Jews in America

The scourge that is anti-Israel US politicians - opinion

Drew Warshaw is running for the position of New York comptroller, but when discussing Israel bonds, he’s getting his facts wrong

CHERRY TREES blossom in New York City in April.
A controversial pro-Palestinian mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, depicting a Jewish star turning into a swastika, put up by a Palestinian business owner on Sept. 14, 2024.

Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court

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

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


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.

 Former President Donald Trump's defense attorney David Schoen speaks on the fourth day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, Feb. 12, 2021.

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.

 Josh Mandel, interviewing with a local TV station, during his Senate run this year.

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.

 The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

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.

Participants in a Jewish solidarity march across New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, Jan. 5, 2020. The march in the city was held in response to a recent rise in anti-Semitic crimes in the New York metropolitan area. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

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.

 Anthony Firkser on from the sidelines during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Nov. 7, 2021.

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.

 A fire was found outside Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, Texas Sunday, Oct. 31.

Jewish communities worldwide to host 'Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend'

Inspired by “homecoming” events that emerged from the American south, Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend events around the world will be held onsite and online.

RABBI LEVI DUCHMAN lights a candle to celebrate Hanukkah, in Dubai in December.

Gonzaga University gets its first Torah scroll and Jewish space

Gonzaga University recently celebrated the arrival of its first-ever Torah scroll and the dedication of an area the university has deemed its “Jewish Sacred Space."

 THE YEMENITE Torah scroll.

Max Fried wins second consecutive Gold Glove Award

The 27-year-old left-hander beat out fellow finalists Zach Davies of the Chicago Cubs and Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies for the award.

 Max Fried fields the ball during Game 1 of the 2021 NLCS

Aaron Beck, the Jewish ‘father of cognitive therapy,’ dies at age 100

The Beck Depression Inventory, a 21-question self-inventory, was developed in 1961 and remains a leading test for measuring the severity of depression.

 Dr. Aaron T. Beck