American Jewry

Jewish history could gain a more prominent place in the Smithsonian as a congressional commission considers adding Philadelphia's Weitzman Museum to the national network.

The incident followed a similar bomb threat at a Lakewood, New Jersey, Orthodox synagogue earlier in the week, the Anti-Defamation League's New York and New Jersey office said.

A Jew shouldn’t need antisemitism to affirm their identity, a crisis to seek community, or an interpreter to access half of Jewish civilization.

The Jewish Federations of North America found that after declining last year, 38% of Jewish Americans reported increased engagement, a trend it calls the "surge."

American Jews are engaging in self blame. They are afraid, forced to live their Jewish lives within confined spaces, and some accuse Israel of causing the surge in antisemitism.

Long gone are the Soviet documents that classified my father’s nationality as “Jew.” In America, I found another kind of othering - this time within my own community.

“I look at it as a form of Americanized Yiddishkeit: his nature, his worldview, his sense of humor,” said Daniel Okrent in an interview last week.

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Among respondents who described themselves as strongly conservative, 51% expressed substantial optimism about Israel’s future.

In their letter, the coalition acknowledged Harris's record on combating antisemitism, noting that she has consistently stood by the community.