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JTA George Washington U suspends Jewish Voice for Peace chapter as colleges prepare for resurgence of Israel protests 21 Aug
George Washington University has suspended its Jewish Voice for Peace chapter along with other pro-Palestinian student groups ahead of the new semester, citi...
21 Aug
JTA Jewish Life Stories: A pioneering Jewish papercut artist, a circus clown on a humanitarian mission 21 Aug
The article highlights the life stories of several influential Jewish individuals: Tamar Fishman, a Judaica artist known for her papercut designs, including ...
21 Aug
JTA DNC’s second night features 5 Jewish speakers, condemnation of antisemitism — and few mentions of Israel 21 Aug
The Democratic National Convention's second night showcased five Jewish speakers who highlighted Jewish identity, condemned antisemitism, and discussed issue...
21 Aug
JTA At Chicago’s Hostage Square, a mile from the DNC, quiet reflection aims to drown out louder demonstrations 20 Aug
In Chicago, a temporary installation similar to Tel Aviv's Hostage Square was set up near the Democratic National Convention to draw attention to the plight ...
20 Aug
JTA Shaq recorded a video in Hebrew for Israeli kids whose relatives were killed or captured on Oct. 7 20 Aug
NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal recorded a heartfelt message in Hebrew for Israeli children affected by a Hamas attack on Oct. 7. The video was made for children...
20 Aug
JTA Joe Biden’s critics are attacking him for saying pro-Palestinian protesters ‘have a point.’ His Jewish backers aren’t concerned. 20 Aug
In the midst of criticism for acknowledging the views of pro-Palestinian protesters during the Israel-Hamas conflict, President Joe Biden's Jewish backers re...
20 Aug
JTA Man charged with making antisemitic bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York 20 Aug
Domagoj Patkovic, a 31-year-old man from Oregon, has been charged with making multiple antisemitic bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York City and...
20 Aug
JTA Germany court upholds conviction of 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary 20 Aug
Germany's highest court has upheld the guilty verdict of a 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary, Irmgard Furchner, who was convicted as an ac...
20 Aug
JTA Biden calls to ‘end this war’ as DNC opens with almost no sparring over Israel and Gaza 20 Aug
President Joe Biden, in a speech at the Democratic convention, pledged to end the war in Gaza and free hostages without explicitly mentioning Israel, acknowl...
20 Aug
JTA J.B. Pritzker was vetted for VP. Now the Jewish governor of Illinois is playing host to Kamala Harris’ convention. 19 Aug
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Jewish Democrat, was considered a potential vice-presidential candidate for Kamala Harris but is now hosting the Democrati...
19 Aug
JTA Chef Einat Admony, NYC’s ‘ultimate balaboosta,’ gets personal in a new book 19 Aug
Israeli Chef Einat Admony, known for her falafel chain Tam and acclaimed restaurant Balaboosta in NYC, has released a fast-paced memoir called "Taste of Love...
19 Aug
JTA Josh Shapiro says antisemitism played ‘no role’ in his not getting picked as Kamala Harris’ running mate 19 Aug
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, refuted claims that antisemitism influenced Vice President Kamala Harris not choosing him as her running m...
19 Aug
JTA Jason Schwartzman plays a small-town cantor with a spiritual crisis in ‘Between the Temples’ 19 Aug
"Between the Temples" is a film that follows Cantor Ben Gottlieb, played by Jason Schwartzman, who works at a Reform synagogue in upstate New York and is str...
19 Aug
JTA Pittsburgh Israel-boycott referendum is dead after DSA declines to defend it in court 19 Aug
The Pittsburgh Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter has decided not to defend a proposed ballot referendum that aimed to boycott Israel, effectivel...
19 Aug
JTA Silvio Santos, Brazilian media mogul and descendant of 15th-century Portuguese Jewish scholar-statesman, dies at 93 19 Aug
Silvio Santos, a prominent Brazilian media mogul and son of Sephardic Jewish immigrants, passed away at the age of 93. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he built a med...
19 Aug
JTA Police in Argentina arrest 7 accused of plotting terror attacks on Jewish targets 19 Aug
Police in Argentina recently arrested seven individuals who were allegedly part of an Islamic terrorist organization planning attacks on Jewish targets, incl...
19 Aug
JTA Where will the Gaza war be discussed at the DNC? One answer arrives, but major questions remain. 19 Aug
During the DNC, pro-Palestinian activists will host a panel on Palestinian rights in Chicago, marking the first time such a discussion has been officially sa...
19 Aug
JTA Kamala Harris, as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks teeter: ‘We’re not giving up’ 19 Aug
Vice President Kamala Harris expressed hope for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, emphasizing ongoing negotiations and the importance of securing the...
19 Aug
JTA With major airlines scrapping flights, getting to and from Israel has become a costly, often madcap endeavor 16 Aug
As escalating tensions and security risks lead major airlines to scrap flights to and from Israel, travelers face exorbitant prices and limited options, with...
16 Aug
JTA Israel, Gaza and Josh Shapiro: What we’re watching for during the Democratic National Convention 16 Aug
During the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the party will be focused on issues surrounding Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian p...
16 Aug
JTA After long legal fight, man from Ugandan Jewish community is approved for Israeli citizenship 16 Aug
After a lengthy legal battle and four conversions, Yosef Kibita from Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish community has been granted Israeli citizenship after seven yea...
16 Aug
JTA Barbra Streisand, Susie Essman and 30,000 others join ‘Jewish women for Kamala’ call 16 Aug
Barbra Streisand, Susie Essman, and over 30,000 participants gathered for a Zoom event organized by Jewish Women for Kamala, supporting Kamala Harris and her...
16 Aug
JTA Pittsburgh Jewish groups hope to quash a referendum that would force the city to boycott Israel 16 Aug
Jewish groups in Pittsburgh are working to block a referendum that would require the city to boycott companies doing business with Israel. This referendum ha...
16 Aug
JTA The Jewish Sport Report: 3 Jews + 1 strikeout = baseball history 16 Aug
The article discusses various Jewish sporting achievements and events, including Malcolm Gladwell's insights on Hitler's influence on the modern Olympics, Is...
16 Aug
JTA A new Anti-Defamation League archive aims to show how hate and the fight against it have evolved 16 Aug
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is creating an archive documenting hate groups and the ADL's fight against discrimination over the past century. The archive...
16 Aug
JTA The ‘Gestapo Game’ at the high school where Tim Walz worked was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject 16 Aug
Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, was involved in stopping a controversial "Gestapo Game" at a high school where he worked. The game invo...
16 Aug
JTA As a Holocaust educator, I’ve grappled with same questions Tim Walz explored — and that’s reassuring 16 Aug
The author reflects on their experience as a Holocaust educator in response to a rise in antisemitic incidents in a Chicago suburb school. They discuss devel...
16 Aug
JTA In speech about antisemitism, Trump blames Harris and focuses on anti-Israel forces 16 Aug
In a speech on antisemitism, Donald Trump blamed his opponent, Kamala Harris, and anti-Israel forces for creating a hostile climate for Jews reminiscent of t...
16 Aug
JTA How do Jewish Columbia students feel about Minouche Shafik’s resignation? It’s complicated. 15 Aug
Jewish Columbia students and alumni are expressing mixed reactions to the resignation of President Minouche Shafik. While some students like Yakira Galler ex...
15 Aug
JTA How do Jewish Columbia students feel about Minouche Shafik’s resignation? It’s complicated. 15 Aug
Jewish Columbia students and graduates had mixed feelings about Minouche Shafik's resignation as president of the university amidst pro-Palestinian activism ...
15 Aug
JTA The Israeli story behind the Balloon Story exhibit at Park Avenue Armory 15 Aug
Balloon Story is an exhibit featuring large-scale balloon art at the Park Avenue Armory, offering themed rooms of various lands made entirely of inflated bal...
15 Aug
JTA After UK riots against Muslims and refugees, British Jews grapple with extremism that targeted them, too 15 Aug
Recent riots in the UK, initially sparked by violence against Muslims and asylum seekers, have highlighted a concerning rise in extremism targeting Jews as w...
15 Aug
JTA A ‘Bachelorette’ contestant this season is the great-great-grandson of the last chief rabbi of Kovno 15 Aug
Jeremy Simon, a contestant on The Bachelorette, reveals his Jewish heritage as the great-great-grandson of Avraham Dov-Ber Kahana Shapiro, the last chief rab...
15 Aug
JTA 100 US rabbis and cantors urge Netanyahu to finalize deal to free remaining hostages 15 Aug
A group of 99 Jewish clergy from the United States, representing various denominations, including Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and others, called upon Isr...
15 Aug
JTA Columbia President Minouche Shafik resigns, citing toll of controversy over pro-Palestinian protests on campus 15 Aug
Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, has resigned amidst criticism over her handling of pro-Palestinian protests on campus following an att...
15 Aug
JTA Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostage Square’ is coming to Chicago for the DNC — whether or not a pro-Israel march gets a permit 14 Aug
Pro-Israel activists, led by the Israeli American Council, are bringing an art installation called Hostage Square to the Democratic National Convention in Ch...
14 Aug
JTA Tim Walz says he has no personal relationship with imam who shared pro-Hitler video 14 Aug
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has faced criticism for his ties to Imam Asad Zaman, who shared a pro-Hitler video and praised Hamas. Walz's ...
14 Aug
JTA In rom-com musical ‘Sabbath Girl,’ an interfaith relationship takes center stage 14 Aug
In the rom-com musical "Sabbath Girl," an interfaith relationship between Angie, an Italian-American gallerist, and Seth, an Orthodox Jewish man, is portraye...
14 Aug
JTA France suspends Olympic runner for anti-Israel posts, including one wishing the ‘most terrible and horrible degree of hell’ for Zionists 14 Aug
French Olympic runner Muhammad Abdallah Kounta was suspended by the French Athletics Federation due to past social media posts supporting Hamas and expressin...
14 Aug
JTA Hundreds in Israel mourn American ‘lone soldier’ Jordan Cooper who died after allergic reaction 14 Aug
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Rishon Lezion, Israel, to mourn the death of Jordan Cooper, an American lone soldier who died from a severe allergic reactio...
14 Aug
JTA UCLA can’t let protesters block Jewish students’ access to campus, judge rules 14 Aug
A judge ruled that UCLA must do more to protect Jewish students from obstacles created by pro-Palestinian protesters on campus. The ruling follows a lawsuit ...
14 Aug
JTA Sen. Chuck Schumer to release book warning about antisemitism in the United States 14 Aug
Senator Chuck Schumer, the top Jewish official in U.S. history, will publish a book in February titled "Antisemitism in America: A Warning," drawing upon his...
14 Aug
JTA Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Revisionist History’ podcast examines the 1936 Olympics and how Hitler ‘gave us the Olympics we have today’ 14 Aug
Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast delves into the 1936 Berlin Olympics, exploring how Hitler's influence shaped the Olympics we know today. Glad...
14 Aug
JTA I’m a traveling mohel. My colleague’s unprecedented arrest in Ireland has shaken me to my core. 14 Aug
A traveling mohel reflects on the arrest of Rabbi Jonathan Abraham in Ireland for performing circumcisions without being a physician, sparking concerns among...
14 Aug
JTA Ilhan Omar, fierce critic of Israel in Congress, easily wins primary after 2 stinging defeats for progressive ‘Squad’ 14 Aug
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a prominent member of the Squad and a vocal critic of Israel, won her Democratic party primary in Minnesota's 5th District, defeating centri...
14 Aug
JTA Kamala Harris’ Hebrew merch is taking shape — in the form of a punctuation mark 14 Aug
Merchants, particularly Michael Zorek, have seen a surge in sales of Kamala Harris merchandise, including a Hebrew design featuring a comma with Hebrew lette...
14 Aug
JTA Ross Perlin writes a love letter to New York — in Yiddish and 699 other languages 13 Aug
Ross Perlin's book "Language City" delves into the work of the Endangered Language Alliance, which aims to document and preserve the 700 languages spoken in ...
13 Aug
JTA Meet the New Yorker tracing the 300-year history of the Twersky rabbinical dynasty, from Chernobyl to the Bronx 13 Aug
Yitzchak Meyer Twersky, an IT specialist from Queens and an authority on the Twersky rabbinical dynasty, released a comprehensive book tracing the 300-year h...
13 Aug
JTA In remote Greenland, a NYC yeshiva kid becomes an ‘Arctic citizen’ 13 Aug
A NYC yeshiva student participated in the Joint Science Education Project in Greenland, forging friendships and cultural connections in an Arctic setting. Aw...
13 Aug
JTA Columbia restricts access to campus following ‘reports of potential disruptions’ 13 Aug
Columbia University has restricted access to its campus due to concerns about potential disruptions, particularly related to anti-Israel student protests. Th...
13 Aug