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The American Jewish conversation about Israel often excludes women, as highlighted by the gender imbalance in panels and discussions on Israeli affairs, wher...

Brandeis University is facing controversy over a new ad that has ruffled some feathers in the Orthodox Jewish community. The ad, which appeared in the New Yo...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has established a Jewish Advisory Council, comprised of 37 diverse Jewish community leaders, to address issues ranging from pu...

A survey conducted by the Jewish Electoral Institute shows that Jewish voters strongly favor Joe Biden over Donald Trump in a potential 2024 general election...

The revelation that a popular TikToker, Yaakov Levi, was not actually a gay Haredi man has caused controversy in the Jewish community. It is unclear whether ...

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Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist of the popular musical Fiddler on the Roof, has passed away at the age of 99. Harnick's collaboration with composer Jerry Bock ...

The Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, a group that has advocated for book bans in school districts, apologized for quoting Adolf Hitler in its newsletter....

Many Jewish sleepaway camps across the United States are now offering accommodations for transgender and nonbinary (TNB) campers. About 90 out of 153 Jewish ...

The trend of renaming locations named after the swastika, a potent symbol of the Nazis, has been growing in recent years. Municipalities across North America...

"Deadclass, Ohio" is a new play that explores the responsibility of remembering the Holocaust. The central question is whether survivors, like the grandparen...

Martha Hodes recounts her experience being held hostage at age 12 on a hijacked plane by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in 1970. The traum...

The claim that Jewish fried fish is the origin of British fish and chips is a myth. The story likely originated from a misinterpretation of an essay by Cecil...

The letter writer, a Reform Jewish teenager, is grappling with the question of whether they can be both religious and engage in behaviors they describe as "s...

Amari Bailey, a promising young basketball player with Jewish roots, was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round of the NBA Draft, making him on...

A group of current and former officials at local federations and community relations councils are calling on the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) t...

A new podcast called "Signed, Sealed, Delivered?" explores the legacy of the 37 signatories of Israel's Declaration of Independence. Host Mishy Harman, creat...

"The Doctor" is a play by Robert Icke that explores the intersection of identity politics and antisemitism. The story centers around Ruth Wolff, a Jewish hea...

The Disney+ documentary about Stan Lee fails to address the Jewishness of the legendary comic book creator. The film follows Lee's journey from his early day...

Two major Jewish organizations have left a coalition aimed at fighting antisemitism after a video condemning "woke antisemitism" was released by the Combat A...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is gaining traction as a fringe challenger to U.S. President Joe Biden, despite his controversial comparison of COVID-19 vaccine mandat...

Uruguay's president, Luis Lacalle Pou, has withdrawn a proposal to transform a bronze eagle adorned with a swastika from a sunken Nazi ship into a peace symb...

This article shares the experiences of Al Leff, a 102-year-old photographer who served as a U.S. Army photographer in China during World War II. Despite not ...

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl shares her experience of being faced with a life-threatening situation when a gunman held hostages at a synagogue in Texas. Despite fee...

The biopic film "Golda," directed by Guy Nativ and starring Helen Mirren, will be released in the US on August 24. The film focuses on the three-week Yom Kip...

Jewish communities across the United States are engaging with Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Various J...

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Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, should not be compared to the Jewish holiday of Passover. While Junete...

The June 16 episode of That Jewish News Show discusses Elon Musk's alleged antisemitism on Twitter. Hosted by Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forwa...

A popular Haredi TikTok and Instagram influencer, who presented himself as a proud gay Haredi Jew, was recently revealed to be a fake. The influencer, who we...

Author Helen Schulman, known for her previous works in fiction, has released a new novel titled Lucky Dogs, which follows the intertwined lives of two women,...

Glenda Jackson, a renowned actress and former Labour politician, had a significant involvement with Jewish themes and figures throughout her career. Inspired...

Robert Gottlieb, a renowned literary editor, passed away at the age of 92. He was known for his work with authors such as Toni Morrison, John le Carre, and C...

Germany has agreed to record $1.4 billion in annual Holocaust reparations, the largest amount agreed to for a single year since reparations began. The compen...

Iran, known for its antisemitic and warmongering regime and recognized as a sponsor of terrorism, has been rewarded with plush United Nations roles. Despite ...

Sinai Temple, a prominent Los Angeles synagogue, has launched a new fellowship program for rabbinical students aimed at addressing concerns about Israel and ...

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found a new home for the Einstein archives. The archives, consisting of 82,000 documents, will be transferred to a new...

Congressman George Santos, a New York Republican, denounced antisemitic flyers distributed in his district, expressing shock and dismay. The flyers, which we...

Rabbi Gilberto Ventura leads a unique Jewish community in Catania, Sicily, made up mainly of Bnei Anusim (descendants of Jews who were forced to hide their r...

Videos of protesters waving swastika flags in front of Walt Disney World in Florida have gone viral, sparking concern and condemnation. This is not the first...

In this personal essay, the author reflects on her experience of mourning her father, who was a prominent rabbi. Despite growing up in a religious Jewish hom...

Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. special envoy to combat antisemitism, met with Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, who had previously defended Elon ...

Mark Robinson, the Republican frontrunner for North Carolina governor in 2024, is drawing controversy for comparing the current U.S. political climate to Naz...

The 2023 Tony Awards celebrated plays that tackled the theme of antisemitism, but the winners largely avoided discussing it in their acceptance speeches. Ins...

In a historic achievement, Israel's under-20 men's soccer team won third place at the U-20 World Cup in Argentina. The team beat South Korea 3-1 in the final...

The Conservative movement in Judaism is facing a shortage of rabbis and is now asking its current rabbis to seek out high school students who show promise an...

A review of campaign finance records reveals that one of the lawyers responsible for the release of bigoted emails has a history of donating to Democratic ca...

Sara Bradley, a contestant on the reality show Top Chef, gained fame for her unique twists on Jewish and Southern cuisine. She combines her Jewish heritage w...

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Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner, a climate change chaplain, offers advice to Jews feeling anxious about climate change and the recent orange, smoke-filled skies from ...