Jews in America

FBI arrests man for threatening to 'blow up' Jewish preschool in LA with Molotov cocktails - report

A report by the New York Post revealed that Steven Duenas was detained by the FBI for threatening to attack a Los Angeles Jewish preschool using Molotov cocktails.

An FBI insignia on a building in Washington, DC, US. March 15, 2026.
The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

'Pressing concern': US commission on civil rights releases report on campus antisemitism

US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hold up hands as they attend the Get Out the Vote rally in Brooklyn, New York, US, June 18, 2026.

The Democratic Party’s war on Jews - opinion

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.

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


Jay Black of ‘Jay and The Americans’ dead at 82

Jay Black is survived by three sons, a daughter and five grandchildren.

 JAY BLACK and his music group, Jay and the Americans

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.

A man walks past an Orthodox yeshiva in Brooklyn, Sept. 29, 2020.

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.

Comedian Larry David

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.

Terrence Floyd, brother of the late George Floyd who was killed by a police officer, reacts during the unveiling event of Floyd's statue, as part of Juneteenth celebrations, in Brooklyn, New York, US, June 19, 2021.

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.

 Pro-Palestinian supporters demonstrate across the street from the Israeli Consulate in New York City

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.

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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.

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)

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."

Chevra Thilim Synagogue, Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans.

American Jews vote overwhelmingly for Biden with 56 point margin - poll

The poll also found that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen highly unfavorably among American Jews.

US DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidate Joe Biden arrives at a campaign event in Hermantown, Minnesota, September 18, 2020

Jewish college student drops out of race for Kansas House seat

Aaron Coleman said his critics have betrayed feminism but also announced he would resign his candidacy for the Kansas State House’s 37th district. He had defeated a 13-year incumbent in the primary.

Kansas City, Kansas