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Black and Zionist: A voice from inside the right‑wing Jewish soul - opinion
The Jewish Right in Israel and the US must elevate brown and Black Jews to lead credibly and defend the moral and political future.
Maduro’s fall shows how US power is reshaping Latin America’s future - opinion
Holocaust survivors make, deliver Hanukkah care packages for 20 freed Gaza hostages
Venezuelan police order arrests for supporters of US attack
Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism after US capture
Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, captured in a US military raid, faces criminal charges in Manhattan, where federal prosecutors have targeted him for years.
Dropping the IHRA definition sends the wrong signal to the Jewish community - opinion
On his first day, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked the IHRA antisemitism definition, leaving protections for Jewish residents unclear.
Orthodox Jewish judge to preside over Maduro's criminal proceedings in NY
Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish federal judge, is among the longest-serving active federal judges in the country.
Mamdani's first act as mayor made a turning point become reality for NYC Jews - editorial
For decades, the mayor of the world’s largest Jewish city outside Israel made a point of standing with its Jewish community. Mamdani’s first day did something else entirely.
As Mamdani enters City Hall, perhaps he could learn a few things from Israel - opinion
From housing to tech to child care, Israel has made social programs work, lessons New York’s next mayor could learn.
Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities
The inaugurations of Michele Weiss in University Heights, Ohio, and Justin Brasch in White Plains, New York, this week marked a milestone for Orthodox representation in local politics.
Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that still hasn’t gone - opinion
For more than a century, interfaith marriage has functioned as a kind of Rorschach test within American Jewish life, alternately framed as an existential threat or a potential avenue for renewal.
Mamdani's choice to cancel IHRA antisemitism definition must alarm New York Jews - comment
Jews should start watching the exits when institutions start treating their safety as optional. And especially after the biggest Jewish city outside of Israel made protecting Jews a political matter.
A new era at City Hall: What’s in store for New York’s Jews under Mayor Mamdani? - analysis
Two-thirds of NYC’s Jews did not vote for Mamdani, and many have expressed explicit concern about the new mayor’s actions.
New year, new mayor: New York rings in 2026 with Zohran Mamadani's inauguration
Mamdani was a trailblazing candidate and is expected by many in his city of 8 million - some with hope, some with trepidation - to be a disruptive mayor.
Orthodox rabbi Julius Berman, who influenced secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90
His extensive leadership at some of the largest Jewish communal organizations in the United States defined his broader legacy.
