Analysis Trump Impeachment Holds Pitfalls and Perils for American Jews
After 'Shifty Schiff,' will Trump disparage his committee’s brilliant attorney as 'Greedy Goldman'?
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Opinion Bernie Sanders' Cynically Self-serving Guide to Fighting anti-Semitism
Be prepared for a complete lack of self-awareness, strange ahistorical assertions - and a jarring similarity to the selective framing of anti-Semitism championed by one Benjamin Netanyahu
Back Home in U.S., Israel’s Lone Soldiers Break Their Silence About the Occupation
Six Israeli army veterans are taking part in a first-of-its-kind U.S. tour organized by the Breaking the Silence group. ‘I think it’s very important that American-Jewish communities hear this from people who grew up in their own communities,’ says one delegate
As anti-Semitism Spikes in Brooklyn, ADL to Double Education Program Funding
Funding being boosted for anti-bias efforts in borough that has been epicenter of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City in recent years
Opinion At an ICE Detention Center, We Rabbis Saw the Horrors the American State Tries to Hide
The ICE propaganda machine kept telling us how humanely detainees were treated, even that inmates 'chose' solitary confinement. But we know what we saw
On Kristallnacht Anniversary, New York Jews Show Up to Support Muslim Worshippers
'We’ve seen what can happen in a nation if one religious group is demonized and we don’t show up for them,' says a member of the group that greets mosque attendees every Friday
Opinion After Richard Spencer’s anti-Semitic Tirade, Will the U.S. Media Now Stop Glamorizing Well-dressed White Nationalists?
The mainstream media is noisily shocked at the leaked audio of Richard Spencer’s racist rantings. But it serially platformed him – and his boosters from the left
Election 2020: What Trump – and the Democrats – Are Doing to Win the Jewish Vote
Although the Jewish community comprises only 2 percent of the population, it could prove critical in swing states like Florida and Pennsylvania
Opinion U.S. Jews Treat Israeli Arab Leaders as Equals. Decent Israelis Should Try It
Within the space of days, I witnessed the dark, disturbing gap between U.S. Jews' egalitarian embrace of Israeli Arabs - and their invisibility in Israel's public square, and exclusion from government
Bye Bye, Queen of the Sky: How El Al's 747 Connected Israel and the Jewish World
El Al was among the first to buy the gigantic jumbo with its iconic hump, and went on to break the record for most people on a flight, bringing 1,088 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. This is the story of El Al 001, the flight that made the Jewish world smaller
51% of Israeli Jews Believe U.S. Jews Not Supportive Enough of Israel, Haaretz Poll Finds
New survey commissioned for Wednesday’s inaugural Judaism, Israel and Diaspora Conference offers fascinating snapshot of Israeli Jews’ views on God, observance and their U.S. counterparts
It's Complicated The Status of anti-Semitism in Contemporary America and Britain
In their new books, Bari Weiss and Keith Kahn-Harris tackle how ‘the oldest hatred’ plays out on the right and left of the political spectrum
Opinion From Glass Capsule to Civil Caucus
We need men and women from diverse occupations who will speak openly about the importance of Israel's relationship with the American Jewish community, and how it affects their personal and professional lives
Pittsburgh Steelers Announce Moment of Silence to Remember Synagogue Attack Victims
The Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team also honored the victims of the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue
A Year After Pittsburgh Shooting, How Safe Do You Feel as a Jew in America?
A year since the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue that killed eleven congregants – the deadliest attack ever on the Jewish community in the United States
U.S. Jews Seek Ways to Fight New Age of anti-Semitism
Synagogue security is a must, and Jewish leaders are speaking out for other minorities against white supremacists
Homeless Man Who Burned Down Historic Minnesota Synagogue Gets Three Months in Jail
The nearly 120-year-old Adas Israel Synagogue in Duluth, Minnesota was deemed a total loss
Opinion A Year After Pittsburgh, anti-Semitism Is Still Rising – and U.S. Jews Blame Trump
Three-quarters of U.S. Jews disapprove of how Trump is handling the threat of anti-Semitism. They see a president who emboldens the violent Jew-haters who look up to him
Left vs. Right? The Battle for U.S. Jews’ Hearts on the Israel Question Is Far More Complex
Jewish liberals and Jewish leftists are fighting it out over whether criticism of far-left voices amounts to a common cause with racists and white supremacists
The Pittsburgh Playbook: How the Jewish Community Worked With Their Christian and Muslim Neighbors to Heal
After the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history, interfaith ties, initiative and compassion led to organization and solidarity others can model
A Year On, Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Is Healing, Rebuilding — and Hiring Armed Guards
Twelve months after the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history, members of the Tree of Life and the Steel City’s other synagogues are discovering the ‘new reality of being Jewish in America.’ The first of two special reports
Connecticut Synagogue Evacuated Amid Bomb Threats Ahead of Pittsburgh Massacre Anniversary
Reform Congregation B’nai Israel has signed up to participate in #ShowUpforShabbat campaign, an initiative launched last year following the Tree of Life attack
Pittsburgh Jews Arrested for Protesting Against Trump on Tree of Life Shooting Anniversary
Jewish groups cast blame on Trump for xenophobic rhetoric they say led to the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, in which 11 Jews were murdered
Pittsburgh Shooting, a Year Later Fearing for Their Safety, Third of U.S. Jews Say Shun Stars of David and Skullcaps
Concerns about growing anti-Semitism in the United States seem to be somewhat more pronounced among non-Orthodox Jews and those who vote Democrat
When You’re Palestinian, American and Jewish, Life — Like Your Art — Is Complicated
Jordan Nassar grew up in New York, where he internalized his Palestinian ancestors’ dream of returning to the homeland. With a new exhibition in Tel Aviv, the artist explains why he feels part Israeli and won’t advocate for either side of the conflict
'Rabbis Lost the War on the Internet' On Instagram, Orthodox Women Find a Voice – and Power
The social media site has given ultra-Orthodox women a following unmatched by the all-male Chief Rabbinate. ‘The rabbis don’t have that same engagement,’ says one. ‘They don’t have 20,000 people in their shul!’
How America’s Orthodox Jews Became Trump Supporters
Sociologist Chaim Waxman pinpoints the reasons why so many U.S. Orthodox Jews have become right wing, and when it started
Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Led to String of anti-Semitic Attack Plots
ADL report says at least 12 white supremacists arrested in plots, also counted additional incidents in which Islamists and people with an 'unknown ideology' targeted Jewish people and institutions
The Blood Libel That Rocked America
A new book examines how, nearly a century ago, a small town in upstate New York saw an actual blood libel, where the residents were ready to entertain the notion that their Jewish neighbors had kidnapped a young child for a ritual sacrifice
‘Americans Used to Hate Cauliflower’ How Israeli Chefs’ Secret Culinary Weapon Conquered New York
‘It smells like a fart and it’s not tasty on its own,’ admits one restaurant owner, yet cauliflower dishes continue to enjoy success in the city and beyond