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Mamdani clashes with ADL on who represents Jewish New Yorkers

Jonathan Greenblatt criticized Zohran Mamdani for telling Jews who represents them, after Mamdani said there were better voices for Jewish New Yorkers than the ADL.

 NYC democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protesters. (illustration)
A view shows the damage at the Holy Family Church which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City July 18, 2025.

American Jewish Committee donates $25K to Gaza church damaged by Israeli strike

The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports.

Lithuania scraps planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site

Wesley LePatner during an award ceremony from the UJA-Federation of New York.

Wesley LePatner, Blackstone exec. and Jewish community member among New York shooting victims


US officials condemn Washington shooting en masse, calling it antisemitism-based terror

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated that "This sickening shooting seems to be another horrific instance of antisemitism which as we know is all too rampant in our society."

 US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speak to the law enforcement officials as they visit the site where, according to the US Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, May 22, 2025.

Former Jewish group leaders call on them to speak out against 'assault on democratic norms'

The letter included signatures from past chairs and CEOs of some of the largest Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Agency for Israel, the AJC and more.

 Liberal and Reform Jews participating in a rally, in support of Israel In San Jose, CA

AJC, USC Shoah Foundation announce partnership to document antisemitism since World War II

“Our partnership with AJC will enable us to reach survivors of antisemitic violence from all over the globe," said Robert Williams, CEO of the USC Shoah Foundation.

 Demonstrators hold Palestinian and Israeli flags as they gather in front of the National Holocaust Museum on the day of its opening, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 10, 2024.

What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador

Mike Huckabee’s nomination as US ambassador to Israel sparks mixed reactions, with some Jewish groups supporting him, while others criticize his views on West Bank annexation and Christian Zionism.

 MIKE HUCKABEE attends a Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, in 2021. The appointment by US President Donald Trump of Huckabee, an Evangelical Christian and vocal supporter of Israel, as ambassador to Jerusalem underscores the pro-Israel orientation of this administration

German Jewish students have felt increasingly unsafe on campus since October 7 - study

"Our report explicitly calls on those responsible at universities and in politics to take measures to ensure that universities are safe places for everyone again," said the JSUD president.

 Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, April 6, 2024.

Letters to the Editor, February 26, 2025: The inarguable fact

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Over 50% of American Jews changed behavior in the past year over antisemitism fears, survey finds

Much of the survey focuses on public perceptions and concerns about antisemitism.

 Demonstrators in support of Israel gather to denounce antisemitism and call for the release of Israeli hostages, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2023.

Independent Schools event apologizes for speaker's anti-Israel rhetoric

Jewish groups said a keynote speaker at a National Association of Independent Schools conference to label Israel as a racist endeavor engaged in genocide.

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More than 55 Jewish groups come out against terrorism bill that could threaten nonprofits

The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act is slated for a vote in the House of Representatives Thursday.

The US Capitol building.

European leaders must convene to implement protections against antisemitism, AJC says

"Europe is at a reckoning point," warns AJC Europe director.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

Conservative policy wonks break down Trump's Middle East policy for AJC event

Julie Fishman Rayman said from the AJC's perspective, which is always trying to get people to drive toward the middle and listen, there was a lot of constructive listening happening.

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump looks on during a walk-through with campaign staff ahead of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 17, 2024.