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.
Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96
Senior Jewish American leader William Daroff urges conservatives to confront Tucker Carlson
Investigators continue search for Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove
No. 40: Sam Grundwerg: World Chairman of Keren Hayesod-UIA
For the past seven years, Grundwerg has been leading this iconic Zionist fundraising arm and national institution.
No. 43: Elliot Brandt, Bernard Kaminetsky: The leaders of AIPAC
AIPAC has fought to ensure that Israel has not become the cause of any one political party at a time of increasing radicalism and polarization in American politics.
For Jewish communal professionals, internal rifts pose the greatest barrier to hope, survey finds
According to Clare Goldwater, the chief strategy officer of M², it was clear that discussions about Israel had become a “very polarizing factor” in Jewish community spaces.
With ban removed, NYC rabbis are weighing endorsements in a heated mayoral race
New York City rabbis are split on endorsing candidates, with some citing concerns over Israel and antisemitism while others remain neutral.
At YIVO, an unfinished Yiddish dictionary gets the last word - as opera
"The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language," an original chamber opera, premieres at YIVO, dramatizing the post-Holocaust effort to preserve Yiddish through language.
A record $10M federal grant to Tikvah has some Jews celebrating and others crying foul
The NEH has awarded $10.4 million to Tikvah’s Jewish Civilization Project, aiming to combat antisemitism by highlighting Jewish contributions to Western and American culture.
Congress passes act replacing gravestone markers of Jewish service members with Star of David
The Fallen Service Members Religious Heritage Restoration Act would create a program to identify Jewish service members buried in foreign American military cemeteries under crosses.
Comic Gianmarco Soresi mines his mixed Jewish background for laughs
The 37-year-old Gianmarco Soresi has seen his online popularity explode in recent years, as he joins a generation of comics finding audiences outside the comedy clubs.
US House panel holds hearings to 'unmask antisemitism' in unions and K-12
Kiley said that while the committee had investigated antisemitism at universities across the country, there was also a growing problem of antisemitism from Kindergarten to High School education.
Vote naively, repent bitterly: Will Mamdani turn against Jews after getting their votes? - opinion
Liberal Jews, as much as they may see Mamdani as a young, savvy newcomer with fresh ideas, albeit bad ones, should be prepared for the backstabbing that is yet to come.
