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JTA Authorities arrest self-proclaimed ‘king’ of Germany and ban his antisemitic group 14 May 2025
German authorities have cracked down on the "Kingdom of Germany," a far-right, antisemitic group that refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the modern Germa...
14 May 2025
JTA JNF allocates $100,000 to support NYC Israel Parade for the first time 14 May 2025
For the first time, the Jewish National Fund (JNF), also known as Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL), has contributed $100,000 to support New York City's Israel D...
14 May 2025
JTA We don’t know much about Leo XIV and the Jews. But he could be just the pope for us. 13 May 2025
The election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago-born graduate of Villanova University, presents a unique opportunity for Jewish-Catholic relations. While Leo XIV lac...
13 May 2025
JTA It’s Friday night. These NYC restaurants are all booked — for Shabbat dinner. 13 May 2025
In New York City, a new trend of hosting Shabbat dinners at restaurants is gaining popularity among the Jewish community post-October 7, amidst a growing des...
13 May 2025
JTA Russell Brand defends Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’ music video 13 May 2025
Russell Brand, known for his provocative statements, has defended Kanye West's controversial song titled "Heil Hitler," highlighting Ye's status as "uncancel...
13 May 2025
JTA Israel’s Eurovision contestant, Yuval Raphael, says she’s focused on the music, not the protests 13 May 2025
Yuval Raphael, Israel's Eurovision contestant, is focusing on her musical performance despite facing protests and hostility. At the Eurovision song contest, ...
13 May 2025
JTA NYC’s mayor has vowed to fight antisemitism. Now he’s creating an office devoted to the task. 13 May 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the creation of an Office to Combat Antisemitism in response to a rise in antisemitic incidents locally and glob...
13 May 2025
JTA After hooking Israelis, former hostage Keith Siegel is bringing his famous pancakes to NYC this week 12 May 2025
Keith Siegel, a former hostage who was held captive in Gaza for 484 days, is bringing his now-famous pancake recipe to New York City for a special pop-up eve...
12 May 2025
JTA For the first time since Henry VIII created the role, a Jew will helm Hebrew studies at Cambridge 12 May 2025
Aaron Koller will make history as the first Jewish scholar to assume the Regius Professor of Hebrew role at the University of Cambridge, a position that has ...
12 May 2025
JTA Argentine Supreme Court discovers over 80 boxes of forgotten Nazi documents 12 May 2025
In a significant archival discovery, the Argentine Supreme Court has found over 80 boxes containing Nazi documents, which were originally sent from the Nazi ...
12 May 2025
JTA Maggie Gyllenhaal’s daughter Ramona Sarsgaard reportedly arrested at Columbia library protest 12 May 2025
Ramona Sarsgaard, eldest daughter of Jewish actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, was reportedly among over 70 students arrested during a pro-Palest...
12 May 2025
JTA Hamas releases Edan Alexander, last living American hostage, to Israel 12 May 2025
Hamas's release of Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli citizen, marks a significant development in the ongoing hostage crisis that began with Hamas's attack ...
12 May 2025
JTA In Tenafly, NJ, a crowd celebrates the release of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity 12 May 2025
Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old from Tenafly, NJ, was celebrated by his community after being released from Hamas captivity, following a U.S.-negotiated deal. ...
12 May 2025
JTA In first Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire in Gaza, release of hostages 11 May 2025
Pope Leo XIV, in his inaugural Sunday address, urgently called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages, and the facilitation of humanitarian aid. Hi...
11 May 2025
JTA Huckabee denies rift between Netanyahu and Trump as US actions in Middle East appear to leave out Israel 11 May 2025
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, now U.S. ambassador to Israel, refuted claims of a growing rift between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Ne...
11 May 2025
JTA The 20th century was very good for these Jewish icons. Is the Golden Age really over? 11 May 2025
David Denby's book "Eminent Jews" chronicles the lives and contributions of four prominent Jewish cultural icons: Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer, a...
11 May 2025
JTA Federal security grants to synagogues are resuming after two-month Trump freeze 9 May 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has lifted a freeze on security funding for religious institutions, including synagogues, ending a pause that ...
9 May 2025
JTA ‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves increasingly appear to sideline Israel 9 May 2025
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, known for his strong pro-Israel stance during his first term, is creating waves by seemingly sidelining Israel in his sec...
9 May 2025
JTA Yeshiva University rescinds approval for LGBTQ+ student club 9 May 2025
Yeshiva University (Y.U.), a prominent Modern Orthodox institution, has withdrawn recognition of its LGBTQ+ club, Hareni, two months after initially approvin...
9 May 2025
JTA NY state budget weakens yeshiva oversight in blow to secular education advocates 9 May 2025
New York State's budget deal has significantly weakened oversight over yeshivas, favoring Hasidic communities' educational preferences over secular education...
9 May 2025
JTA Rumeysa Ozturk ordered free on bail, after judge says op-ed criticizing Israel is insufficient to justify detention 9 May 2025
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University doctoral student detained by ICE in March, has been ordered released on bail by a federal judge who deemed her arrest unju...
9 May 2025
JTA Margot Friedlander, German Holocaust survivor who landed a Vogue cover, dies at 103 9 May 2025
Margot Friedlander, a Holocaust survivor and symbol of resilience, passed away at the age of 103. Initially relocating to New York after her liberation from ...
9 May 2025
JTA Trump yanks prosecutor nomination of Ed Martin, who called a Nazi sympathizer ‘extraordinary’ 9 May 2025
Former President Donald Trump withdrew Ed Martin's nomination as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., due to significant opposition stemming from Martin's def...
9 May 2025
JTA This film about Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede, 88, is about beautiful buildings and so much more 9 May 2025
"Ada: My Mother the Architect" is a documentary by New York-based filmmaker Yael Melamede, capturing the life and work of her mother, Ada Karmi-Melamede, a p...
9 May 2025
JTA Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Brooklyn as Columbia library takeover fallout continues 9 May 2025
Tensions escalated at Brooklyn College as pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police outside the Tanger Hillel House. This marked the second major campus...
9 May 2025
JTA Former leaders of large Jewish groups call on them to speak out against ‘stunning assault on democratic norms’ 8 May 2025
A coalition of former leaders from leading American Jewish organizations has issued a bold call to the Jewish community to vocalize stronger resistance again...
8 May 2025
JTA Israeli spyware company NSO ordered to pay $167 million to WhatsApp 8 May 2025
The Israeli spyware firm NSO Group has been ordered by a U.S. court to pay $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for illegally hacking 1,400 accounts using its...
8 May 2025
JTA Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa decry ‘censorship’ after UK shows are scrapped under Israel boycott pressure 8 May 2025
Jonny Greenwood, the Radiohead guitarist, and Israeli musician Dudu Tassa canceled their UK shows due to safety concerns after a campaign by the Palestinian ...
8 May 2025
JTA Ye debuts ‘Heil Hitler’ music video that includes a sample of a Hitler speech 8 May 2025
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has intensified his antisemitic rhetoric with the release of a new music video for the song "Heil Hitler." The video featur...
8 May 2025
JTA Self-described ‘Jew hater’ charged with hate crimes after allegedly attacking Jews at 3 NYC anti-Israel protests 8 May 2025
A 20-year-old NYC man, Tarek Bazrouk, faces hate crime charges for violently attacking Jewish pro-Israel protesters at three separate pro-Palestinian demonst...
8 May 2025
JTA Freed hostage Emily Damari to Pulitzer board: Mosab Abu Toha is ‘the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier’ 8 May 2025
Emily Damari, an Israeli recently released from Hamas captivity, has voiced strong objections to the Pulitzer Prize awarded to Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toh...
8 May 2025
JTA Remembering ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen, who sketched Israeli feats and foibles for 50 years 8 May 2025
Yaakov Kirschen, the creator of the long-running cartoon strip Dry Bones, left a lasting impact on the portrayal of Israeli and Jewish life through his art. ...
8 May 2025
JTA NYPD arrests more than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia library 8 May 2025
Tensions flared at Columbia University as over 70 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested by the NYPD during a demonstration in the university's main librar...
8 May 2025
JTA Elise Stefanik threatens Haverford College president at latest hearing on campus antisemitism 8 May 2025
Rep. Elise Stefanik continued her pressure on university leaders regarding campus antisemitism in the latest House Committee hearing. Prominent figures, incl...
8 May 2025
JTA Trump administration condemns destructive pro-Palestinian protest at University of Washington 8 May 2025
A pro-Palestinian protest by a group affiliated with praising Hamas' attack on Israel caused over $1 million in damages at the University of Washington's new...
8 May 2025
JTA Student who posted sign reading ‘F— the Jews’ doubles down on antisemitic influencer Stew Peters’ podcast 7 May 2025
Mo Khan, a student initially apologetic for sharing a video of a sign reading "F the Jews," has since embraced antisemitic rhetoric by appearing on a podcast...
7 May 2025
JTA Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s goes on Tucker Carlson and says, ‘I love Jesus Christ’ 7 May 2025
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, made an appearance on Tucker Carlson's show where he shared his spiritual beliefs, asserting his admiration for Jesus...
7 May 2025
JTA Yeshiva University basketball coach Elliot Steinmetz dishes on a season like no other 7 May 2025
Elliot Steinmetz, head coach of Yeshiva University's basketball team, reflects on the team's unique 2023-2024 season following the Oct. 7 tragedy in Israel a...
7 May 2025
JTA Moved by Oct. 7, Blackstone president donates $125M to Tel Aviv University to address doctor shortage 7 May 2025
Jonathan and Mindy Gray, motivated by the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, donated $125 million to Tel Aviv University's medical school. This unp...
7 May 2025
JTA 38% of American Jews believe in life after death, study finds 7 May 2025
A Pew Research Center survey reveals that only 38% of American Jews believe in an afterlife, markedly less than the 83% of U.S. Christians and the 58% of Isr...
7 May 2025
JTA Trump says only 21 hostages remain alive in Gaza: ‘3 have died’ 7 May 2025
President Donald Trump announced that the number of living hostages in Gaza has decreased from 24 to 21, indicating that three hostages have died recently am...
7 May 2025
JTA Larry Harlow, salsa musician known as ‘The Marvelous Jew,’ honored on the Upper West Side 6 May 2025
Larry Harlow, famously known as "El Judio Maravilloso" (The Marvelous Jew), was honored with a street co-naming in his longtime Upper West Side neighborhood....
6 May 2025
JTA 6 Jewish influencers who aren’t giving up on TikTok 6 May 2025
Six Jewish influencers on TikTok are leveraging the platform to educate younger audiences on Jewish history, culture, and identity, while also addressing ant...
6 May 2025
JTA These New York Jewish arts organizations have been defunded by the Trump administration 6 May 2025
Several New York Jewish arts organizations, including the Jewish Plays Project and Yugntruf, have lost federal funding due to the Trump administration's redu...
6 May 2025
JTA Anti-Israel singer Kehlani’s Central Park concert canceled 6 May 2025
The Central Park Summerstage concert of R&B singer Kehlani, who has been vocal in her criticism of Israel, was canceled due to security concerns following pr...
6 May 2025
JTA Dave Portnoy rescinds Auschwitz invitation for student involved in ‘F— the Jews’ incident at his bar 6 May 2025
Dave Portnoy, the Jewish founder of Barstool Sports, reacted with outrage to an antisemitic incident at his Philadelphia bar, where Temple University student...
6 May 2025
JTA Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists, wins Pulitzer for commentary 6 May 2025
Palestinian poet and essayist Mosab Abu Toha has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, celebrating his poignant essays that depict the harsh realities ...
6 May 2025
JTA What it’s like being the only Jewish girl at a German school 5 May 2025
Lily Rawls reflects on her unique experience as the sole Jewish student at the German International School New York, from facing antisemitism in fourth grade...
5 May 2025
JTA Israel and those who love it are stuck in a hopeless present. Can we ever get back to the future? 5 May 2025
Yehuda Kurtzer reflects on the sense of being stuck in a "hopeless present" that he perceives Israel and its supporters as experiencing, particularly in the ...
5 May 2025
JTA Netanyahu disputes report that fired NSC chief Mike Waltz coordinated extensively with him on Iran 5 May 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has denied a report suggesting extensive coordination with Mike Waltz, the recently fired U.S. National Security A...
5 May 2025