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Dr. Jonathan Karp explores the interconnected histories of Jewish-Americans and African-Americans in the United States, focusing on cultural, economic, and i...

JTA Washington Bureau Chief Ron Kampeas provides insight into the heated exchange of comments between Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and President Trump following ...

The text recounts the author's childhood fascination with a cartoon about Benjamin of Tudela, a 12th-century Jewish traveler, and explores their subsequent d...

The text delves into the challenges facing the American Jewish community, emphasizing the growing trend of political homelessness among American Jews as they...

Amid Venezuela's national crisis, where 70% of Caracas' Jewish population has fled, those who remain face precarious living conditions, including the threat ...

In episode 176 of Unorthodox, the podcast features two Jewish guests. The first guest is Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist known for her "Dear Therapist" colu...

In a discussion with Gilad Malach from the Israel Democracy Institute, the focus is on the electoral trends within Israel's ultra-Orthodox Haredi community. ...

Gilad Malach of the Israel Democracy Institute discusses the electoral trends among Israel's insular ultra-orthodox Jewish community, highlighting the divisi...

The author reflects on the need to combat Islamophobia within the Jewish community, underscored by the tragedies like the Tree of Life shooting and the Chris...

Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, Founding Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, discusses the historical and current stat...

Between the late 1960s and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, nearly two million Jews left Russia, Ukraine, and other parts of the Soviet Empire, with sup...

During the Holocaust, North African Jews faced discrimination and persecution under French and Italian racial laws, economic disenfranchisement, and internme...

In a panel discussion in Washington DC, Gilad Halpern and Ori Nir talk to Haaretz correspondent Amir Tibon and Al Quds correspondent Said Arikat about their ...

The Tel Aviv Review hosts a panel discussion in Washington DC featuring journalists Amir Tibon of Haaretz and Said Arikat of Al Quds, along with Gilad Halper...

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the RCA Prenup, Rabbi Elazar Muskin discusses its impact on American Jewry with The Rabbinical Council of America a...

The article discusses the complex issue of dating with a mental disorder within the Orthodox Jewish community. It presents cases where individuals with menta...

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, recently became president of Mexico amid high expectations. Dina Siegel Vann from AJC's Belfer Institute for Lati...

Rabbi Michael Lezak serves as a staff rabbi at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco's impoverished Tenderloin neighborhood, working on soc...

Every year, a significant portion of the Syrian Jewish community from Brooklyn, around 6,000 people, embarks on a 10-day pilgrimage to Aruba, transforming th...

The Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis criticized the online blacklist site Canary Mission for targeting a college student from their community,...

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, joined AJC Project Interchange's annual delegation of U.S. mayors and shared his experiences visiting Israel. Su...

The author reflects on his time spent browsing used bookstores in Dallas in the 1980s and shares memorable encounters related to finding books like Henry For...

BBYO's International Convention in Denver gathered 3,000 Jewish teens from over 40 countries, emphasizing the challenge of engaging a tech-savvy generation w...

Simone Weichselbaum, a half Jamaican, half German-Jewish woman, founded Kugel in response to feeling out of place in her fianc's homogeneous Jewish community...

In a recent episode of "Unorthodox" live from Seattle, Rabbi Will Berkovitz, CEO of Jewish Family Service Seattle, discusses the importance of helping resett...

This live Unorthodox episode features Rabbi Will Berkovitz discussing the challenges of refugee resettlement and the backlash he faces from some Jews for his...

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission recently approved a design for a permanent memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a tragic eve...

The text discusses the author's experiences as a golf caddy at Trump National Golf Club Westchester, reflecting on class struggle, social hierarchies, and di...

"Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century" by James Loeffler explores how certain prominent Jews from before the existence of Isr...

In this episode of Unorthodox Loves L.A., recorded live at Adat Shalom in Los Angeles, Jewish guests Rachel Sumekh and Lauren Miller Rogen share their inspir...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid declared himself president amid economic turmoil in Venezuela, once one of Latin America's most prosperous countries....

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss significant topics such as the relevance of election campaigns, the resignation of MK Dov Khenin...

This episode of Unorthodox delves into the remarkable story of Derek Black, a former white nationalist who reformed his beliefs after attending college and f...

Rav Moshe Feinstein emphasized the obligation to educate children with special needs in Judaism, stating they should be included in certain mitzvot. He urged...

The text discusses the current wave of anti-vaccine hysteria and its impact on various communities, including Orthodox Jews. It highlights key factors contri...

On AJC Passport, the discussion revolves around the 2019 Women's March, which faced controversy due to allegations of anti-Semitism within its leadership. Je...

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, a prominent figure in the development of Neo-Hasidism, was known for his music, storytelling, and teachings that aimed to renew conte...

This article explores the remarkable and lesser-known story of the writer’s great-grandfather, David Feinstein, a Jewish immigrant who embraced a cowboy's li...

Rabbi Ira Sanders, a significant yet relatively uncelebrated figure in Southern Jewish history, is highlighted in James L. Moses' biography "Just and Righteo...

In Havana, a group wedding marked the resurgence of Cuba's Jewish community after facing challenges post-revolution. The community, once thriving with synago...

Dr. Gilad Malach, from the Israel Democracy Institute, talks about the 2018 statistical report on Israel's ultra-Orthodox community. The report sheds light o...

Dr. Gilad Malach, who heads the ultra-Orthodox research program at the Israel Democracy Institute, delves into the 2018 statistical report on Israel's ultra-...

In 2018, several Jewish delis, known for their classic dishes like pastrami sandwiches and matzah ball soup, closed their doors, marking the end of an era fo...

David Sherman, a member of the search committee for the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, expressed disappointment in the coverag...

In this episode of Unorthodox, comedian Leah Forster discusses her experiences with being ostracized by the Orthodox Jewish community due to her sexuality, a...

The article delves into the alleged assassination attempt on the philosopher Baruch Spinoza, speculated to have been orchestrated by a member of the Portugue...

Internal documents obtained by the Forward reveal that the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) staff expressed concerns in a 2016 memo that anti-BDS legislation t...

"The Silence of Malka" is a graphic novel set in a Jewish settlement in Argentina at the end of the 19th century, featuring a golem created to help a struggl...

An Ethiopian asylum-seeker, identified as L., who faced harrowing experiences involving human traffickers found solace on a kibbutz in Israel with her daught...

A 16-year-old Jewish boy was beaten in Forest Hills, Queens, by a group of around 20 teens, with witnesses reporting chants of "Kill the Jew" during the atta...