Jews in America
Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court
“What we did was illegal and needed to be answered," said Zechariah “Zee” Mehler, who also explained that he saw a very strong response from the city against antisemitism.
Never is now: Global leaders convene to confront the surge in antisemitism
A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced politics of blame
When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride, I see pluralism in action - opinion
These are presidential candidate Joe Biden’s Jews
Who will he turn to for fundraising? What does it mean for his foreign policy?
Abraham Lincoln and the Jews
When I entered the American army in 1965 as a Jewish chaplain, I was unaware of what Lincoln had done to ensure there could be a Jewish chaplaincy.
Fighting antisemitism: We can’t win this battle without friends
Many are apathetic and indifferent to what is happening because we are considered to be in a special category. As a successful ethnic group in the US, we should be able to withstand these attacks.
Number of Americans in Israel, Israelis in America much less than thought
A deeper dive into those figures shows that some of the urban myths about the numbers of Israelis living abroad, and the makeup of the immigrants in this country, are just that: myths.
America’s 7.5 million Jews are older, whiter and more liberal
New York remains America’s Jewish capital. Wyoming, not so much.
ICE facility apologizes to Jewish protesters meeting just before Shabbat
The Rhode Island ICE detention center where a guard drove into a row of Jewish protesters apologized for holding a recent board meeting less than an hour before Shabbat.
How NYC’s new hate crimes chief plans to tackle rising antisemitism
Lauter plans to focus on educating kids against hate — for example, teaching them what a swastika is and why it’s offensive.
An Orthodox perspective on the situation of U.S. Jews
On the 40th anniversary of OU Israel, its leader Avi Berman says that the future of the American Jewish people is in Israel.
As US-Iran tensions escalate, Jews are warned they could be targeted
Much of the recent Jewish security focus has been on white supremacists, but federal authorities have their eye on Iran.
Ohio man charged with threatening Jewish community center
The man described himself as a white nationalist, is being held at charges of aggravated menacing and and online harassment
