Mississippi, United States

Amid antisemitic attacks, Trump has forced an impossible choice on American synagogues

Joel Swanson in Forward · 15 Mar

Amid a surge in antisemitic violence, the Trump administration has imposed stringent conditions on the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, challenging synagogues to choose between receiving necessary security funding and maintaining their commitment to aiding immigrants.

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Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack dead after ramming car into temple, police say

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 12 Mar

A tragic incident occurred at Temple Israel, a major Reform synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, when a man drove his truck into the building and was killed in an exchange of gunfire with security.

0 Antisemitism Politics

At Republican antisemitism confab, Tucker Carlson is the villain — and JD Vance the unspoken question

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 11 Mar

At a recent Republican Jewish Coalition symposium on antisemitism, Tucker Carlson was prominently criticized, while Vice President JD Vance's ambivalence on antisemitic rhetoric raised eyebrows among attendees.

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Jews on Film

David Jager in Tablet · 6 Mar

Bill Aron is a photographer whose work captures Jewish life with warmth and human stories, documented over the course of 50 years and exhibited in a retrospective at the Center for Jewish History.

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Arson at Jackson synagogue jolts Institute of Southern Jewish Life, but its mission persists

Grace Gilson in JTA · 5 Mar

The arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, has disrupted both the synagogue and the adjacent Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) but has not deterred their mission.

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Arson at Jackson synagogue jolts Institute of Southern Jewish Life, but its mission persists

Grace Gilson in JTA · 5 Mar

The arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, has disrupted both the synagogue and the adjacent Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) but has not deterred their mission.

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Arson at Jackson synagogue jolts Institute of Southern Jewish Life, but its mission persists

Grace Gilson in JTA · 5 Mar

The arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, has disrupted both the synagogue and the adjacent Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) but has not deterred their mission.

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Bill Aron’s Lens on 50 Years of Jewish Life

Rahel Musleah in Hadassah · 22 Feb

Over five decades, street photographer Bill Aron has documented diverse aspects of Jewish life globally, capturing moments ranging from joyous celebrations to intimate portrayals of Holocaust survivors.

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American Jews need both security and identity

eJewishPhilanthropy · 9 Feb

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens recently sparked discussion by suggesting that American Jews should pivot from focusing primarily on antisemitism to strengthening Jewish identity.

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American Jews need both security and identity

eJewishPhilanthropy · 9 Feb

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens recently sparked discussion by suggesting that American Jews should pivot from focusing primarily on antisemitism to strengthening Jewish identity.

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Jewish leaders escalate concerns about unclear political conditions on federal security grants

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 5 Feb

Jewish leaders are voicing alarm over the ambiguous conditions tied to federal security grants provided to religious and nonprofit institutions at high risk of terror attacks.

0 Antisemitism Television/Film

Robert Kraft’s new Super Bowl ad about antisemitism already feels dated

PJ Grisar in Forward · 3 Feb

Robert Kraft's latest Super Bowl ad, produced by his Blue Square Alliance Against Antisemitism, presents an outdated depiction of antisemitism in schools.

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We know the Jewish world is global — but we also need to experience it

eJewishPhilanthropy · 30 Jan

Reflecting on a century-old story of two Sephardic Jewish immigrants shouting "Yehudi!" in Seattle to find community, the importance of experiencing and connecting with global Jewish life is emphasized.

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More than 8,500 people have donated to support Mississippi synagogue damaged in arson attack

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 25 Jan

Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, recently suffered a devastating arson attack that destroyed parts of the synagogue, including its library and offices.

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How an ‘all-American boy’ became a Mississippi synagogue arson suspect

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 21 Jan

Stephen Spencer Pittman's sudden shift from a typical all-American teen to an arson suspect has puzzled his community and investigators.

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How an ‘all-American boy’ became a Mississippi synagogue arson suspect

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 21 Jan

Stephen Spencer Pittman's sudden shift from a typical all-American teen to an arson suspect has puzzled his community and investigators.

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How an ‘all-American boy’ became a Mississippi synagogue arson suspect

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 21 Jan

Stephen Spencer Pittman's sudden shift from a typical all-American teen to an arson suspect has puzzled his community and investigators.

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Mississippi’s Jewish community rallies after antisemitic arson

Haley Cohen in Jewish Insider · 20 Jan

In a powerful display of resilience and unity, Mississippi's Jewish community came together for Shabbat services in a Baptist church after an antisemitic arson attack heavily damaged Beth Israel Congregation, the sole synagogue in Jackson.

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Mississippi’s Jewish community rallies after antisemitic arson

Haley Cohen in Jewish Insider · 20 Jan

In a powerful display of resilience and unity, Mississippi's Jewish community came together for Shabbat services in a Baptist church after an antisemitic arson attack heavily damaged Beth Israel Congregation, the sole synagogue in Jackson.

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The Jewish women who kept Confederate graves from disappearing

Austin Albanese in Forward · 18 Jan

The article delves into the historical efforts of Jewish women in Richmond, Virginia, who in 1866 established the Hebrew Ladies Memorial Association to care for the graves of Jewish Confederate soldiers.

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‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson

Grace Gilson in JTA · 18 Jan

After an arson attack targeted Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, the Jewish community gathered for a resilient Shabbat service at Northminster Baptist Church, reaffirming their strength and unity.

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‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson

Grace Gilson in JTA · 18 Jan

After an arson attack targeted Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, the Jewish community gathered for a resilient Shabbat service at Northminster Baptist Church, reaffirming their strength and unity.

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‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson

Grace Gilson in JTA · 18 Jan

After an arson attack targeted Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, the Jewish community gathered for a resilient Shabbat service at Northminster Baptist Church, reaffirming their strength and unity.

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After synagogue arson, Jackson’s Jews find solidarity, and complexity, at interfaith prayer service

Grace Gilson in JTA · 16 Jan

In the aftermath of a devastating arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, the local Jewish community found solidarity through an interfaith prayer service.

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Fighting fire with fire

eJewishPhilanthropy · 16 Jan

The article explores the symbolic and literal meanings of fire within Judaism, contrasting its warmth and eternal symbolism with its destruction in acts of antisemitic violence, such as the burning of Beth Israel Synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi.

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