Jews in America
A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced politics of blame
In 1908, New York City Police Commissioner Theodore A. Bingham claimed Jews accounted for half of New York’s crimes.
When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride, I see pluralism in action - opinion
Trump expresses friendship, love, support, for Jews at White House Hanukkah celebration
As Mamdani’s victory reverberates beyond NYC, Jews must choose solidarity over shock - opinion
Illinois, Iowa Jewish communities share rabbi, synagogue
Today 400 to 500 Jews live in the 'Quad-City' area, which comprises the states of Iowa and Illinois.
Fired NY Rabbi says accusations of synagogue coup are 'hurtful'
Schneier’s allies accused Goldschmidt of inappropriately sharing synagogue members’ email addresses and of orchestrating a coup to replace Schneier, 91, who has led the synagogue for nearly 60 years.
Jay Black of ‘Jay and The Americans’ dead at 82
Jay Black is survived by three sons, a daughter and five grandchildren.
Drunken duo kicks, punches Jewish man in Brooklyn
A violent attack on a Jewish man is the latest among a string of antisemitic attacks across Brooklyn.
Larry David gives Jon Hamm a Yiddish lesson in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm'
The episode offered a case study in why “Curb” has been called “the most Jewish comedy show ever” and suggests that Larry David, its writer, producer and star, has no intention of ceding that mantle.
Meet the Jewish woman guiding one of the US' largest liberal donor groups
Melding Jewish expression with social justice was embedded in her upbringing in suburban Detroit, Shifman said, where she grew up in a Conservative Jewish home.
Holding up a mirror to the Jewish people - where do we go from here?
So unlike in the past, a Jew who wants to be in tune with prevailing American realities would celebrate his ethnological national affiliation, which is Zionism.
3 days of rioting shattered Crown Heights. 30 years of peacemaking put it back together. - opinion
The peaceful and joyous nature of the One Crown Heights festival stood in contrast to the events of 30 years before.
10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget
Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against anti-Semitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse.
Jews in the Bible Belt: New museum documents Jewish history in the South
"This is a lesson on the American experience... and what happens when strangers come to a strange land."
