American Jewry

Shurat HaDin urges US Justice Department to investigate Hind Rajab Foundation

Israeli legal organization calls for federal probe and possible sanctions, alleging terror-linked lawfare campaign targeting IDF soldiers and dual nationals.

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, founder and president of Shurat HaDin
 IS IT A dispute between friends or a serious disagreement?

America at 250: The triangular relationship between US, Israel, and Jews is at risk - opinion

An illustrative image of George Washington's head on Mount Rushmore.

America at 250: Why Washington’s promise to US Jews still matters - opinion

A detail from a Jewish New Year's card, showing Jews in American welcoming recent immigrants from the Russian empire. Hebrew Publishing Company, early 20th century

As America turns 250, Jews shouldn’t mistake it for just another exile - opinion


Barney Frank’s final warning on Israel: cut aid to Netanyahu if he ignores Palestinian suffering

Late Congressman Barney Frank urged Democrats to leverage Netanyahu, warning that US support for Israel should depend on the Israeli PM relieving Palestinian suffering.

Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters on Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Accurate education: What Jewish students need from public schools right now - opinion

Parents fear the messages their children and their classmates receive about being Jewish are filled with biased viewpoints and fail to reveal the rich tapestry of Jewish life.

Teachers in discussion at the Center for Jewish-Inclusive Learning's Jews in the Curriculum: Opportunities & Challenges in Humanities Classrooms Conference in March 2026/

'Children of the American Jewish Ghetto': A Jewish community’s cherished past - review

A reference book recounting the lives and careers of a complete generation of accomplished American Jews, successful in a wide variety of careers and occupations.

MONUMENT TO Woody Allen in Oviedo, Spain, a city he made famous in  ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona,’ starring Scarlett Johansson.

Judge bars Kars4Kids from advertising, saying it misled donors about Orthodox Jewish mission

A California Superior Court judge ruled that Kars4Kids had violated the state’s false advertising and unfair competition laws by failing to disclose where it allocated funds from its donations.

Screenshot from an ad for Kars4Kids.

Abe Foxman's death marks end of an era for American Jews - comment

He stood for what that generation of US Jews was able to do: leave the immigrant experience behind, build within the US, and climb the country's institutions far enough to actually use the access.

Abraham H Foxman

The crisis of American Jewry after October 7, the collapse of old assumptions - opinion

The October 7 massacre exposed weaknesses in American Jewish institutions and identity.

STUDENTS ATTEND a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University in New York City on the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel last month.

Israel educators must be models - opinion

Orthodox institutions have long grappled with the distance between the ideals a teacher preaches and the life he actually leads.

American Jews [Illustrative]

American Jewry is facing a shortage of rabbis – what can fix it? - opinion

What’s driving young Jews away from the rabbinate, and what comes next.

The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019.

School board president from New York faces calls to resign over daughter's antisemitic remarks

Flyers advertising an “IsraelFest” event to celebrate Israel’s 78th Independence Day at Scarsdale High School were found in a boys’ bathroom urinal.

A photo of Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale, New York.

Michigan Democrats nominate Eli Savit, progressive Jewish prosecutor, for state attorney general

Eli Savit beat out another county prosecutor for the chance to succeed Dana Nessel, the state’s current AG, who is also a Jewish Democrat.

Eli Savit.