American Jews

The Met’s plan to honor designer John Galliano puts Jewish ideas of repentance to the test

The debate over Galliano’s return to fashion — he recently signed a multi-year deal with the fashion brand Zara — touches on questions that Jewish tradition has wrestled with for centuries.

Designer John Galliano and then Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour attend the Fashion Awards 2021 at Royal Albert Hall, London, Nov. 29, 2021.
Piers Morgan interviews Austin Franco, a Cornell University undergraduate who went viral after telling a job interviewer he was "not interested in working for a Jew," on July 28, 2026.

Cornell condemns student’s viral antisemitic remarks, but won’t bar him from campus

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

American politicians, please stop using my backyard as your political stage - opinion

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an unknown location, in this still image taken from handout video released July 21, 2026.

What my friends’ support for Mamdani revealed about Jewish identity - comment


As Maine's Senate race begins, Jewish voters find themselves 'politically homeless'

With Democrats eyeing a key Senate pickup in Maine, some Jewish voters say Israel has become a defining issue in the Collins-Jackson race, leaving them torn ahead of Election Day.

Maine Democratic nominee for US Senate Troy Jackson (L) and Maine Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R).

Beyond outrage: Building communities that can fight antisemitism - opinion

It was another painful reminder that antisemitism continues to evolve in both its visibility and its brazenness. The incidents are under investigation by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.

MEASURE OF HOPE: Celebrating freed hostages on Simchat Torah in Moshav Lavon, Oct. 14, 2025.

Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, omits mention of Israel, AIPAC

While Jackson took several shots during his acceptance address at Sen. Susan Collins, the incumbent Republican he will now face in the general election, he did not mention Israel or AIPAC.

Troy Jackson, who is expected to be the presumptive Democratic nominee, speaks before the Maine Democratic delegates as they gather for their party's nominating convention to select a US Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.

Zohran Mamdani's obsession with Israel is failing New York - opinion

When leaders declare open season on Israel, haters declare open season on the Jews.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an unknown location, in this still image taken from handout video released July 21, 2026.

A community divided: Maine’s Jewish Democrats gear up for Platner’s replacement

The state of Maine has roughly 19,000 Jews across 10,600 households, with the population highly concentrated in and around Portland.

Graham Platner and Troy Jackson (R), who is running to replace Platner as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, stand together during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine.

Will Chabad lead American Jewry? - opinion

Zohran Mamdani’s election as the mayor of New York City is the final nail in the coffin containing the deceased body of Jewish power in American politics.

 Thousands of Shluchim pose for a “class picture” outside Chabad World Headquarters

JD Vance's antisemitism is showing - opinion

US Vice President JD Vance failed to sell the MoU, failed to close the deal or to manage the fallout, and here we go again. He blames the Jews, and it’s hardly the first time. 

US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

Tisha B’Av and the threat within: How baseless hatred endangers Israel, Jews today - opinion

We expect world Jewry to understand us and support us without reservation, while significant parts of Israeli society continue to despise them and deny the legitimacy of their Jewish identity.

A SCREENSHOT of a cartoon of MK Gilad Kariv alongside Palestinian flags, shared on social media.

Israel is mourning. Stop turning it into American political theater - opinion

Israel is not just another issue in American politics. It is not a convenient weapon for the Left or the Right. It is a living country in a dangerous region, surrounded by enemies.

 People protest demanding the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Malakhi, October 28, 2023

From silence to script: JD Vance stops tolerating antisemitic tropes, starts using them - opinion

When Rogan raised accusations that Vance himself had tolerated antisemitism, the vice president’s answer wasn’t engagement. It was dismissal.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks on Joe Rogan's podcast, published July 15, 2026.