Jews in America

Jewish political power has collapsed in New York, and Zohran Mamdani is the receipt - opinion

If New York can no longer be assumed as a Jewish political stronghold, then the question is not whether Mamdani is dangerous. The question is whether Jewish leadership is still serious.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a primary-night watch party for NYC Congressional candidate Claire Valdez at 99 Scott Studio on June 23, 2026 in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.
Robert Pabich, of Rocky Hill, was arrested Oct. 24, 2025 by Rocky Hill Police and charged with intimidation based on bigotry, a hate crime; and stalking, in connection with online comments he made to state Sen. Matt Lesser.

Antisemitic threat suspect seeks court program after guns seized from home

CHERRY TREES blossom in New York City in April.

The scourge that is anti-Israel US politicians - opinion

A controversial pro-Palestinian mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, depicting a Jewish star turning into a swastika, put up by a Palestinian business owner on Sept. 14, 2024.

Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court


Man threatens to burn down Queens bagel shop over Israeli flags

Queens is home to an estimated 200,000 of New York City’s staggering 1.1 million Jewish residents.

 Austin Street, the main shopping area in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Taken by me in the early afternoon on Saturday, December 16, 2006.

Helene Fortunoff, Jewish businesswoman and jewelry leader, dead at 88

Fortunoff became a powerful player in the jewelry industry long before many women had entered the workplace.

 Helene Fortunoff (left) with Lauren Bacall and Liz Smith at an event in New York City

Trump impeachment lawyer David Schoen to represent Steve Bannon

Schoen, who has worked on a number of Jewish cases in the past, was in October elected as chairman of the Zionist Organization of America.

 Former President Donald Trump's defense attorney David Schoen speaks on the fourth day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, Feb. 12, 2021.

US Senate candidate defends calling out opponent's 'Jewishness' in ad

Mandel, who is Jewish, was called out by Mark Putika, an entrepreneur who is one of several candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Ohio Senate.

 Josh Mandel, interviewing with a local TV station, during his Senate run this year.

Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum

Jewish Illinois native Phil Sklar and his friend Brad Novak started the world’s only museum dedicated to bobbleheads. Its collection holds 7,000 unique bobbleheads.

 The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

Writer, rabbinical student Jericho Vincent shares moving story

In a caption in Humans of New York’s signature as-told-to style, Vincent describes how attending services at Romemu allowed them to reconnect with aspects of Jewish experience that they missed.

Participants in a Jewish solidarity march across New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, Jan. 5, 2020. The march in the city was held in response to a recent rise in anti-Semitic crimes in the New York metropolitan area. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

Anthony Firkser opens up on being one of the few Jewish players in the NFL

Firkser, 26, has forged a quietly steady career as an NFL tight end. He has started at times for the Tennessee Titans, the team he has played for since 2018.

 Anthony Firkser on from the sidelines during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Nov. 7, 2021.

18-year-old suspect arrested in Austin synagogue arson case

In a statement, Rabbi Steve Folberg, the senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel, thanked the investigators for their work on the case and noted a recent increase in antisemitic incidents in Texas.

 A fire was found outside Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, Texas Sunday, Oct. 31.

Jewish communities worldwide to host 'Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend'

Inspired by “homecoming” events that emerged from the American south, Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend events around the world will be held onsite and online.

RABBI LEVI DUCHMAN lights a candle to celebrate Hanukkah, in Dubai in December.

Gonzaga University gets its first Torah scroll and Jewish space

Gonzaga University recently celebrated the arrival of its first-ever Torah scroll and the dedication of an area the university has deemed its “Jewish Sacred Space."

 THE YEMENITE Torah scroll.