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Merav Michaeli, the new leader of Israel's Labor Party, is determined to revive the party and make it a home for the Israeli left. She acknowledges the chall...

Lauren Book, a Jewish Democratic senator from Broward County, Florida, is considering a bid for statewide office in the upcoming 2022 election. Book, known f...

Irina Nevzlin, a prominent Russian-Jewish philanthropist and Israeli citizen, is driven by her Jewish identity and a desire to connect Jews to their worldwid...

Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor and visiting professor at New York Law School, is running to be Manhattan's next district attorney. Bragg has a pers...

Gideon Saar, a former ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left Likud to form his own party, New Hope, in an attempt to challenge Netanyahu in the upco...

Daniella Levine Cava made history as the first Jewish and first woman mayor of Miami-Dade County. Despite efforts by Republican opponents to brand Democrats ...

In a video posted on his Facebook page, Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) announced that he would vote to certify the election results, distancing himself from ...

The Nigun Quartet, an Israeli jazz ensemble, has gained recognition for their live performances interpreting Hasidic melodies known as nigunim. The quartet s...

Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, reflects on Joe Biden's inauguration and the impact of the Capitol breach on Washington, D.C. He discusses the...

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the Capitol in Washington, D.C. was stormed by a group of pro-Trump protesters, resulting in a lockdown of the complex. The re...

Marilyn Strickland, the newly elected Representative for Washington's 10th congressional district, made history as the first Black representative from the Pa...

Ray McGuire, a prominent Black banking executive and former vice chairman at Citigroup, is running for New York City mayor. Despite being a relative neophyte...

Rufus Gifford, Joe Biden's deputy campaign manager and a seasoned political strategist, reflects on the 2020 election and his role in the campaign. Gifford e...

Szabolcs Takács, Hungary's newly appointed ambassador to the United States, is entering his post amid uncertain diplomatic relations between Hungary and the ...

Canada's ambassador to the UAE, Marcy Grossman, has witnessed a transformation in Jewish life in the Emirates following the signing of the Abraham Accords be...

Annamie Paul, the newly elected leader of Canada's Green Party, is the first Jewish woman and the first Black person to lead a federal party in the country. ...

Speculation is increasing over who will be chosen to fill the soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat in California, as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris prepares to ...

Chloe Fineman, known for her impressions on Saturday Night Live (SNL), discusses her Jewish upbringing and its influence on her comedy. Growing up in a loud ...

Carolyn Bourdeaux, a former public policy professor at Georgia State University, successfully flipped Georgia's 7th congressional district from Republican to...

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) aims to move past internal disputes within the Democratic party and rally behind President-elect Joe Biden. In an interview with ...

Maria Elvira Salazar, a former TV journalist, unexpectedly won the recent election in Florida's 27th congressional district, defeating incumbent Rep. Donna S...

Mondaire Jones, the newly elected Democratic representative from New York's 17th congressional district, discusses his swift rise in politics and his role as...

Philadelphia Rep. Brendan Boyle, a devoted ally of Joe Biden, reached out to Biden shortly after the 2018 midterm elections, urging him to run for president....

Jonathan Swan, a national political correspondent at Axios, gained fame when his combative interview with President Trump went viral. Swan has been praised f...

Dr. Mandy Cohen, North Carolina's secretary of health and human services, is a potential candidate for President-elect Biden’s cabinet as head of the Departm...

Omer Yankelevitch, Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister, is committed to uniting Israeli and diaspora Jews. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandem...

Fady Qaddoura, a Palestinian-American and Muslim, has made history by becoming the first Muslim elected to the state legislature in Indiana. He ran as a Demo...

Amira Oron, Israels new ambassador to Egypt, has been working to reestablish diplomatic activities after the position had been vacant for over a year. While ...

Israeli actress and singer Liraz Charhi, who grew up in a Farsi-speaking household with Iranian-born parents, recently starred in the Apple TV+ series "Tehra...

In the race for Washington's 10th congressional district, Marilyn Strickland and Beth Doglio, both Democrats, are competing to succeed Rep. Denny Heck. The r...

Justine Siegal, the first female coach to be hired by Major League Baseball (MLB), is now coaching actors for the upcoming Amazon reboot of the film "A Leagu...

Tony Blinken, the top foreign policy advisor for Joe Biden's presidential campaign, has been meeting with progressive groups and Jewish and pro-Israel organi...

Michelle Hinchey, the daughter of the late Democratic congressman Maurice Hinchey, is running for a New York State Senate seat in the historically conservati...

"When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill," written by Howard Mortman, chronicles the 160-year history of rabbi...

Lucy Lang, a former assistant district attorney for Manhattan, has announced her candidacy for Manhattan district attorney. Lang, who contracted COVID-19 dur...

The Israeli-Iranian espionage thriller, Tehran, has made its way to Apple TV+ after a successful run in Israel. The show blurs the lines of good and bad, aim...

Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to Washington, reflects on his tenure and recent diplomatic successes in an interview with Jewish Insider. He highlights his ...

The article focuses on the Nonoo family, a significant figure in Bahrain's tiny Jewish community, spotlighted by the recent normalization deal between Bahrai...

Fleishigs, a kosher food magazine founded by Shlomo Klein and his wife, has seen a surge in popularity during the pandemic as home cooking gains momentum. Th...

Army veteran Jackie Gordon is running as the Democratic candidate to challenge Rep. Peter King (R-NY) in New York's 2nd district. While King is a long-standi...

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and Defense Department official, is fighting to keep her seat in Michigan's 8th district, a Republican stronghold. ...

Elisha Wiesel, son of late Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel, is embarking on retirement after a 25-year career at Goldman Sachs. He has already engaged in va...

Merav Ben-David, a Jewish Israeli immigrant running for Senate in Wyoming as a Democrat, faces challenges in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to federa...

Natan Sharansky, an activist, politician, and former chairman of the Jewish Agency, has released a new book titled "Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My Peo...

Ellie Cohanim, the assistant special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism in the State Department, shares her journey from Tehran to her current position...

In 2000, Al Gore surprised many by choosing Joe Lieberman, the junior senator from Connecticut, as his running mate over John Edwards and John Kerry. Lieberm...

Alex Lasry, the 33-year-old senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks, had high hopes for his city in 2020. Not only was the Democratic National Conventio...

Adi Heyman, a fashion stylist and blogger, quickly shifted her focus from the fashion industry to COVID-19 relief efforts when the pandemic hit. Originally s...

Judy Gold, a veteran comedian and actress, has written a book titled "Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble," criticiz...

Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is set to take over his family's philanthropic efforts, including a foundation created to com...