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Forward Trump refused to visit Columbia after antisemitic campus protests, new book claims 24 Feb 2025
According to Michael Wolff's new book, President Donald Trump declined an invitation to visit Columbia University to support Jewish students amid antisemitic...
24 Feb 2025
Forward Trump dismissed top Jewish donor Miriam Adelson as ‘so boring,’ new book claims 23 Feb 2025
The latest tell-all book by journalist Michael Wolff reveals the often tense relationship between former President Donald Trump and his top Jewish donor, Mir...
23 Feb 2025
Forward Trump administration pushes for release of last living American hostage in Gaza 23 Feb 2025
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to secure the release of Edan Alexander, the last known American hostage held by Hamas in Gaza. With recent ...
23 Feb 2025
Forward Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, threatening ceasefire deal, after Shiri Bibas' body returned 22 Feb 2025
The Israeli government delayed the release of 600 Palestinian prisoners, creating tension with Hamas and threatening a recently established ceasefire. This d...
22 Feb 2025
Forward I'm Palestinian. Here's why Trump's Gaza gambit might just work 21 Feb 2025
Daoud Kuttab examines the potential geopolitical ramifications of former U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian confli...
21 Feb 2025
Forward Jonathan Larson died before becoming a Broadway legend. This Jewish 'RENT'-head feels obliged to continue the work. 21 Feb 2025
The legacy of Jonathan Larson, famed composer of 'RENT' and 'Tick, Tick... Boom!', is being revived through "The Jonathan Larson Project," spearheaded by the...
21 Feb 2025
Forward At a glitzy gala, techno music and sushi bars draw in young supporters of Israel 21 Feb 2025
The recent 1,000 Strong gala in New York highlighted a vibrant and youthful expression of American Jewish solidarity with Israel, featuring techno music and ...
21 Feb 2025
Forward After rebuke from far-right French leader, Steve Bannon denies that his straight-armed gesture at CPAC was a Nazi salute 21 Feb 2025
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, faced backlash after making a gesture at CPAC that was perceived as a Nazi salute. While Bannon claimed it wa...
21 Feb 2025
Forward From plague times to Trump's executive orders, Jews and immigrants have been accused of spreading disease 21 Feb 2025
The article explores the historical and ongoing use of disease as a pretext for discrimination, focusing on how both Jews and immigrants have been scapegoate...
21 Feb 2025
Forward At a Hasidic Jewish sweat lodge, enlightenment in the all-encompassing darkness 21 Feb 2025
Miriam Herman explores an unconventional spiritual experience in "At a Hasidic Jewish sweat lodge, enlightenment in the all-encompassing darkness." In Florid...
21 Feb 2025
Forward Trump has offered Israel an easy way out of more ceasefire talks. Will Netanyahu take it? 21 Feb 2025
Amidst renewed tensions between Israel and Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a critical decision: adhere to the ceasefire and foster peace, or r...
21 Feb 2025
Forward ADL criticizes Steve Bannon following gesture resembling Nazi salute 21 Feb 2025
Steve Bannon is under scrutiny after making a gesture similar to a Nazi salute during his CPAC speech, leading to criticism from the Anti-Defamation League (...
21 Feb 2025
Forward Eric Adams said he'd 'collaborate' on immigration enforcement — so did Vichy France during WWII 21 Feb 2025
Robert Zaretsky draws a provocative parallel between New York City Mayor Eric Adams' collaboration with former Trump administration officials on immigration ...
21 Feb 2025
Forward German Jews express alarm after J.D. Vance’s comments boost far-right AfD ahead of election 21 Feb 2025
The rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of Germany's election has caused alarm among German Jews and politicians, especially foll...
21 Feb 2025
Forward At Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, Israelis mourn — and vow to keep fighting for the captives who remain 21 Feb 2025
In Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, thousands gathered to mourn the return of four deceased hostages from Gaza, including peace activist Oded Lifshitz, and the Bi...
21 Feb 2025
Forward ‘It took the Nazis one month’: Pritzker compares Trump’s policies to 1930s Germany 20 Feb 2025
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, invoking his Jewish heritage and historical knowledge, drew controversial parallels between Donald Trump's recent policies a...
20 Feb 2025
Forward Hamas sent ‘anonymous, unidentified’ body in Shiri Bibas’ place, IDF says 20 Feb 2025
In a grave development amid the tensions surrounding the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, Hamas handed over an unidentified body instead of Shiri Bibas dur...
20 Feb 2025
Forward Course to explore Ukrainian-Yiddish dialect of the theater and the Breslov Hasidim  20 Feb 2025
Yiddish scholar Leyzer Burko is offering a course this spring focusing on the Ukrainian-Yiddish dialect, which was historically significant in Yiddish theate...
20 Feb 2025
Forward The LA fires destroyed countless Jewish heirlooms. A national Judaica drive aims to create new ones. 20 Feb 2025
Following devastating fires in Los Angeles, Amy Conroy and her daughter Chloe have initiated a national Judaica collection drive to help Jewish families who ...
20 Feb 2025
Forward Elon Musk’s Jewish problem 20 Feb 2025
Elon Musk's controversial actions and statements, such as allegedly performing a Nazi salute and sharing antisemitic memes, have sparked debate regarding his...
20 Feb 2025
Forward Kushner and Witkoff tout real estate expertise in shaping Trump’s Gaza policy 20 Feb 2025
Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff, two prominent Jewish real estate moguls, have leveraged their business acumen to influence Middle Eastern diplomacy during ...
20 Feb 2025
Forward Jewish moms look at our children and think of Anne Frank. Now, we'll think of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, too 20 Feb 2025
In a heartfelt opinion piece, Carly Pildis conveys the intense grief and anger felt by Jewish communities following the deaths of the Bibas children, who wer...
20 Feb 2025
Forward The media is not showing the extent of Hamas' barbarity — is that a mistake? 20 Feb 2025
Aviya Kushner examines the media's complex role in relaying the true extent of Hamas' barbarity during the hostage ceremonies, while also contemplating the e...
20 Feb 2025
Forward For Ariel and Kfir Bibas, two empty chairs are symbols of a devastating loss 20 Feb 2025
In the poignant exhibit "Every Hostage Has a Story" at Israel's National Library, two chairs once representing young hostages Ariel and Kfir Bibas, taken by ...
20 Feb 2025
Forward Her name is Rivke. She hates it when people on the phone call her 'sir' 20 Feb 2025
Rivke, a woman with a distinctively Jewish name, expresses frustration at being misgendered as 'sir' during phone conversations due to her voice. She struggl...
20 Feb 2025
Forward Trump’s Gaza plan will cost Israel its soul 20 Feb 2025
Sruli Fruchter argues against President Trump's proposal to forcibly displace two million Palestinians from Gaza, a plan which has received endorsement from ...
20 Feb 2025
Forward What Peter Beinart misunderstands about Jewish values 19 Feb 2025
Yonkel Goldstein criticizes Peter Beinart’s book and perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, arguing that Beinart fails to appreciate the importanc...
19 Feb 2025
Forward Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor and co-founder of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish museum, dies at 98 19 Feb 2025
Marian Turski, a prominent Polish journalist, historian, and Holocaust survivor, passed away at 98. Turski was instrumental in the founding of Poland's POLIN...
19 Feb 2025
Forward As news of Bibas deaths sinks in, orange becomes color of Jewish grief 19 Feb 2025
In response to the tragic deaths of the Bibas family members, orange symbols became widespread online as expressions of Jewish grief, honoring the young fami...
19 Feb 2025
Forward Audio: How did Jews in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust perceive the rise in antisemitism? 19 Feb 2025
On the eve of the Holocaust, Jews in Poland faced increasing antisemitism amidst a climate of growing tension and uncertainty. This audio piece explores thei...
19 Feb 2025
Forward Does Elon Musk have a Jewish child? 19 Feb 2025
Ashley St. Clair, a controversial Jewish right-wing influencer, claims that Elon Musk is the father of her five-month-old child, a claim Musk has neither con...
19 Feb 2025
Forward Does Elon Musk have a Jewish child? 19 Feb 2025
Elon Musk is rumored to have fathered a child with Ashley St. Clair, a Jewish right-wing social media influencer, according to claims made by St. Clair herse...
19 Feb 2025
Forward It's our Jewish responsibility to see the full picture when it comes to Israel. We're failing. 19 Feb 2025
Jeremy Kalmanofsky explores the multifaceted perspectives regarding Israel among Jews, emphasizing the importance of viewing Israel's realities with both eye...
19 Feb 2025
Forward Team USA’s very Jewish '4 Nations Face-Off' team deserved a Canadian counter 19 Feb 2025
The NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, featuring U.S., Canada, Finland, and Sweden, highlights a significant moment for Jewish athletes in hockey. American...
19 Feb 2025
Forward How the Pope and my rabbi father changed my life and healed my heart 19 Feb 2025
Jen Rudin reflects on how a serendipitous trip to Rome with her father, Rabbi A. James Rudin, profoundly impacted her life. At a time when she was struggling...
19 Feb 2025
Forward A short Yiddish horror film set at the start of the Hasidic movement 19 Feb 2025
"Seed of Doubt" is a 20-minute Yiddish-language horror film set in an 18th-century Polish shtetl during the early days of the Hasidic movement, exploring the...
19 Feb 2025
Forward The forgotten U.S. plan to send Jewish refugees to Alaska — and why it matters today 19 Feb 2025
Eighty years ago, the U.S. considered a plan, the Slattery Report, to resettle Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to Alaska. Initiated by Interior Secretary H...
19 Feb 2025
Forward At a Jaffa community center and beyond, confusion, mourning and rage surface upon news of the Bibas family’s tragic fate 19 Feb 2025
Following the tragic and conflicting reports about the Bibas family, notably Shiri and her children Kfir and Ariel, Israelis are left grappling with grief, r...
19 Feb 2025
Forward Military schools removed a book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg because of 'equity ideology' 18 Feb 2025
A children's picture book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been removed from U.S. military school libraries, alongside other books like "Freckleface Strawberry" an...
18 Feb 2025
Forward How seven siblings survived the Holocaust — and how the next generation is telling their story 18 Feb 2025
Beth Lane, inspired by her family's harrowing Holocaust survival story recorded by her late uncle Alfons Weber, has created a directorial debut film titled "...
18 Feb 2025
Forward Trump wants to control the AP. I covered the Middle East for them — here's what he's got wrong 18 Feb 2025
Dan Perry, a former journalist with The Associated Press (AP), critiques former President Donald Trump's efforts to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of ...
18 Feb 2025
Forward Why a random Jewish college basketball coach is beefing with LeBron James 18 Feb 2025
The unusual feud between University of Wisconsin-Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb and NBA legend LeBron James revolves around Gottlieb's critique of LeBron...
18 Feb 2025
Forward If Adams is out, Jumaane Williams would become acting NYC mayor. What will he mean for Jews? 18 Feb 2025
Jumaane Williams, New York City's public advocate, could become the acting mayor if current Mayor Eric Adams resigns amid corruption allegations. Williams, k...
18 Feb 2025
Forward How MAD magazine, family ghosts and censorship made Art Spiegelman an anti-fascist artist 18 Feb 2025
Art Spiegelman's journey as an artist, particularly illustrated through the new documentary 'Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse,' embodies a complex interpl...
18 Feb 2025
Forward Jewish groups compare Trump to Pharaoh, ask New York leaders to resist immigration order 18 Feb 2025
A coalition of 70 rabbis and liberal Jewish groups have urged New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul to resist complying with President Don...
18 Feb 2025
Forward Christian nationalism is rising. So is the Christian resistance 18 Feb 2025
Amanda Tyler, head of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, leads a growing movement within Christianity resisting the rise of Christian nationa...
18 Feb 2025
Forward ‘Modern-day Mein Kampf’: NYC Mayor Adams under fire for Hitler reference as calls for his resignation mount 17 Feb 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under intense scrutiny after comparing political attacks against him to Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf." The comments were made...
17 Feb 2025
Forward Despite her multimillion dollar fortune and celebrity pals, Ina Garten is a true balabusta 17 Feb 2025
Ina Garten, better known as The Barefoot Contessa, continues to charm audiences with her memoir, "Be Ready When the Luck Happens," where she reveals the jour...
17 Feb 2025
Forward Rubio defends Vance’s meeting with Germany’s far-right AfD party 16 Feb 2025
Vice President JD Vance's decision to meet with the controversial Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has sparked widespread criticism, particularly from Jew...
16 Feb 2025
Forward Trump vowed to unleash hell in Gaza. His Mideast envoy insists the ceasefire will move forward 16 Feb 2025
Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, announced that Israel, along with mediators, is moving forward with the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which m...
16 Feb 2025