(JTA) — Any college or university that wants to recruit students from two Modern Orthodox schools in New Jersey will now have to prove it can keep Jewish students safe, according to announcements from the schools.
Torah Academy of Bergen County,...
WASHINGTON (JTA) —- At a meeting with Jewish leaders, Biden administration officials vowed to make a plan within two weeks to counter what they say is an alarming rise in antisemitism at U.S. colleges and universities since Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack...
A flight from Tel Aviv to Russia's Dagestan Republic was forced to redirect on Sunday after pro-Hamas rioters stormed Makhachkala Uytash Airport, seeking to lynch Jewish travelers.
Hundreds of people overran the airport, located in the capital of the...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published October 29, 2023
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As it did for many Israelis, the Oct. 7 attack on Israel’s southern border, in which Hamas terrorists killed more than...
(JTA) — The White House denounced “antisemitic messages being conveyed on college campuses” in a statement Thursday, condemning students groups that have praised Hamas’ attack on Israel or “call for the annihilation of the state of Israel.”
The...
(JTA) – A man broke into the home of a Jewish family of six in Los Angeles early Wednesday morning, allegedly yelling “Free Palestine” and “Kill Jews” as he was taken away, according to police there.
The suspect, whom police identified as...
(New York Jewish Week) — Jewish students at a New York City college were locked in their school’s library for 20 minutes as pro-Palestinian demonstrators pounded on the doors and shouted slogans.
The incident on Wednesday night at Cooper Union,...
(JTA) – A top lawyer in Illinois’ state government told a Jewish person, “Hitler should have eradicated all of you.” An Israeli student was assaulted at Columbia University. And Jewish schools and synagogues in at least three different states...
(JTA) — Michigan State University apologized after an image of Adolf Hitler was displayed on the school’s video board at its football game against the University of Michigan on Saturday.
The photo was shown during a pregame trivia quiz at Spartan...
Ron Kampeas and The Jewish Light Staff, JTA
• Published October 17, 2023
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Last year, American Jews again faced far more hate crimes than members of other religions, according to a report by the FBI.
There were 1,305 offenses committed against Jews in 2022, the FBI reported in its tally Monday of national...
Bradley Martin, (JNS)
• Published October 11, 2023
Chicago-area residents came together to show solidarity for Israel at a rally at the Reform North Shore Congregation Israel in the heavily Jewish suburb of Glencoe on Tuesday. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, and Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.),...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published October 11, 2023
The Hamas attack on Israel Saturday elicited resounding condemnation from elected officials across the United States. There have also been bipartisan pledges in Congress to provide emergency military aid to Israel.
But while President Joe Biden...
