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A CIA official, Asif W. Rahman, has been charged with violating the Espionage Act for leaking classified documents that disclosed Israeli plans to retaliate ...

Stewart Florsheim reflects on his complex journey of reconciling with Germany, a country connected to his family's Holocaust trauma. Raised by a Holocaust su...

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Steve Witkoff, a Jewish real estate developer and personal friend, as his Middle East envoy. Despite lacking diplo...

Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and key evangelical figure, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. ambassador to I...

President-elect Donald Trump is reinforcing his national security team with staunch pro-Israel advocates, naming Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and R...

A small group of demonstrators with Nazi flags disrupted a rural Michigan community theater production of "The Diary of Anne Frank," provoking condemnation f...

Klezmer music is experiencing a youthful resurgence thanks to groups like the Klezmaniacs, a band of talented musicians aged 10 to 16 from New York's MakomNY...

A new bipartisan bill aimed at swiftly revoking the tax-exempt status of nonprofits accused of supporting terrorism is set to be voted on in the U.S. House o...

Lee Zeldin, a Jewish former congressman from New York, has been appointed by Donald Trump to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in his upcoming a...

The New York Public Library's Dorot Jewish Division has acquired a significant collection of 4,000 pieces of Jewish and Yiddish music, including cantorial mu...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Jewish congressman from Florida, faced a safety threat when a man, John Lapinski, was arrested near his home with firearms, body armo...

Stephen Miller, a prominent Jewish adviser known for his hardline stance on immigration, is set to become Deputy Chief of Staff under Donald Trump's second t...

Cornell University is embroiled in a contentious debate regarding a new course titled 'Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance' by Jewish professor Eric Cheyfitz, whic...

Felice Gaer, a prominent advocate for human rights within the Jewish community, has passed away at age 78. Leading the American Jewish Committee's Jacob Blau...

Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Democrat and former synagogue president, secured her reelection against Republican challenger Sam Brown in a narrowly co...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Rep. Elise Stefanik as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik, a Repub...

In a heated clash following a soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam, violent attacks targeted Israeli fans, leaving multiple people inj...

The follow-up to last year's massive pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C., organized by the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Preside...

In a powerful gesture of remembrance and historical continuity, the key to a synagogue in Bielefeld, Germany, destroyed during Kristallnacht in 1938, has bee...

Jewish organizations in the U.S. are preparing for potentially significant shifts in policy priorities with Donald Trump's return to the presidency. Leaders ...

A New York man, Christopher Husary, has been indicted for an antisemitic hate crime involving attempted coercion and aggravated harassment. The incident unfo...

The Jewish Sport Report highlights notable Jewish athletes and incidents in sports. Rising soccer star Daniel Edelman helped the New York Red Bulls advance i...

Chef Einat Admony, known for her popular Balaboosta restaurant and Taim falafel chain, launches her first Brooklyn eatery, the Moondog HiFi Bar, in East Will...

Yechiel Leiter, an American-Israeli with deep ties to the West Bank settlement movement, has been appointed as the next Israeli ambassador to the United Stat...

Yechiel Leiter, a former settler leader whose son was tragically killed in Gaza, has been appointed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the next ...

A New Jersey couple, Justin and Michelle Esgar, have designed a unique Hanukkah menorah to celebrate the overlap of Hanukkah and New Year's this year. Known ...

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune and a significant figure within the Bay Area Jewish community, has won the San Francisco mayoral race, defe...

Reflecting on the events since October 7, 2023, and the implications of a second Trump presidency, Evie Blum shares personal insights into the resilience she...

Jewish athletes are making significant contributions to NCAA men's and women's college basketball for the 2024-25 season. The article highlights 20 promising...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched planes to Amsterdam to evacuate Israeli soccer fans targeted by violent mobs following a match between M...

HIAS, a Jewish immigration aid organization, is bracing for challenges as Donald Trump returns to the presidency, having previously opposed immigrant-friendl...

Antisemitic hate crimes in New York City have decreased in October 2024 compared to the surge following the October 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel. NYPD data ...

The Jewish Museum in New York's Upper East Side is opening "Lox at the Jewish Museum," a new kosher restaurant by Chef David Teyf, taking over the space left...

Following Donald Trump's presidential victory, a segment of Jewish New Yorkers, predominantly from Orthodox communities, celebrated his win. This group is pr...

At Congregation Bnai Jeshurun on the Upper West Side, members and guests gathered for a post-election event, transformed into a time of communal mourning, ak...

Marking the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Michael Berenbaum discusses the devastating pogroms in Germany and Austria, where over 1,000 synagogues were d...

In the wake of Donald Trump's re-election, swing-state rabbis across America are expressing a range of emotions from anxiety to hope, reflecting the diverse ...

Eugene Vindman, a Democrat, has been elected to Congress from Virginia's 7th District, succeeding Abigail Spanberger. Vindman's profile rose during Donald Tr...

The article explores the reactions in Israel to Donald Trump's presidential election victory. While many Israelis, including soldiers like David Sassoon, cel...

In his election victory speech, Donald Trump acknowledged diverse demographic groups contributing to his win, but notably omitted mentioning Jewish voters, a...

In an innovative educational initiative, students at Brooklyn's Edward R. Murrow High School engaged in a virtual reality tour of Charlotte Knobloch's experi...

Elissa Slotkin, a centrist Jewish Democrat, has won the Michigan Senate race against former Rep. Mike Rogers, marking a significant win for Democrats in a pi...

Larry Yudelson argues against a superficial call for Jewish unity if it means accepting bigotry and dehumanization within the American political context. Hig...

The recent congressional elections in New York's swing districts showcased significant Jewish and pro-Israel influences on the outcomes, with candidates from...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his comeback victory, indicating a strong recommitment to the Israel-...

Preliminary exit polls from the National Election Pool suggest that 79% of Jewish voters supported Kamala Harris, continuing the trend of Jewish support for ...

As the U.S. presidential election results were being finalized, Donald Trump seemed poised for a possible return to the presidency, signaling potential shift...

Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, a Reconstructionist synagogue on New York's Upper West Side, held an election w...

Josh Stein has made history as North Carolina's first Jewish governor, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, whose campaign was marred by his past inf...

The rise of Christian nationalism within American politics, notably through the MAGA movement, poses significant concerns for Jews and other religious minori...