American Jews

For 250 years, American Jews have answered prejudice with defiance - opinion

The Charlestown “true-hearted Israelite” offers an enduring lesson for the 250th: when prejudice is spoken, and you have the power to answer, you answer.

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, March 1938.
Hope for a two-state solution and peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be nurtured, writes the director of the Israel Policy Forum's young adults division

Is the two-state solution still viable? Young Jews say yes, but older generations doubt

Palestinian Assembly for Liberation calls for anti-Zionist protest at a yeshiva in Queens, New York City, January 8, 2026.

'We support Hamas:' Activists protest Israeli real estate expo at Queens synagogue

Peter Beinart speaks at a panel on "The Jewish Tent at a Crossroads" in the sanctuary of  B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan, Jan. 6, 2026. Others on the panel were, from left, moderator Rabbi Irwin Kula, Esther Sperber, Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove.

Peter Beinart, Elliot Cosgrove and other Jewish leaders face off over the future of liberal Zionism


Holocaust survivors make, deliver Hanukkah care packages for 20 freed Gaza hostages

Each package included water bottles, teas, chapsticks, socks, a blanket, and a candle, along with handwritten notes of encouragement from Holocaust survivors, The Blue Line explained in a statement.

Holocaust survivors with The Blue Card gathered on Chanukah to deliver care packages to the Consulate General of Israel in New York for 20 hostages who were recently released from Hamas captivity in Gaza.

Fighting Antisemitism one solar field at a time

Israeli ingenuity, Jewish values, and rural American partnerships are proving more powerful than prejudice

Nick Cohen, President & CEO Doral Renewables LLC

Diaspora Jewish leadership is speaking a language the world no longer understands - opinion

Jewish survival is seen more as a matter of tone than force. The world doesn't judge intentions. It doesn't reward nuance. It only tests whether a people are willing and able to defend themselves.

 Rabbi Cosgrove

As Mamdani enters City Hall, perhaps he could learn a few things from Israel - opinion

From housing to tech to child care, Israel has made social programs work, lessons New York’s next mayor could learn.

Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor, at the start of 2026. The new mayor could learn a lot from Israel on how to implement his goals in City Hall, the writer says.

Mamdani's choice to cancel IHRA antisemitism definition must alarm New York Jews - comment

Jews should start watching the exits when institutions start treating their safety as optional. And especially after the biggest Jewish city outside of Israel made protecting Jews a political matter.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji smile as confetti falls after his ceremonial inauguration as mayor at City Hall Thursday in New York, NY. Mamdani has added a “block party” to the official inauguration events to allow thousands of New Yorkers to take part.

How Jewish politics are shaping the 2026 election map, from coast to coast

The rise of fractures inside both parties over Israel and the growing visibility of antisemitism have turned races that might once have seemed parochial into national bellwethers.

Some of the political candidates likely to make waves among Jewish voters in 2026.

American Jews mark Qatar as second greatest threat to Israel, after Iran - JPPI survey reveals

The survey collected data from the JPPI’s "Voice of the Jewish People" panel, in which American Jews were surveyed on their views regarding political and religious topics.

A PERSON holds a flag of Qatar and money, as protesters march to Jerusalem during an anti-government demonstration on March 19, 2025.

Nefesh B’Nefesh closes 2025 with over 4,100 North American olim

Aliyah annual figures reach four-year high

4,150 individuals from North America made aliyah in 2025, the highest since 2021

Gov. Hochul says she stepped in to block demolition of historic Brooklyn shul

For nearly 100 years, the synagogue has served Jewish hospital patrons and residents in the surrounding neighborhoods of East Flatbush and Crown Heights.

Interior of the Kingsbrook Synagogue.

In honor: 13 influential Jewish New Yorkers who passed away in 2025

As the year concludes, the New York Jewish Week remembers 13 Jewish New Yorkers who died in 2025. Among them are people who left an indelible mark on New York City.

13 notable Jewish New Yorkers we lost in 2025

Jewish actress Odessa A’zion pushes back after IDF T-shirt controversy: ‘Not a zio!’

The speculation about the 25-year-old actress’s political leanings first surfaced last week after users on X posted a screenshot from her 2017 Instagram showing her modeling an IDF shirt.

Odessa A'zion at A24's "Marty Supreme" New York Premiere on Dec. 16, 2025 in New York, New York.