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New York primary tests Mamdani’s pull and Israel as a campaign issue

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 23 Jun

As New York City Democrats head to the polls for congressional primaries, the election becomes a litmus test for U.S.-Israel relations, influenced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialism and criticism of AIPAC.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Will Avila Chevalier’s ‘beyond the pale’ views sink the DSA challenger’s campaign against Espaillat?

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 9 Jun

Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic Socialist running against Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a New York primary, faces scrutiny over past controversial social media posts.

0 Politics Israel

Avila Chevalier attended Oct. 8 pro-Palestinian rally that Mamdani and Lander condemned

New York Jewish Week Staff in JTA · 5 Jun

Darializa Avila Chevalier, a congressional candidate against Rep. Adriano Espaillat in Upper Manhattan, attended a controversial pro-Palestinian rally on October 8, 2023, in Times Square.

0 Jewish Law Culture

Beyond the Window

Avraham Weiner in Lehrhaus · 26 Nov 2025

Avraham Weiner's narrative explores the life of a young Jewish man navigating the tensions between his ultra-Orthodox upbringing and his secular, scientific influences from his mother.

0 Politics Culture

In the most talked-about Epstein File exchange, a lesson in Yiddish

PJ Grisar in Forward · 17 Nov 2025

The Epstein Files, a cache of cryptic and controversial documents, includes an intriguing email exchange containing a Yiddish word, 'tsuris,' meaning troubles or woes.

0 Antisemitism Politics

“And Those Who Curse You, I Will Curse”

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 19 Aug 2025

The article explores the intensifying global antisemitism post-October 7 and its implication as a signal of Western societal decline.

0 Antisemitism Politics

We need to talk about black antisemitism.

James Beaman in Future of Jewish · 2 Jul 2025

James Beaman's personal essay describes a violent antisemitic attack he experienced in Times Square, perpetrated by a black assailant, which he relates to a broader phenomenon of antisemitism within black communities.

0 Literature Jewish Law

From 1975 | A Classical Rebirth

David Stern in Moment · 24 Jun 2025

In this reflective piece of fiction, originally published in 1975, David Stern explores the internal conflict of Leo Kastnerr, a Columbia University professor of Greek, as he navigates his love for classical Greece and his Jewish identity.

0 Politics Israel

Douglas Murray: If War Came, Would You Fight?

Douglas Murray in The Free Press · 2 Apr 2025

Douglas Murray explores the moral clarity and existential stakes of defending democracy against terror in his book "On Democracies and Death Cults," examining the emotional and ethical considerations surrounding the willingness to fight for freedoms in the West.

0 Politics Communities

Why many Jews in and around Park Slope are mobilizing to vote their City Council representative out of office

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 11 Feb 2025

Jewish residents and community leaders in Park Slope, Brooklyn, are mobilizing against their City Council representative, Shahana Hanif, due to dissatisfaction with her responses to anti-Jewish sentiment and past controversial stances.

0 Jewish Law Communities

This rabbi-in-training wants every Jew to know how to use Narcan, the life-saving drug that reverses opioid overdose

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 3 Feb 2025

Arielle Krule, a rabbi-in-training and licensed social worker, is leading efforts to educate the Jewish community on the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses.

0 Culture Holidays

How to Be a Jew ... on New Year's

Unorthodox · 1 Jan 2025

Rosh Hashanah and the secular New Year are explored through contrasting practices and meanings, with emphasis on empathy as a collective Jewish resolution.

0 Culture History

How a Jewish teen’s description of New York City life in 1945 found a contemporary audience of millions

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 11 Dec 2024

Charlotte Buchsbaum, a Jewish teen from Brooklyn, wrote a diary in 1945 documenting her personal and historical experiences during a transformative year.

0 Culture Ethics

Sweet Deal

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 12 Nov 2024

An unexpected business decision turned into a blessing in disguise for an ice cream store owner in New York City.

0 Politics Culture

Trump’s Favorite Female Evangelist Wears a Prayer Shawl — Just Like He Does

Forward · 24 Oct 2016

Televangelist Paula White, linked closely with Donald Trump as his spiritual advisor, generates controversy by blending Jewish symbols and Christian evangelicalism.

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