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Antisemitism is ubiquitous in US healthcare, medical unions, Jewish doctor tells 'Post' - interview

Dr. Jacob Agronin said CIR’s Israel stance has distracted from patient care and raised concerns among Jewish and Israeli doctors in US hospitals.

Dr. Jacob Agronin speaks at the House Education & Workforce subcommittee hearing on May 20, 2026.
An illustration of a doctor over a backdrop of the Palestinian flag.

Medical union supports terrorists, excludes Israeli workers, Jewish American cardiologist says

State Rep. Chris Rabb, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, share the stage during a Rabb for Congress rally on May 15, 2026, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

With AOC backing and anti-Israel message, Chris Rabb vies for open House seat in Philadelphia

A view of the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which served as the headquarters building for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1975, in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2026.

Maryland man who sent threatening letters to Jewish institutions sentenced to three years in prison


Pre-election visit to Jewish Pennsylvania: Community intensely polarized

Florida and Ohio often come to mind as the states that decide the elections, but in 2020, many see Pennsylvania as the single likeliest tipping point.

The Oval Office

Two students fall four stories while attempting to take a selfie

"If you are drinking and you run right into [the rail], it's really easy to slip off because it only comes to like a little halfway between your knee and hip," said Temple student Arnav Johri.

Temple University campus

National NAACP takes over Philadelphia chapter over antisemitic posts

The announcement of the takeover came a day after local Black and Jewish leaders held a virtual discussion to address Muhammad’s social media post and smooth tensions between the two communities.

NAACP PHILADELPHIA Chapter president Rodney Muhammad

Philadelphia Jewish Federation won’t cooperate with local NAACP

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia said it will not work with the local chapter of the NAACP over “an alarming amount of bigoted and anti-Jewish sentiments”

NAACP PHILADELPHIA Chapter president Rodney Muhammad

Those responsible for modern antisemitism must also be held accountable

One of the most outrageous incidents emerged last week in America’s City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.

NAACP PHILADELPHIA Chapter president Rodney Muhammad

Jewish leaders call on NAACP leader to resign over antisemitism

"To call the Jewish people oppressors with everything that we had to overcome over all these years is wrong in every level."

Minister Rodney Muhammad, 65, speaks on the phone after attending a protest with fellow Interfaith clergy leaders outside the Center City Starbucks, where two black men were arrested, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US April 16, 2018.

Trump administration argues adoption orgs. allowed to refuse LGBT couples

The Justice Department, under the administration of US President Donald Trump, has weighed in heavily in the past on LGBTQ issues.

LGBTQ flag

Coronavirus: Philadelphia Jewish day school art center makes face shields

Since starting production last week, the school in Merion Station has made about 200 shields for distribution to doctors and nurses in the community. Now it’s ramping up production to produce that ma

A member of medical staff swaps a Palestinian worker for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, upon his return from Israel, outside the Israeli-controlled Tarqumiya checkpoint near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 26, 2020

National Museum of American Jewish History files for bankruptcy

Despite the bankruptcy protection filing, the museum will continue to operate as normal, and while there will be reorganization, there will not be any layoffs.

The National Museum of American Jewish History.

'The Holocaust Lover' - a novel unpacking antisemitism, love and betrayal

This historical novel by the late Jerusalem Post editor and writer Matt Nesvisky takes the reader on an emotional roller-coaster ride from the revolt at Sobibor to present-day Philadelphia.

THE LIBERTY Bell is seen in Philadelphia in 2015. The novel takes the reader from the revolt at Sobibor to present-day Philadelphia