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Rita Zohar, an 81-year-old Holocaust survivor, channels her own experiences of resilience and loss in her portrayal of Bessie Stern in Scarlett Johansson's d...

A major controversy has erupted in Hollywood as approximately 1,200 prominent figures, including actors Liev Schrieber and Mayim Bialik, have signed an open ...

Microsoft has revoked Israeli military access to its Azure cloud platform, making it the first U.S. tech company to penalize Israel amid its conflict in Gaza...

Speaking at the United Nations amidst widespread protests and a near-empty assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committed to decisively dealin...

As the United Nations General Assembly convenes in Manhattan to discuss Palestinian statehood, New York City's mayoral candidates have offered tepid reaction...

Apple TV+ has postponed the release of "The Savant," a series starring Jessica Chastain inspired by the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) secretive anti-extremi...

A British court has dropped terrorism charges against Mo Chara of the Irish rap band Kneecap. Chara, whose real name is Liam OHanna, was charged after a vide...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly amid escalating political tensions and opposition from global leaders...

The article details the controversy surrounding New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's engagement with Jewish communities in the city. Mamdani attended ...

Aron Bell, the last surviving member of the Bielski brothers, passed away at 98. He was instrumental in the Bielski Brigade's efforts during the Holocaust, w...

Renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman celebrates his 80th birthday with a significant public concert at the Beacon Theater, performing his acclaimed klezmer work...

Vice President Kamala Harris has backed New York City politician Zohran Mamdani, making her the most prominent Democrat to do so, despite Mamdani's lack of p...

A Florida man, Blake Richard Hoover, was arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Chabad classroom in Punta Gorda just before Rosh Hashanah. The charges incl...

South Park tackles the sensitive subject of the Gaza conflict in its latest episode, with Mrs. Broflovski, a Jewish character, confronting Israeli Prime Mini...

Two Syracuse University students have been charged with hate crimes after allegedly throwing pork into a Jewish fraternity house during Rosh Hashanah, highli...

Five years after Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' passing, his impact continues to grow, particularly in Israel, with the recent release of the Koren Sacks Humash. This...

Israeli teens found solace at American Jewish summer camps through the Campers2Gether program, designed to offer respite from the ongoing conflict with Hamas...

Thessaloniki, Greece, is a city marked by its intertwined Jewish and Armenian histories, both communities having faced genocide and assimilation challenges. ...

The Armenian and Jewish communities in Thessaloniki share a complex history marked by their prosperous contributions to society and the devastating genocides...

Thessaloniki's Armenian and Jewish communities are interwoven by a shared historical experience of genocide, commercial dominance, and cultural resilience. T...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced France's formal recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly, joining several other...

Dua Lipa, the acclaimed British pop singer known for her pro-Palestinian stance, has reportedly parted ways with her Jewish agent, David Levy, after he advoc...

With the two-state solution seeming increasingly untenable, particularly in light of recent hostilities involving Hamas and other factions, Gil Troy argues f...

A fire at the Chabad of Charlotte County in Punta Gorda, Florida, damaged a classroom just prior to Rosh Hashanah and is being investigated as a potential ha...

As the New York City mayoral race heats up, candidates are keen to engage with Jewish voters, especially around the time of Rosh Hashanah. Mayor Eric Adams, ...

Kanisse, meaning 'synagogue' in Arabic, is an egalitarian Jewish community in New York City founded by Daniel Cayre. It serves as a religious and cultural ha...

Tucker Carlson, speaking at Charlie Kirk's memorial, controversially likened Kirk's assassination to the biblical story of Jesus' crucifixion, which many per...

Several countries, including the UK, Portugal, Australia, and Canada, have formally recognized a Palestinian state ahead of the UN General Assembly. This mov...

In New Hampshire, a shooting at the Sky Meadow Country Club during a wedding led to one death and two injuries. The alleged gunman, Hunter Nadeau, had report...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the arrest of Hicham Harb, a suspect in the 1982 antisemitic terror attack on Chez Jo Goldenberg, a Jewish restaur...

In an unusual move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly refuted conspiracy theories circulating among far-right figures in the United States, ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York City, faces a complicated endorsement landscape due to his previous lack of support for Democra...

Incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly...

A blatantly antisemitic sign in a bookstore window in Flensburg, Germany, has sparked international outrage, including a lawsuit threat from Israeli oppositi...

As Jews face another challenging Rosh Hashanah amid geopolitical tensions, rising antisemitism, and political upheaval, a diverse group of rabbis shared thei...

Retired Argentine tennis star Diego Schwartzman, who once ranked as high as No. 8 in the world, has returned to his roots by playing soccer for Barkojba, a J...

Jeremy Fistel, a Texas man with an Orthodox Jewish upbringing, faces multiple charges, including making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani, the Democ...

A notable benefit concert, "Together For Palestine," took place in the U.K., featuring performances and appearances by major celebrities including Billie Eil...

An open letter from over 100 Jewish signatories, including academics, activists, and writers, criticizes former President Donald Trump's efforts to combat ca...

A new survey of nearly 950 Jewish communal professionals reveals deep-seated internal divisions as the primary source of hopelessness, surpassing concerns of...

In a heated debate over the definition of antisemitism, New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer critiqued Mayoral...

Oren Kaunfer, a former MTV employee, has brought a unique approach to Jewish education at the Jewish Community Day School near Boston. Leveraging his backgro...

Zohran Mamdani, a supporter of the BDS movement, is leading the race for NYC mayor, sparking concerns about potential divestment from Israel. However, expect...

Mark Levine, a veteran Jewish politician, is likely to become New York City's next comptroller, having won the Democratic primary. With a background in City ...

Senator Bernie Sanders has become the first U.S. senator to label Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, a term previously used only by certain progressive an...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded its largest-ever grant of $10.4 million to Tikvah, a New York-based think tank aligned with conse...

The National Library of Israel has successfully reunited all three parts of the Lisbon Mahzor, a rare 15th-century Portuguese Jewish manuscript, after its fi...

In light of the recent IRS policy change permitting political endorsements by religious leaders, a number of New York City rabbis are navigating new territor...

Amid the political dynamics of the NYC mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani's proposal to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his visit to New York has ge...

Marking YIVO's centennial, Alex Weiser and Ben Kaplan present "The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language," a chamber opera exploring the epic but incomple...