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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...

Bay Area Jewish leaders are demanding Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez's resignation after he shared and then apologized for LinkedIn posts suggesting the Syd...

Catherine Almonte Da Costa, appointed by New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, resigned from her role as director of appointments after past antisemitic ...

High-profile athletes have recently been criticized for making antisemitic remarks while appearing on the livestream of controversial Jewish streamer Adin Ro...

Fostering interfaith understanding, Jewish artist Hannah Finkelshteyn and Muslim filmmaker Aakef Khan co-curated "Open Archways: by the light of the same moo...

Chris Chadwick, a North Carolina politician and chairman of the Carteret County Board of Commissioners, stirred controversy for refusing to say "Happy Hanukk...

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has ended the country's presidential menorah lighting tradition, aligning with far-right sentiments and nationalistic views...

Angel Studios has released an animated film titled "David," targeting a younger audience with a sanitized retelling of King David's story. The film skips con...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, set to leave office at the end of 2025, has left a significant legacy within the Jewish community, notably characterized by h...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced measures to combat antisemitism following a deadly attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. Acknowled...

Adam Eisenberg reflects on his nuanced stance as a semi-Zionist, particularly in light of the events following October 7. While acknowledging the Jewish clai...

Following the murder of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, a rumor quickly spread on social media that he was Jewish and targeted for his purported pro-Israel stan...

Simone Elias, a teenager with a passion for classic Hollywood, discovered her familial connection to the blacklisted Jewish screenwriter H.S. Kraft, inspirin...

In the wake of the tragic Bondi Beach massacre, where antisemitism erupted into violence, Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim who heroically intervened, has sparked div...