October 17, 1952 – April 18,2026 It is with great sadness that the family marks the passing of Lin, loving son, uncle, great-uncle, brother and brother-in-law....
One of the smash hits of New York’s thriving Yiddish theater scene in the early 20th century grappled with socio-political issues that still resonate 100-plus years...
The suspects texted one another as though they had everyone fooled. “How’s the rabbi?” one asked in a message. “Is he still scheduled for surgery?” “We...
To celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, President Trump has announced several religious ceremonies. This weekend is Shabbat 250, in honor of Jewish Heritage...
(JTA) — Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan accused Ireland’s public broadcaster of “disgraceful antisemitism” over its decision not to air this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because...
(JTA) — WASHINGTON — Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, decried some criticism of Israel during a Jewish Democratic event on Wednesday. Speaking at the...
Many American Jews were raised with the word “Nakba” absent from our vocabularies. We were taught, correctly, about the miracle of Israel’s founding; the refuge Israel...
(JTA) — After Oct. 7, Sarah Lawrence College student Emilyn Toffler felt something was missing on campus. “My campus blew up with pro-Palestinian activism,” Toffler recalled....
(JTA) — A prominent Jewish donor to Republican politicians is the target of a new ad about the Kentucky GOP congressional primary. The one-minute spot criticizes...
Welcome to the Great Hardening, in which Zionists and Anti-Zionists have each decided that the other side is made up of Nazis. Literally. For many on...
(JTA) — An elected Supreme Court justice in Pennsylvania announced Monday night that he has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent, citing concerns...
(JTA) — As mourners gathered Tuesday for the funeral of Abraham Foxman, they were saying goodbye not only to one of the most influential Jewish leaders...
(JTA) — A sweeping new Israeli report on sexual violence committed during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks and against hostages in Gaza concludes that the crimes...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a nearly ninefold increase in New York City’s budget for preventing hate crimes as part of his budget proposal...
I am grateful for Noam Pianko’s recent essay, “Debating Zionism is good for Jews, actually.” Pianko argued that criticism of a small group of graduating seniors...
Early in the morning on the day of the first Seder this year, I got on a train to New Jersey with a bag of potatoes...
שיינדל „שילאַ“ רײַך, אַ פּאָפּולערע לאַנגיאָריקע ייִדיש־לערערין אין לאָס־אַנדזשעלעס, איז לעצטנס אַוועק אין דער אייביקייט. זי איז געווען 80 יאָר אַלט. איך האָב געקענט שילאַן במשך...
Jack Kirby Way is located at the intersection of Essex and Delancey Street and at the crossroads of a created universe. More prosaically, it shares a...
(JTA) — The European Union decided to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday, moving forward a measure that had...
Jews are often thought of as urban, bookish folks who don’t venture out into the wild. But there have been plenty of Jews who break that...
Spring. The season of graduations and protests. A tenured professor and faculty chair at my alma mater, the University of Michigan, recently used the commencement stage to...
(JTA) — This story originally appeared in J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Jewish groups in the Bay Area are protesting a judge’s removal of...
(JTA) — Israel’s Diaspora affairs minister, Amichai Chikli, confirmed on Monday that right-wing YouTube provocateur Tyler Oliveira had been barred from entering Israel, accusing him of...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making an early play for Jewish voters ahead in her reelection bid, coupling a major initiative to help families pay...