JTA
Officials removed exhibit on Black soldiers in WWII over fear of Trump’s ‘ire,’ emails show
10 Dec
Emails obtained by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reveal that the removal of panels honoring Black American soldiers at the U.S. military cemetery in Margrate...
10 Dec
JTA
Bari Weiss names Tony Dokoupil, who defended Israel on-air in closely scrutinized interview, to top CBS News anchor job
10 Dec
Bari Weiss's appointment as editor-in-chief of CBS News marks a potential shift towards a more pronounced pro-Israel stance at the network, as exemplified by...
10 Dec
JTA
Ran Gvili, last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, featured on 2 Times Square digital billboards
10 Dec
The ongoing effort to secure the return of Ran Gvili, the last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza taken during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, has taken a...
10 Dec
Future of Jewish
Something extraordinary is happening in Israel’s cultural world.
9 Dec
The cultural scene in Israel is experiencing a remarkable revitalization despite facing global boycotts and cancellations due to political tensions. In light...
9 Dec
Mishpacha
Trump Flunks the Test
9 Dec
In an introspective piece, Cindy Scarr discusses the complex relationship with her support for Donald Trump, highlighting moments of embarrassment as Trump p...
9 Dec
JTA
Bruce Blakeman, Jewish Long Island politician, launches run for NY governor
9 Dec
Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County's first Jewish executive and a prominent Jewish Republican, has launched his campaign for New York governor, setting up a Repub...
9 Dec
Jewdicious
The Last Hostage: Israel Awaits the Return of a Hero
9 Dec
The piece reflects on the poignant story of IDF Staff Sergeant Ran Gvili, an Israeli hero who courageously fought Hamas attackers, saving many lives before b...
9 Dec
Forward
Who is Bruce Blakeman, the ‘Almost Orthodox’ Jew taking on Elise Stefanik in the GOP primary for New York governor?
9 Dec
Bruce Blakeman, the Jewish Nassau County Executive, has announced his candidacy for New York governor, positioning himself as a challenger in the Republican ...
9 Dec
JTA
Hecklers urge Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu at American Zionist Movement conference in NYC
9 Dec
Israeli President Isaac Herzog faced hecklers at the American Zionist Movement conference in New York City, who urged him to issue a pardon for Prime Ministe...
9 Dec
JTA
Meet the rabbi running for State Assembly on the Upper West Side
9 Dec
Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, an influential figure in Jewish social justice and education at the Jewish Theological Seminary, is running for State Assembly in New...
9 Dec
JTA
Piers Morgan grills Nick Fuentes on Jews, the Holocaust and Hitler. Did it pay off?
9 Dec
Piers Morgan's recent interview with Nick Fuentes, an openly white nationalist and antisemite, aimed to confront his controversial views on Jews, the Holocau...
9 Dec
Forward
Prominent rabbi and fierce Mamdani critic turns his criticism toward Jews and Israel
9 Dec
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue addressed the American Zionist Movement, critiquing both Israel and U.S. Jews' support for anti-Zionist Mayor-...
9 Dec
JTA
NYC rabbi who spurred anti-Mamdani push turns his criticism toward Jews and Israel at Zionist gathering
9 Dec
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, leader of Manhattan's Park Avenue Synagogue, addressed the American Zionist Movement's national assembly, proposing a broadened approa...
9 Dec
Future of Jewish
The West is sleepwalking into a Jewish exodus.
9 Dec
Nachum Kaplan's essay argues that the Western world is inadvertently fostering a situation that could lead to a Jewish exodus. Kaplan suggests that, unlike p...
9 Dec
Forward
Israel faces a most dire threat, and there's only one solution
9 Dec
Dan Perry argues that Israel's most pressing existential threat arises from internal demographic dynamics, particularly concerning Haredi Jewish communities....
9 Dec
Jewish Insider
Iran International holds Iranian regime accountable — from afar — with aggressive journalism
9 Dec
Iran International, a leading Persian-language news outlet based in London, is leveraging its position to hold the Iranian regime accountable through aggress...
9 Dec
Jewish Insider
Experts raise red flags over AI’s potential to disrupt Israel’s next election
9 Dec
As Israel prepares for potentially early national elections, experts are sounding alarms over the unchecked use of artificial intelligence in political campa...
9 Dec
Future of Jewish
The KKK taught today’s anti-Zionists their favorite slur.
8 Dec
Matt Field examines the slur "Zio," which has resurfaced in modern discourse, particularly among anti-Zionists, without awareness of its origins as a term pr...
8 Dec
Forward
Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes admits 'at least 6 million' Jews were killed in Nazi Germany
8 Dec
Nick Fuentes, a prominent right-wing extremist and known Holocaust denier, surprisingly acknowledged on Piers Morgan's talk show that at least 6 million Jews...
8 Dec
Emes Ve-Emunah
Christian Support for Israel
8 Dec
There is concern about decreasing Christian support for Israel, particularly among younger Christians who are moving away from traditional evangelical doctri...
8 Dec
The Beinart Notebook
Lessons from the Satmar Chassidim
8 Dec
Daniel Kaufman's piece emphasizes the influence and strategies of the Satmar Chassidim in New York, particularly highlighting Rabbi Moishe Indig's role as th...
8 Dec
JTA
Final assailant charged in 2021 antisemitic assault of Joey Borgen sentenced to 2 years in prison
8 Dec
Joey Borgen, a Jewish man assaulted during a pro-Israel rally in New York City in 2021, sees some closure as the final assailant, Salem Seleiman, is sentence...
8 Dec
Rationalist Judaism
Buffalo Soldiers
8 Dec
Natan Slifkin draws a parallel between the 19th-century Buffalo Soldiers, Black American soldiers who overcame racial prejudice, and contemporary Israeli res...
8 Dec
JTA
Left-wing Argentine lawmakers pledge allegiance to ‘free Palestine’ in their oaths of office
8 Dec
During recent swearing-in ceremonies in Argentina, several left-wing lawmakers deviated from traditional oaths, turning the event into a politically charged ...
8 Dec
Forward
Rep. Ilhan Omar says Stephen Miller’s comments on immigrants sound like how ‘Nazis described Jewish people’
7 Dec
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, has criticized Stephen Miller, a senior advisor in the Trump administration, likening his comments on immigrants ...
7 Dec
eJewishPhilanthropy
Children’s online safety bills are our chance to name hate
7 Dec
New York State Sen. Andrew Gounardes and the federal Kids Online Safety Act aim to protect children from specific online harms, but they overlook critical is...
7 Dec
Future of Jewish
If you can, please help us continue serving you.
7 Dec
Joshua Hoffman, representing the publication 'Future of Jewish,' calls for support to continue providing accessible, nuanced coverage of Judaism and Jewish i...
7 Dec
Future of Jewish
How the 'Occupied Palestinian Territories' Were Invented
6 Dec
David E. Firester's essay explores the origin of the phrase "Occupied Palestinian Territories," asserting it is a politically engineered term rather than a h...
6 Dec
Rationalist Judaism
Ten Myths about Charedim and the IDF, Debunked
6 Dec
Natan Slifkin systematically debunks prevalent misconceptions about Charedi enlistment in the IDF. He argues that, contrary to claims, Charedi enlistment rat...
6 Dec
Future of Jewish
The ’I don’t support Israel’ conversation needs to stop.
6 Dec
Joshua Hoffman argues that the conversation about supporting or not supporting Israel is often misguided, as it misses the broader point of defending the sha...
6 Dec
Forward
Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees
5 Dec
Shalom Baranes, a renowned Jewish architect and immigrant from Libya, has been chosen to lead the construction of the new East Wing ballroom at the White Hou...
5 Dec
JTA
Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees
5 Dec
Shalom Baranes, a Jewish immigrant originally from Libya, has been chosen as the architect for President Donald Trump's White House East Wing project. Known ...
5 Dec
Forward
Americans are waking up to right-wing antisemitism. We're still ignoring the root problem
5 Dec
Elad Nehorai discusses how the rise of antisemitism in the U.S. is driven more by a digital network that amplifies the far-right's messages than by individua...
5 Dec
Emes Ve-Emunah
An Unsatisfying Response from the Vice-President
5 Dec
The article critiques Vice-President JD Vance's response to the rise of antisemitism within the Republican Party, particularly among its younger members who ...
5 Dec
JTA
Eric Adams issues executive order barring BDS, throwing down gauntlet for successor Zohran Mamdani
5 Dec
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order prohibiting city officials from participating in actions against Israel, directly challenging his su...
5 Dec
The Beinart Notebook
How to Think About Boycotts
5 Dec
Peter Beinart explores the complexities surrounding the use of boycotts as a tool for social and political change by interviewing experts from different geop...
5 Dec
MomentMag
Pursuing Justice after Wartime Sexual Violence with Eetta Prince Gibson and Sarah Breger
5 Dec
Eetta Prince-Gibson, alongside Sarah Breger, discusses the work of the Dinah Project, which was launched to advocate for the victims of sexual violence amids...
5 Dec
Future of Jewish
The last time Jews invited an empire into Israel, we lost everything.
5 Dec
In this reflective essay, Joshua Namm draws parallels between historical events from the Hasmonean period and current geopolitical dynamics involving Israel ...
5 Dec
JTA
Jewish New Yorkers rally outside Park East Synagogue, 2 weeks after anti-Israel protest there
5 Dec
Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers gathered outside Park East Synagogue to rally in response to an earlier anti-Israel protest that featured controversial chants...
5 Dec
JTA
Sen. Van Hollen draws criticism after calling local Jewish leader an ‘apologist for the Netanyahu government’
5 Dec
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has sparked controversy by accusing Ron Halber, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, of ...
5 Dec
JTA
JD Vance rejects claim that antisemitism is growing inside the GOP, breaking his silence on the topic
5 Dec
JD Vance, Vice President, publicly dismissed allegations of rising antisemitism within the Republican Party, contradicting concerns voiced by some prominent ...
5 Dec
The Free Press
Ask Haviv: What’s Next for Israel?
5 Dec
The article discusses the recent developments in Israel following the peace deal with Hamas, which has led to a decrease in media coverage from the West. Des...
5 Dec
Jewish Insider
A Mandarin-speaking Hasidic Jew walks into Washington…
5 Dec
Mitchell Silk, also known as Moyshe, made history as the first Hasidic Jew to hold a Senate-confirmed position, serving as Assistant Secretary of the Treasur...
5 Dec
Future of Jewish
Israel’s wars reignite Judaism’s oldest argument.
4 Dec
Nachum Kaplan's essay explores the enduring ethical tension within Judaism between power and morality, particularly in the context of Israel's conflicts with...
4 Dec
JTA
Ireland, Spain, Netherlands announce boycott of Eurovision following failed effort to oust Israel
4 Dec
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have announced a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest due to the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) decision...
4 Dec
Forward
Israel has a crucial lesson to learn from apartheid South Africa. It isn't what you think
4 Dec
Drawing parallels with historical shifts in South Africa and Serbia, Libby Lenkinski emphasizes the need for Israel to develop a clear political vision to ef...
4 Dec
Forward
Lithuanian government party leader convicted of inciting hatred towards Jews
4 Dec
Remigijus Zemaitaitis, leader of Lithuania's populist Nemuno Aura party, was convicted for inciting hatred against Jews and minimizing the Holocaust. The Vil...
4 Dec
Forward
What is Elbit Systems, and why did LA synagogue protesters target it?
4 Dec
Demonstrations erupted outside Los Angeles’ Wilshire Boulevard Temple against Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense contractor. Protesters targeted Elbit due to ...
4 Dec
Forward
Anti-BDS order will test Mamdani on day one
4 Dec
As New York City transitions to new mayor Zohran Mamdani, outgoing Mayor Eric Adams has issued a significant executive order opposing the Boycott, Divestment...
4 Dec
The Beinart Notebook
Jeremy Ben-Ami Thinks I Made a Mistake
4 Dec
Peter Beinart reflects on his recent dialogue with Jeremy Ben-Ami about the controversy surrounding his apology for speaking at Tel Aviv University. Despite ...
4 Dec