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"My Neighbor Adolf," directed by Leon Prudovsky, is an unconventional narrative set in 1960s South America, where Holocaust survivor Marek Polsky suspects hi...

Newly-sworn-in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, emphasized his commitment to diversity and protecting Jewish communities du...

Israel's recent recognition of Somaliland as an independent state marks a significant political move, sparking global debate and UN intervention. Although So...

Rabbi Julius Berman, a distinguished Orthodox Jewish leader, passed away at the age of 90. Born in Lithuania and immigrating to the United States during Worl...

Jewish optimism, despite the predictable cycles of alarm and hardship, can be rooted in recent global and local improvements. Rob Eshman highlights key reaso...

Despite extensive efforts by Jewish organizations to combat antisemitism in 2025, the situation is worsening due to political and cultural dynamics. Key Jewi...

The article by Arno Rosenfeld discusses the growing challenges in addressing antisemitism in the United States as witnessed in 2025. It highlights the discom...

This engaging biography, written in the form of a graphic novel by Steve Weiner and Dan Mazur, delves into the life and legacy of Will Eisner—one of the foun...

Eli Federman argues against the notion that Jews should move to Israel in response to growing antisemitism in the diaspora. He contends that the Jewish diasp...

Israel has halted the operations of over three dozen humanitarian organizations in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, due to new registration requireme...

After a year of closure due to health violations, New Absolute Bagels has reopened in New York City, drawing significant crowds despite its past issues. The ...

For Peter Himmelman, a childhood Passover at his cousin's house marked the beginning of a journey where music and Jewish tradition intertwined to shape his i...

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Florida to discuss the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, which has seen s...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces criticism for his handling of accountability following the October 2023 Hamas attacks. Dan Perry argues that ...

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem—a 2,000-year-old mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath, dating back to t...

Josh Safdie's film "Marty Supreme" follows the journey of Marty Mauser, a Jewish table tennis player in the 1950s navigating personal and cultural challenges...

Victor Grossman, born Stephen Wechsler, was a Jewish-American who fled to East Germany during the Cold War after being exposed for his Communist affiliations...

Brigitte Bardot, the iconic French actress who recently passed away at 91, left a complex legacy marked by notable cinematic roles and a sharp ideological pi...

Arnošt Lustig, a Czech Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor, used his harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps to create profound art that explores ...

In a provocative thought experiment, Robert Zaretsky imagines a scenario where Donald Trump adorns his name onto the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, drawing pa...

Israel has become the first nation to formally recognize Somaliland, a self-declared autonomous region in the Horn of Africa, which proclaimed its independen...

A Times Square billboard claiming "Jesus is Palestinian" has sparked controversy and misinterpretation, as explained by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin. He underscor...

Lt. Morton Sher, an American Jewish fighter pilot who died when his plane was shot down by Japanese forces in China during World War II, was finally laid to ...

The Trump administration's 2025 Christmas messages emphasized Jesus and Christian faith in a manner that sparked debate about the separation of church and st...

Pennsylvania State Rep. Ben Waxman, a Jewish lawmaker, has introduced legislation aimed at preventing communities like 'Return to the Land'—a whites-only, no...

Amidst the bustle of New York City during the holiday season, lines at iconic Jewish establishments like Russ & Daughters and Katz's Deli become a tapestry o...

Jewish-Americans have cultivated a unique and enduring tradition of dining at Chinese restaurants on Christmas, rooted in early 20th-century immigrant adapta...

StopAntisemitism named conservative commentator Tucker Carlson as its Antisemite of the Year for 2025, citing his role in mainstreaming antisemitic stereotyp...

The Biden Administration's visa restrictions on European digital hate-speech activists have drawn criticism from Jewish organizations, who see these figures ...

British police have dropped their investigation into Bob Vylan, a UK punk band, whose chants of "Death to the IDF" at the Glastonbury music festival stirred ...

Noah Rothbaum's "The Whiskey Bible" is a comprehensive guide to whisky, exploring its historical evolution from an American immigrant industry to an internat...

In a review of 2025's Jewish cultural highlights, author Mira Fox dives into an array of notably Jewish films, TV shows, plays, books, and newsletters charac...

The Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is advancing efforts to shut down Army Radio, a significant media outlet in Israel. This mo...

Amidst the increasing integration of artificial intelligence into various sectors, rabbinical students in the U.S. are confronting the implications of AI on ...

Vice President JD Vance's comments at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest sparked debate over the roots of religious liberty, which he claims is a Christian conc...

PJ Grisar humorously predicts 26 pop culture trends and events for the year 2026, with a focus on Jewish elements in entertainment and media. The author's pl...

An extensive collection of over 1,000 historic klezmer tunes, long dormant in Kyiv's Vernadsky National Library, has been revitalized by the Klezmer Institut...

Arthur Szyk, a Polish-born Jewish artist, used his artwork as a powerful form of activism against fascism and bigotry. Celebrated in the exhibition "Art of F...

Philip Leddy, a Pennsylvania elementary school principal, is facing termination after making antisemitic comments in a voicemail to a Jewish parent. Leddy ac...

"This Ordinary Thing," a documentary by Nick Davis, highlights the often-overlooked bravery of non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jewish people during t...

The newly released Shoah recordings by Claude Lanzmann, featured in exhibitions at the Jewish Museum Berlin and The New York Historical in New York, capture ...

Robin Washington recounts a touching childhood memory from 1967 when he, then a 10-year-old Jewish paperboy, encountered reporter Leonard Fisher on a cold Ch...

The aftermath of the October 7 hostage-taking by Hamas has revealed stark contrasts in how Jews in Israel and America perceive and react to Israeli governmen...

Monty Pickle, the puppet star of the children's series "The Monty Pickle Show," made a delightful appearance on The Forward's "Yiddish Word of the Day," wher...

Mira Fox critiques Hallmark's approach to Hanukkah-themed films, notably criticizing their tendency to blend Jewish and Christian traditions in a way that ca...

Rob Reiner's posthumous address marked the annual International Holocaust Survivors Night, organized by the Claims Conference, where he emphasized resilience...

A group of federal attorneys resigned from the U.S. Justice Department, protesting what they claim is a politically-motivated and excessively aggressive anti...

Sam Kellner, a Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower, is at the center of a pivotal civil-rights lawsuit against New York City and the estate of the former Brookly...

In the wake of a brutal terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach, Yossi Segelman, despite personal loss, demonstrated resilience by continui...

Brooklyn couple Malya and William Levin are spearheading efforts to revive their family's legacy at one of America's first Jewish agricultural settlements, t...