American Jewry

Where is American Jewish outrage over Iran? - opinion

It’s time for a gut check. See what issues enraged you this January. Compare any of your recent political activism with the Iranian people’s compelling need for our support – now.

A demonstrator protesting the deadly crackdown in Iran gathers outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 17, 2026.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York

This was not protest, it was a threat to New York’s Jewish community - opinion

The crowded "Hebrew district" of New York's Lower East Side, c. 1907.

A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced politics of blame 

OSCAR THE GROUCH was the funny creature who lived in a trash can on ‘Sesame Street.’ In Israel, he was replaced by Moishe Oofnik, a similarly grumpy character but distinctly Israeli and living in a different kind of can.

Editor's Notes: Israel, Diaspora Jews need to be on same page


Iran hiring criminal networks in Europe to attack Jews, US religious freedom report finds

According to the report, Iranian authorities have actively recruited gangs throughout Europe "to carry out attacks on Israeli embassies and Jewish sites."

 An anti-Israel, pro-Palestine mural seen in Bilbao, Spain, June 4, 2025

Half of 'very liberal' US Jews believe Israel is comitting genocide, JPPI survey finds

Experts say that the numbers show that Israel is failing to justify its actions in Gaza to its strong support base of American Jews.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN Jewish protester participates in a demonstration calling for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City.

The subject was Gaza, but Stewart and Beinart had a whole lot to say about Judaism - opinion

Stewart has always been an avatar for a certain kind of highly assimilated, secular Jew who makes his Jewish identity a prominent part of his public persona.

Journalist Peter Beinart and host Jon Stewart discuss the war in Gaza on "The Daily Show," July 28, 2025.

Jewish groups decline meeting with French official after ‘premature Palestinian state recognition’

The move makes France the largest Western country to offer recognition, which 140 other countries have already extended, but Israel and the United States oppose.

 French President Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza, at the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouse in Arish, Egypt, in April 2025.

'If New York falls, the country follows': Is the future of American Jewry at risk? - interview

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: US Jewry is facing the greatest threat since the McCarthy era, with America at an inflection point.

‘IF MAMDANI wins, there will be an exodus of Jews from New York City,’ according to political strategist and consultant Rabbi Dr. Hank Sheinkopf. Here, Mamdani speaks during a press conference celebrating his primary victory with leaders and members of the city’s labor unions earlier this month.

The largest Reconstructionist synagogue is set to cut ties with denomination over Israel tensions

The clergy and lay leaders of Kehillat Israel, an affluent congregation located in Pacific Palisades, California, notified members of the plan to disaffiliate by email on Monday. 

Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation in Pacific Palisades, California, as it appeared in May 2024.

Wendy Sachs brings October 8 to the Jerusalem Film Festival

“October 7 was a wakeup call for Israel, and October 8 was a wakeup call for American Jews,” she said.

 UC Santa Barbara study body president Tessa Veksler appears in the documentary, October 8.

'We go to Israel to see for ourselves': American Jewish leaders to join mission to Israel - opinion

A delegation of American Jewish leaders will travel to Israel this month for a solidarity mission to show that Israel does not stand alone.

 THE WRITER arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport earlier this week. In moments of crisis, the Jewish people do not watch from afar; we show up, he affirms.

Will the socialist, pro-intifada Mamdani make New York inhospitable for Jews? - opinion

Perhaps Gotham’s Jews should consider donning their vagabond shoes and heading in our direction, away from The City That Never Sleeps.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

Fighting hate on every front

The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has partnered with ‘The Jerusalem Post’ to track worldwide antisemitism on a special online portal

The 2024 MAYORS SUMMIT Against Antisemitism, in Beverly Hills