American Jewry

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

Mahanoy City’s first Jewish congregation dates back to 1888, having laid the cornerstone for the former Beth Israel Synagogue in 1923.

Beth Israel of Mahanoy City, seen here in the 1950s, was built by Jewish merchants and businesspeople who served the area's burgeoning coal industry.
Frederick Wiseman attends the "Law And Order" Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France.

Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96

Tucker Carlson

Senior Jewish American leader William Daroff urges conservatives to confront Tucker Carlson

Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother has been missing for more than a week.

Investigators continue search for Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove


America’s heritage of cowardice: Lesson of the hour — Jewish safety cannot be outsourced - opinion

When Tucker Carlson resurrects the blood libel, Kevin Roberts defends him, Megyn Kelly excuses him, and JD Vance stays silent, it exposes a deeper rot: US institutions have lost their moral compass.

Political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025

Mamdani must be a mayor who protects New York's Jews, unites minorities in city - editorial

For Mamdani personally, embracing Jewish safety should be politically astute. Can Mamdani acknowledge a Jewish state? If not, we’re afraid he might be an antisemite.

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at the Unisphere in the Queens borough of New York City, US, November 5, 2025.

Why New York’s Jews couldn’t repeat Britain’s Corbyn lesson - analysis

Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor has shaken Jewish communities, raising fears about rising BDS influence and sparking debate over aliyah, identity, and Israel’s place in NY Jewry.

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves on stage after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, November 4, 2025.

New York Jews voting for 'Jew-hater' Zohran Mamdani are stupid, Trump says in fiery attack

"Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!," the US president wrote on Truth Social.

(L-R:) US President Donald Trump; Zohran Mamdani

With hope for peace, Diaspora Jewry remembers Rabin 30 years after assassination

From the World Zionist Organization's global memorial to ceremonies across the US and UK, Jewish Diaspora communities commemorate 30 years since the Rabin assassination.

 THE 1993 OSLO Accords between Israel and the PLO were signed in Washington, with a beaming president Bill Clinton presiding over the White House ceremony

'It's like 1939': Israeli Jewish tourist suffers brain bleed after NY attack - interview

"I'm not afraid for myself, but I'm worried about my brothers," he told the 'Post'. "It was in the middle of Manhattan, middle of the city, in the middle of the day."

Israeli educator and lecturer in the IDF, Rami Glickstein, 59, suffered a vicious antisemitic attack while in New York.

When antisemitism wins votes: Mamdani’s rise and American Jewry’s future - opinion

Zohran Mamdani’s triumph is not only his; it is the triumph of an ideological shift in which antisemitism no longer carries a political cost. Just the opposite. It has become socially acceptable.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reacts during a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025.

Republican Jewish Coalition faces leadership test on Israel’s fate at Las Vegas summit - editorial

With a visible rise in Republican Jews, the Republican Jewish Coalition has the potential to shape legislative priorities, help rebuild Israel and strengthen the US-Israel alliance long term.

Men wear Trump yarmulkes while waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump to address the Republican Jewish Coalition 2019 Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas

Jews cannot ignore the GOP anymore: Why I’ll be in Vegas - comment

The Republican Jewish Coalition is meeting in Las Vegas this weekend. Participating is an opportunity to recontextualize the American conversation around Israel and show institutional gratitude.

Matt Brooks, CEO of Republican Jewish Coalition holds up a kippah with the name "Trump" on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual c

Rabbi Alvin Kass, longest-serving NYPD chaplain famed for 9/11 response, dies at 89

Kass, the longest-serving NYPD chaplain, famously disarmed a hostage-taker with pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli. His career with the NYPD spanned 60 years.

New York City Police Department Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass seen giving the invocation at the State of the City Address at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space in New York City, Jan. 10, 2019.