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JTA An uptown synagogue faces an uncertain future after a surprise visit from the NYC Department of Buildings 12 Aug
Mt. Sinai Jewish Center in Washington Heights is facing a financial crisis after a surprise inspection by the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) revealed seri...
12 Aug
JTA Madonna posts plea to Pope Leo urging him to go to Gaza ‘before it’s too late’ 12 Aug
Madonna, a renowned pop star raised Roman Catholic, has made a public plea to Pope Leo to visit Gaza and shed light on the humanitarian crisis affecting chil...
12 Aug
JTA Israel draws criticism after killing 5 journalists, including one it targeted over his Hamas ties 12 Aug
Israel faces international criticism after an Al Jazeera correspondent, Anas al-Sharif, was killed in a strike on Gaza City. The Israeli military alleges al-...
12 Aug
JTA Rabbi quits Conservative movement after facing discipline over interfaith weddings 11 Aug
Rabbi Ari Yehuda Saks, a third-generation Conservative rabbi, resigned from the Rabbinical Assembly following an ethics investigation into his participation ...
11 Aug
JTA Brooklyn woman charged with making ‘terroristic threat’ to public school over ‘Zionist’ student body 11 Aug
In Brooklyn, a woman named Iman Abdul, 27, has been charged with making a terroristic threat against Leon M. Goldstein High School, allegedly targeting it du...
11 Aug
JTA Cuomo comes for Mamdani’s $2,300 apartment 11 Aug
Andrew Cuomo has sparked controversy in the New York City mayoral race by criticizing opponent Zohran Mamdani's use of rent-stabilized housing, claiming Mamd...
11 Aug
JTA Bono, citing Rabbi Sharon Brous and Mandy Patinkin, condemns Israel over war in Gaza 11 Aug
Bono and his bandmates from U2 have voiced strong condemnation of the Israeli government's actions in the Gaza war, differentiating between the government le...
11 Aug
JTA Citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act, UJA-Federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid 11 Aug
UJA-Federation of New York has pledged $1 million to IsraAID, Israel’s largest nongovernmental aid group, to help provide emergency relief to civilians in Ga...
11 Aug
JTA 6 Jewish highlights from the ‘Blacklisted’ exhibit at New York Historical 11 Aug
"Blacklisted: An American Story," a new exhibit at the New York Historical Society, examines the impact of the HUAC hearings on Hollywood during the height o...
11 Aug
JTA Australia joins list of nations to recognize Palestinian state; New Zealand says it could follow 11 Aug
Australia's government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, announced plans to join other nations such as France and the United Kingdom in recognizing a ...
11 Aug
JTA Reform rabbis made to leave stage at London hostage rally after calling for end to Gaza war 11 Aug
At a London rally supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza, two rabbis from the UK's Progressive Judaism movement, the equivalent of Reform Judaism, were jeered o...
11 Aug
JTA Argentine lawmaker indicted over anti-Israel social media posts, in a first 8 Aug
Vanina Biasi, an Argentine lawmaker from the left-wing Workers Party, has become the first legislator in Argentina to be indicted for antisemitism over socia...
8 Aug
JTA Germany suspends military exports to Israel for use in Gaza 8 Aug
Germany has announced a suspension of military exports to Israel that could be utilized in Gaza in response to Israel's expanded military offensive in the re...
8 Aug
JTA Rabbi and family safely escape fire at historic New Jersey synagogue 8 Aug
A devastating fire early Friday morning razed the historic Congregation Beth El Chabad synagogue in Rutherford, New Jersey, but Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman, his wi...
8 Aug
JTA Brian Lehrer quizzes Mamdani on how his ‘Not On Our Dime’ bill would have affected synagogues 8 Aug
Zohran Mamdani, during an interview on Brian Lehrer's WNYC radio show, discussed his "Not On Our Dime" bill which aimed to prevent New York nonprofits from f...
8 Aug
JTA Neuroscience has a name for the way so many Jews are feeling today: learned helplessness 8 Aug
Amidst the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many Jews are grappling with a pervasive sense of learned helplessness, a psychological state where repeated...
8 Aug
JTA Netanyahu says report that he and Trump got into shouting match over Gaza aid is ‘fake news’ 8 Aug
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports of a shouting altercation with former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding humanitarian aid to ...
8 Aug
JTA Israel approves plan to take over Gaza City, setting Oct. 7 deadline for civilians to leave 8 Aug
The Israeli security cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to intensify military operations in Gaza City while providing humanitarian...
8 Aug
JTA Will Donald Trump intervene to stop Mamdani? 7 Aug
In the context of the New York City mayoral race, where candidates are seeking to win over Jewish voters, a political skirmish has emerged between Eric Adams...
7 Aug
JTA Netanyahu confirms intent to occupy all of Gaza, against advice of his military 7 Aug
In a recent interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed his plan to temporarily occupy the Gaza Strip, despite strong opposi...
7 Aug
JTA Roman Polanski’s Dreyfus Affair movie ‘An Officer and a Spy’ finally opens in the US 7 Aug
Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish officer wrongfully convicted of espionage over 130 years ago, has reentered the spotlight with French President Emmanuel Macron’s ...
7 Aug
JTA Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ finally opens in the US — bringing both scandal and an important portrayl of the Dreyfus Affair 7 Aug
Roman Polanski's film "An Officer and a Spy" highlights the historical Dreyfus Affair, now showing in the U.S., despite controversy around its director. The ...
7 Aug
JTA Alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter Elias Rodriguez indicted on federal hate crime charges 7 Aug
Elias Rodriguez, accused of fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers, has been indicted on federal hate crime charges. The indictment includes nine new ...
7 Aug
JTA An effort is underway to launch a Jewish high school in Chicago, where antisemitism concerns run high 7 Aug
Chicago's Jewish community is mobilizing to establish a Jewish high school within the city, addressing both the desire for a local Jewish educational option ...
7 Aug
JTA The children of the Catskills generation make a new Jewish home in the Berkshires 7 Aug
The Berkshires in western Massachusetts are experiencing a Jewish cultural revival, drawing a new generation of Jews, many of them from urban centers like Bo...
7 Aug
JTA Love is in the air — and on the Jewish calendar 6 Aug
Tu B'Av, the Jewish day of love celebrated on the 15th of Av, has gained modern significance akin to Valentine's Day, particularly in Israel. Historically a ...
6 Aug
JTA The Countdown: Cuomo criticizes Israel — or does he? 6 Aug
As the New York City mayoral race heats up, Andrew Cuomo, a former Governor now running for mayor, navigates complex views on Israel. Initially, Cuomo critic...
6 Aug
JTA Anti-Jewish hate crimes reach record high in the United States, according to FBI 6 Aug
Jewish communities in the United States experienced a record number of anti-Jewish hate crimes in 2024, according to the FBI's latest report. These incidents...
6 Aug
JTA Inside one man’s quixotic quest to preserve 200,000 Israeli tchotchkes 6 Aug
Boris Gorbis, a 74-year-old retired lawyer and passionate collector, has gathered the world's largest known assembly of 20th-century Zionist souvenirs, inclu...
6 Aug
JTA Hate crime inquiry open after ‘Death to the IDF’ graffiti and arson outside St. Louis soldier’s family home 6 Aug
A hate crime investigation is underway in Clayton, Missouri, after antisemitic graffiti and arson targeted a residence associated with a former IDF soldier r...
6 Aug
JTA Bosnian national museum says proceeds from display of Sarajevo Haggadah will go to ‘helping Palestine’ 6 Aug
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced its decision to donate proceeds from the display of the historic Sarajevo Haggadah to aid Palesti...
6 Aug
JTA Major Diaspora philanthropists call on Netanyahu to end war and aid Gaza, in mass open letter 6 Aug
Nearly 2,000 influential Jewish philanthropists from the U.S. and U.K. have penned an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging an end...
6 Aug
JTA A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans — and rebuked their ‘one-sided’ debate on Israel 5 Aug
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, addressed the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America during their Churchwide Assembly to express h...
5 Aug
JTA How hot are the customers at NYC’s Jewish restaurants? This website will tell you. 5 Aug
The article explores LooksMapping, a website that uses AI to rank how attractive the clientele is at various restaurants, including several notable Jewish es...
5 Aug
JTA Mahmoud Khalil pushes back on claims of antisemitism at Columbia in Ezra Klein interview 5 Aug
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian protest leader previously detained by immigration authorities, contested the narrative of widespread antisemitism at Columb...
5 Aug
JTA How American Jews are helping Israel’s communities near Gaza rebuild and return to life 5 Aug
American Jewish organizations are significantly contributing to the recovery and resilience of Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip, impacted by the recen...
5 Aug
JTA Bard president Leon Botstein says Trump’s campaign against colleges follows ‘a classic antisemitic routine’ 5 Aug
Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, critiques the Trump administration's approach to higher education, highlighting its impact on college leadership an...
5 Aug
JTA Netanyahu reportedly plans to occupy Gaza, in move opposed by IDF brass and majority of Israelis 5 Aug
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip has sparked significant internal and international controversy, chiefly due to...
5 Aug
JTA Israel broadcasts Hamas’ video of hostage Evyatar David in Times Square 5 Aug
The Israeli government has launched a public campaign by displaying a Hamas-released video of Israeli hostage Evyatar David on a Times Square billboard, aimi...
5 Aug
JTA After the UFT endorsed Mamdani, some Jewish educators are withholding their dues in protest 4 Aug
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in New York City faces internal conflict after endorsing Zohran Mamdani for mayor, a candidate with a history of anti...
4 Aug
JTA Nothing could have prepared me for the loneliness of a Jewish community divided 4 Aug
Alana Zeitchik reflects on the intense personal and communal grief she experiences following a series of tragedies, including the hostage situation involving...
4 Aug
JTA J Street head says he was ‘persuaded’ by arguments that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza 4 Aug
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami, initially denying that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, has now reversed his stance after considering legal and scho...
4 Aug
JTA France suspends Gaza evacuation program after it admits student accused of sharing antisemitic posts 4 Aug
France has halted its program to evacuate Gazans after a student brought to the country under the scheme was accused of antisemitic online behavior. Nour Att...
4 Aug
JTA How NYC remembers ‘Battling’ Bella Abzug, the pioneering politician and feminist icon 4 Aug
Bella Abzug, a pioneering Jewish politician and feminist icon, is celebrated for her tenacious advocacy for civil rights, women's equality, environmentalism,...
4 Aug
JTA UK’s largest Jewish group calls Israeli aid to Gaza ‘long overdue,’ months after disciplining members for criticizing Israel 4 Aug
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has called for increased humanitarian aid to Gaza, marking a significant shift from its previous stance. The organizati...
4 Aug
JTA Holocaust survivors say latest hostage videos recall their own condition 80 years ago 4 Aug
Videos of Israeli hostages from a recent abduction evoke painful memories for Holocaust survivors, who see haunting parallels in the dignity-stripping condit...
4 Aug
JTA Tens of thousands march in rain in Sydney as Gaza aid crisis renews pro-Palestinian protests 4 Aug
Thousands marched in Sydney's rain to call for increased aid to Gaza, highlighting ongoing global protests amid the Gaza humanitarian crisis. The march, desp...
4 Aug
JTA American Jewish Committee donates $25K to Gaza church damaged by Israeli strike 1 Aug
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has donated $25,000 to the Archdiocese of New York to help repair the Holy Family Church in Gaza, which suffered damage f...
1 Aug
JTA Jews prefer Mamdani to other NYC mayoral candidates but worry about their safety under him, poll finds 1 Aug
The latest poll by the New York Solidarity Network reveals that Jewish New Yorkers predominantly favor mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, despite reservations...
1 Aug
JTA Novelist David Grossman says Israel is committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza, joining a rising chorus 1 Aug
David Grossman, a renowned Israeli novelist and peace advocate whose son was killed during military service, has publicly stated for the first time that he b...
1 Aug