Jews in America
'Pressing concern': US commission on civil rights releases report on campus antisemitism
"This bipartisan, unanimously adopted report sends a clear message that protecting students from antisemitism is a shared civil rights responsibility," said Rochelle Garza, Chair of the commission.
The Democratic Party’s war on Jews - opinion
Jewish political power has collapsed in New York, and Zohran Mamdani is the receipt - opinion
Antisemitic threat suspect seeks court program after guns seized from home
Israeli UFC Fighter Natan Levy discusses career, Israeli mindset and more
Israeli Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Natan Levy (6-0-0) will make his UFC debut against Mexico’s Rafa Garcia (11-2-0) on November 20th, 2021.
The Sephardic Spice Girls helped me connect with my Jewish roots
Sharon and Rachel, aka the Sephardic Spice Girls (@sephardicspicegirls), are a cooking duo who run an Instagram account by the same name.
Man threatens to burn down Queens bagel shop over Israeli flags
Queens is home to an estimated 200,000 of New York City’s staggering 1.1 million Jewish residents.
Helene Fortunoff, Jewish businesswoman and jewelry leader, dead at 88
Fortunoff became a powerful player in the jewelry industry long before many women had entered the workplace.
Trump impeachment lawyer David Schoen to represent Steve Bannon
Schoen, who has worked on a number of Jewish cases in the past, was in October elected as chairman of the Zionist Organization of America.
US Senate candidate defends calling out opponent's 'Jewishness' in ad
Mandel, who is Jewish, was called out by Mark Putika, an entrepreneur who is one of several candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Ohio Senate.
Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum
Jewish Illinois native Phil Sklar and his friend Brad Novak started the world’s only museum dedicated to bobbleheads. Its collection holds 7,000 unique bobbleheads.
Writer, rabbinical student Jericho Vincent shares moving story
In a caption in Humans of New York’s signature as-told-to style, Vincent describes how attending services at Romemu allowed them to reconnect with aspects of Jewish experience that they missed.
Anthony Firkser opens up on being one of the few Jewish players in the NFL
Firkser, 26, has forged a quietly steady career as an NFL tight end. He has started at times for the Tennessee Titans, the team he has played for since 2018.
18-year-old suspect arrested in Austin synagogue arson case
In a statement, Rabbi Steve Folberg, the senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel, thanked the investigators for their work on the case and noted a recent increase in antisemitic incidents in Texas.
