I’ve never met Harris Saltzberg, but one day last summer, I went to his house to abduct 180 pounds of his Yiddish books. He lived in...
Marine Le Pen is back. And once again, the French Republic and the democratic values it represents, has its back against the wall. On Wednesday, the...
(JTA) — Why did it take sexual assault allegations to collapse Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign when the Nazi-linked tattoo was there all along? Progressive lawmakers,...
(JTA) — Israel has shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had developed a new plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to media reports....
(JTA) — Yet another survey has found that fewer than half of Jews in an American city identify as Zionists — this time in Milwaukee, the childhood...
(JTA) — In 1975, Lincoln Square Synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side had become the hottest ticket in town. And no ticket was required to attend...
Who gets to decide when a home is considered a synagogue? A question fit for Talmudic scholars or, in this case, U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The...
(JTA) — REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Until recently, this city located near the Arctic Circle was one of the few places in Europe where organized Jewish life...
(JTA) — YEREVAN, Armenia — Last Friday night, 13 mostly Russian-speaking Jews and three Arab Muslims gathered under a cherry tree next to the popular Common...
(JTA) — While Americans view Israelis far more favorably than the Israeli government, their opinion of the Jewish state’s residents has continued to decline, according to...
(JTA) — Ireland’s parliament advanced legislation banning imported goods from Israeli settlements, one of Europe’s most expansive trade measures against Israel. The bill approved Tuesday by...
Since Egypt’s dramatic World Cup exit on Tuesday, French referee Francois Letexier has become the target of intense scrutiny around the globe. Argentina came back from...
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(JTA) — Following the implosion of Graham Platner — a harsh critic of Israel who lobbed a parting shot about “genocide” in Gaza in his video...
Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of the Settlement Cook Book By Nora L. Rubel Columbia University Press, 232 pages, $28 It was an inspiration...
Israelis are not facing formal sanctions from Western corporations. No international business coalition has announced a boycott. No major bank or airline has openly declared that...
(JTA) — Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday evening that he will drop out of the U.S. Senate race following new allegations that he had committed...
(JTA) — TEL AVIV — Pausing as he looked out at the packed hall at Tel Aviv University, Rahm Emanuel offered his audience a warning about what...
Ann Arbor, Michigan has become the latest city to pass legislation aimed at protecting houses of worship from protests, echoing similar policies passed by New York...
It is with profound sadness, and immense gratitude for a life so richly lived, that we announce the passing of Dr. Neil Margolis on July 1,...
MAY 31, 1930 – MAY 13, 2026 Basia Bayla Fliegel passed away unexpectedly on May 13, 2026 at 95 years of age, just 18 days before...
APRIL 24, 1940 – MAY 30, 2026 Cecile passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026 at Deer Lodge Centre after living several years with dementia. She...
Barbara Harshav, widely considered one of the most important translators of Jewish literature of our time, passed away June 24 at age 85. She translated from...
“Zionists are just upset anti-Israel candidates are winning,” read one Instagram comment, which got 164 likes. “Israel working over time on this one,” read another, which...