp series.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
The United States Postal Service released a new series of stamps in honor of Elie Wiesel.
This year's new Hanukkah stamp was designed by Jewish artist and USPS art director Antonio Alcalá.

This year’s USPS Hanukkah stamp is a simple menorah with a warm backstory

USPS' new stamp features a unique design with implied rather than depicted candles. It reflects art director Antonio Alcalá’s deep family history and influences from Jewish artists.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California

Judge orders USPS to do 2 daily sweeps in states still receiving ballots

US District Judge Emmet Sullivan said the processing centers must perform morning sweeps and then afternoon sweeps "to ensure that any identified local ballots can be delivered that day."

|ByREUTERS
US election mail-in voting ballot (illustrative)

US postal service ordered to check for delayed ballots in key states

USPS data presented in the case showed about 300,000 ballots that were received for mail processing did not have scans confirming their delivery to election authorities.

|ByREUTERS

US Postal Service says -- bring on the ballots

Many more voters than usual are expected to cast ballots by mail instead of in person because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

OCTOBER 7, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California

US judge temporarily blocks 'politically motivated' USPS changes

"The states have demonstrated that the defendants are involved in a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the postal service."

OCTOBER 5, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California

USPS workers demand hazard pay amid coronavirus, over 630k sign petition

The USPS currently employs around 630,000 employees. Almost 500 of those employees have tested positive for COVID-19, with 6,000 in self-isolation due to exposure. Nineteen have died.

APRIL 18, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER
U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California

Postmaster General: USPS cannot survive coronavirus outbreak without help

The USPS currently employs around 630,000 employees. Almost 500 of those employees have tested positive for COVID-19, with 6,000 in self-isolation due to exposure within the workplace and 19 dead.

APRIL 12, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER
U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California