(JTA) – A Boston-area woman has been arrested and charged with leaving a series of paper swastikas outside the house of a Jewish lawyer who is representing her child’s father in an ongoing custody battle.
The case had been a source of fear and...
By Peter Maer, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published April 20, 2023
Three top Jewish community leaders have a blunt assessment of the upsurge in antisemitism along with cautious hope for the future. They commented during an online discussion sponsored by Camp Ben Frankel and the Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois,...
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum announced the launch of the much-anticipated Impact Lab, a space which explores the themes of rejecting hate, promoting understanding, and inspiring change through practical exploration of historical and contemporary...
(JTA) – Jewish Democrats are backing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Republicans are calling on him to explain himself, following a report that the Democratic House minority leader defended Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and an uncle of his who had...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 12, 2023
As antisemitism continues to rise, we’re faced with a question: How do we support Jewish children and teens when they face antisemitism? That is the question that veteran Jewish broadcast journalist Peter Maer and a panel of experts will try to answer...
Adam Kovac, The Forward
• Published April 10, 2023
A wealthy Texas real estate developer who was the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation is getting attention for both his uncomfortably close relationship with a Supreme Court justice and his habit of showing off Nazi memorabilia.
The ProPublica report focused...
PARIS (JTA) — The courtroom was crowded but the defendant’s seat was empty on Monday as a landmark trial in French Jewish history got underway, nearly 43 years after the synagogue bombing that Hassan Diab stands accused of orchestrating.
An arrest...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he would be releasing a “comprehensive” strategy to combat antisemitism, citing incidents of anti-Jewish attacks from across the political spectrum in an apparent acknowledgment of...
Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published April 4, 2023
NEW YORK — Jews, would-be Jews, antisemites and Jewish conspiracy mongers took part in the spectacle inside and outside former President Donald Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan Tuesday.
Rep. George Santos, who lied about having Jewish heritage...
The ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Heartland regional office announced the election of Lauren Brenner as Chair of the ADL Heartland Regional Advisory Board.
“We are extremely fortunate to have a leader of Lauren’s vision and intellect stepping...
By Curt Schleier, The Forward
• Published April 3, 2023
Last summer, as the cast and crew of CBS’ The Equalizer gathered to start filming the show’s third season, the writers approached Adam Goldberg about an episode they were then working on entitled “Never Again.”
For those unfamiliar with...
(JTA) — A Manhattan grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump in connection with his role in a payoff to an adult film star about their sexual encounter, making history and prompting Trump to once again invoke the name of a Jewish billionaire...
