Right-wing Extremists Murdered 50 Americans in 2018, Report Finds - and One-third of Them Were Jews
At least one-third of victims were Jewish, according to ADL ■ Death toll highest since 1995
Jews in America
Opinion No, America's Activist Left Is Not Inherently anti-Semitic. It's Our Home
Our commitment to racial or gender equality can't be derailed by one Palestine-related bullet point, or one celebrity's insensitive gaffes. Our community's safety depends on working with our historical allies - not retreating to the ghetto of 'what's good for the Jews first'
Newly Unveiled Women's March Agenda Opposes anti-BDS Laws as 'Threat to Free Speech'
The item on the group's agenda claims that legislation against political boycott of Israel is a violation of the First Amendment
American Jews Detained Over Crucifix Vandalism in Uman, Ukraine
Uman, site of the grave of Rabbi Nachman, draws thousands of ultra-Orthodox pilgrims each year. Tension between pilgrims and local residents often turns violent.
Opinion When the Liberal Mob Targets Catholics and Evangelicals, It's Bad News for Jews
The eager attacks on 'racist' Covington Catholic students and 'homophobic' Karen Pence is yet more proof that America's liberals are tolerant of everything but religious faith. When Orthodox Jews are targeted, what will liberal Jews do?
How the Storied Jewish Newspaper Forward Ran Low on Cash, Miracles
With a dangerously dwindling endowment, the publication last week ended its print edition and fired 20% of its staff, including its editor in chief
Opinion It Was a Beautiful Saturday Morning, Save for the Swastikas
It was red, white, and blue, sloppy but unmistakable, disfiguring the trees flanking the kids' playground. 'You should report it,' my husband urged. 'I can’t,' I said. 'I can’t deal with it.'
Analysis As Women’s March Kicks Off, a Look at How It Lost So Much Jewish Support
When a head of the group denies the compatibility of feminism and Zionism or fails to condemn Louis Farrahkan, even sympathetic Jewish voices drop out
Boston Jewish Community Council Threatens to Expel Member Group for Cooperating With 'anti-Zionist' Jewish Voice For Peace
Jewish Community Relations Council resolution sets up showdown with local branch of Workmen's Circle ■ Critics say that this 'sets a dangerous precedent of condemnation by association'
'To Find Out if Someone's Jewish, Just Ask Them About Bagels'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Atlanta rabbi who resorts to creative methods to preserve his community's Jewish identity, and an L.A. baseball player-turned-firefighter who decided he's Jewish on a Birthright trip
WATCH Women's March Leader Wouldn't Say in Interview Whether Israel Has Right to Exist
'I feel everyone has a right to exist,' Tamika Mallory tells PBS' Margaret Hoover, who says answer should have been 'a no-brainer'
Anywhere but D.C. Women's March Alternatives for Progressive Jews Looking to Protest Saturday
A number of the movement’s chapters have sought to distance themselves from the anti-Semitism-roiled D.C. leadership: 'I think this is the last year we will be calling ourselves Women’s March'
Two Jewish Women Defend Joining Women's March Steering Committee
The two newest additions to the Women's March steering committee talk about the difference between blacks and Jews, their relationship with Israel and their friendship with Linda Sarsour
Opinion How Jews Became 'Too White, Too Powerful' for U.S. Progressive Activism
The Women’s March anti-Semitism saga exposes the profound failure of identity politics and inclusion. We're told we must 'work through' the pain of overt anti-Semitism, that we boost white supremacy and that we're Zionist genocidaires
The Forward, 122-year-old U.S. Jewish Publication, Ends Its Print Edition
The Forward began publication in 1897 and will continue to exist online in English and Yiddish ■ 40 percent of staff laid off
Opinion Tamika Mallory and Jeremy Corbyn Have the Same Problem With Jews
Two significant progressive spaces - the Women's March and the UK Labour party - have become unfriendly, if not unsafe, spaces for many Jews. And the reasons are depressingly similar
Newsweek Reporter Calls Reporting on Israel and Jewish Organizations a 'Third Rail'
The term 'third rail' refers to the deadly electrified rail on urban trains, implying that Israel-related issues are untouchable for American media
Rabbis Endorse Women's March After Addressing anti-Semitism Concerns With Organizers
Rabbis say that differences remain but encourage Jewish community members to attend Saturday's march
Hillel International Confirms Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Donors
After a six month investigation, the Jewish student organization issued a confidential statement calling such allegations 'justified,' the New York Jewish Week reports
In Major Blow, Democratic National Committee Withdraws Women’s March Sponsorship
Democratic Jewish leader welcomed decision to 'take a principled stand against anti-Semitism' ■ National Organization for Women also disappeared from new list of sponsors
Opinion Why Jewish Women Must Not Quit the Women's March
The Women’s March is America's most vital and effective coalition for resisting hate. We Jewish women must be part of it
Market Rumors Take Toll on Satmar Property Firms in New York
Three New York companies have seen prices for their Tel Aviv-traded bonds drop by double digits in recent days
To March or Not to March? Women’s March Divides Progressive Jewish Women in United States
As the movement prepares for its third annual U.S. protest, some U.S. Jews are agonizing over whether to participate, while others refuse to support a leadership dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism
'Judaism Shouldn't Have to Stay Alive Only Because Jews Are Afraid of Everything Else'
Groundbreaking U.S. Rabbi Angela Buchdahl explains why she changed her mind on Jewish intermarriage, and what it's like to be the face of Judaism for many Americans, while not being kosher enough for Israel
Opinion Why It's So Hard for U.S. Jews to Have a Serious Conversation About Arabs in Israel
The most polarizing voices on the left and the right police and dictate how we in the U.S. Jewish talk about and engage with Israel, Birthright and Arab society
Analysis This Week Proved the Fight Over Israel in the New Congress Will Be Long and Ugly
Israel is now, whether Israelis like it or not, a tool for advancing political and partisan agendas in Washington
Sarah Silverman's 'I Love You, America' Canceled by Hulu
The show, which has been nominated for several awards, looks at the polarization of America through the lens of current events. The Jewish comedian reportedly plans to shop the series to other networks and streaming services
Why Is a Disgraced Lawyer in $42 Million Scam Still on the Jewish National Fund Board?
Stanley Chesley was disbarred and court-ordered to pay $42 million to former clients, whose settlement money he had pocketed. Yet he still sits on the national board of directors for the JNF
Michael Chabon Adapting His Alternative History Setting the Jewish State in Alaska for TV
CBS Studios and Israeli Keshet Studios acquired the script developed by Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
Jewish Group Slams University of North Carolina-Asheville for Inviting Women's March Leader as Speaker
Tamika Mallory has been criticized for unwavering support for controversial minister Louis Farrakhan, mired in anti-Semitism claims