Fourth of July

US to issue special passport design featuring Trump's face, State Department announces - report

According to the Financial Times, the passport's design will feature the President's portrait overlaying the Declaration of Independence on its inner cover.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press during an event outside the Oval Office of the White House on April 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.
HAYM SALOMON played a pivotal role in financing the revolution. Pictured: Salomon statue in Pan-Pacific Park, Los Angeles.

Answering the call: The overlooked Jewish role in America’s revolution - opinion

Jewish merchants, artisans, and professionals rallied behind the revolutionary effort, providing supplies, raising funds, and joining local militias.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
A group of young Austrian immigrants wave to the Statue of Liberty upon their arrival in America aboard the S.S. Harding. The 50 Jewish children, who were greeted by their new adoptive families, were fleeing Nazi persecution in their homeland.

Meet the Jews who played pivotal roles in American history

Jews have played pivotal roles throughout key moments in American history. Throughout 2026, monthly online conversations with Jewish historians will journey across American and Jewish history.

|ByJTA STAFF
MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE JERUSALEM

WATCH: US Independence Day celebration at MOTJ to highlight US-Israel bond

The celebratory gala will feature US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, and Grammy winner Lee Greenwood is set to entertain the crowd

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Danny Danon, Ron Dermer send Fourth of July greetings to US

The two Israeli diplomats shared their best wishes with the US in honor of its Independence Day.

JULY 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon (L) and Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer

Grapevine June 18, 2020: Independence and annexation... or not

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 27, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Udi and Anat Angel

Google Doodle celebrates American Independence Day

Though America's Jewish population was around 2,500 people in 1776, numerous Jews played a role in fighting for the country's independence

JULY 4, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The July 4 Google Doodle