Tag: Jewish Population

In a lively debate, Rep. Jamaal Bowman accused his primary challenger, George Latimer, of receiving funding from pro-Israel donors, claiming these funders aim to harm democracy.
A recent survey conducted by the UJA-Federation of New York reveals that New York City remains home to close to 1 million Jews, with a total of over 1.4 million in the broader region.
Joseph Abruzzo, a non-Jewish government official in Palm Beach County, Florida, has invested $700 million of taxpayer money in Israel bonds, making the county the world's largest holder of such bonds.
At a recent Passover Seder in Laurie Shelton's family, a new tradition called "The Other Four Questions" was introduced.
As the deadly war in Ukraine continues into its third year, many Ukrainian Jews have faced challenges but also found new ways to strengthen their communities.
This text discusses the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, highlighting the difficult position Israel is in.
Elon Musk has come under fire for approving a post on his platform that propagated a conspiracy theory known as the "great replacement," which accuses Jews of flooding countries with minorities and harboring hatred towards white people.
This article discusses the recent events at Makhachkala International Airport in Dagestan, Russia, where a mob targeted Jews and Israelis.
Mexico City is experiencing a bagel boom, with at least five bakeries opening since 2020.
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the ethnic-studies model curriculum in California and its impact on the Jewish community.
A recent report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has ranked Massachusetts as the second-highest state in the US for white supremacy and sixth-highest for antisemitism.
As Israel approaches its 75th anniversary, there is anxiety in Israeli society about the potential impact of judicial reform on democracy and the unity of a divided Jewish population.
In her book "The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It," Nina Siegal explores the diary-writing culture that emerged in the Netherlands during World War II.
Albert Einstein visited Mandatory Palestine 100 years ago as part of a larger trip to the Far East and Middle East.
In the late 1980s, the University of Pennsylvania had a large Jewish population and was a place where Jews felt comfortable.
In this podcast episode, the focus is on the lasting impact of the 1994 AMIA attack on the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Center in Buenos Aires.
Elon Musk is not Jewish, despite some speculation due to his Hebrew first name.
Between 1918 and 1921, during the Russian and Bolshevik invasion of independent Ukraine, over 1,000 anti-Jewish riots and attacks, known as pogroms, occurred, resulting in the death of over 100,000 Jews and the displacement of hundreds of thousands more.
Josh Rawitch, the president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and a member of a family that significantly increased the Jewish population of Cooperstown, NY, was interviewed on Menschwarmers.
The New York City mayoral election should be of interest to all American Jews, as New York is a heavily Jewish city.
The association between Jews and diabetes was first observed in the 19th century when doctors noted that a significant number of their diabetic patients were Jewish.
A survey by the Pew Research Center revealed that non-Jewish Americans lack knowledge about Judaism, scoring poorly on questions related to Jewish history, practice, and texts.
There has been a noticeable decline in the number of Jewish students at Ivy League universities in recent years, with significant drops in Jewish representation at schools like the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, and Harvard.
A German court rejected an appeal by an Israeli passenger, Adar M, who was denied boarding a Kuwait Airways flight due to the airline's policy barring Israelis.
Despite historical concerns about diminishing Jewish identity echoed in publications like Look magazine 50 years ago and the recent Pew Research report, the American Jewish community has actually grown and diversified, with over 7 million individuals now identifying as Jewish in the U.S.