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Hong Kong, Hong Kong - JULY 31: A smart phone with the icons for the Google Calendar app is seen on the screen in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, on July 31, 2018.

Google Calendar no longer shows Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month

Ben Sales, JTAPublished February 12, 2025

Google Calendar has removed International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month from its default display in the United States, part of a broader removal of cultural and ethnic observances from the app. The removal is being noticed...

In AI video, Jewish celebrities from Scarlett Johansson to Adam Sandler give Kanye the middle finger

In AI video, Jewish celebrities from Scarlett Johansson to Adam Sandler give Kanye the middle finger

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished February 11, 2025

A video released on social media on Tuesday shows a wide array of Jewish celebrities, including Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen, wearing a T-shirt with a raised middle finger and the word “Kanye” — a rejection of the rapper Kanye West’s antisemitism. The...

A new T-shirt campaign pushes back against hate

A new T-shirt campaign pushes back against hate

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 11, 2025

During the Super Bowl, Kanye West, now known as Ye, ran an ad directing viewers to his website, where the only item for sale was a white T-shirt featuring a black swastika​​. The backlash was immediate, with widespread condemnation from public figures...

Actions and images from Betar US and its allies since its formation in 2024 include (from top-left, clockwise): a button associated with the original Beitar group; messages on a truck driven outside Washington, D.C., during a visit by Benjamin Netanyahu; a masked Betar member planning to disrupt a pro-Palestinian protest; a brass-knuckle menorah shared on Betar social media; Betar former executive director Ross Glick knocking on Rep. Rashida Tlaib's office in Capitol Hill; Betar member Jakob Schanzer spraying over a pro-Palestinian mural in New Orleans; and singer Matisyahu endorsing Betar.

A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted — and wants Jews to ‘fight back’ on the street

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished February 11, 2025

(JTA) — The video appeared on Instagram in October. A man, in the dark of night, is spray-painting over a mural in New Orleans depicting a large pair of eyes with the Palestinian flag incorporated into their pupils, paired with text reading “All Eyes...

Art and soul: How St. Louis artists are transforming Congregation B’nai Amoona this winter

Art and soul: How St. Louis artists are transforming Congregation B’nai Amoona this winter

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 11, 2025

When you think of Congregation B’nai Amoona, striking glass sculptures, layered watercolor paintings and abstract digital designs might not be the first things that come to mind. But starting this month, the synagogue’s art gallery is hosting a stunning...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024.

Netanyahu: ‘If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end’

Ben Sales, JTAPublished February 11, 2025

Netanyahu threatens Hamas ceasefire, warning that if hostages are not released by Saturday at noon, Israel will resume fighting in Gaza. The statement adds more uncertainty to the three-week-long ceasefire, as tensions escalate over hostage negotiations. “If...

Israelis rally in Tel Aviv for the release of the remaining 76 hostages being held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, Feb. 8, 2025.

‘Hell’ to break out if Hamas won’t release all hostages on Feb. 15, warns Trump

Jonathan D. Salant, JNSPublished February 10, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that “all hell is going to break out” if Hamas did not release the remaining hostages by Saturday. “As far as I’m concerned, if all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock—I...

White T-shirt swastika.

Kanye West’s SuperBowl ad directs people to purchase swastika shirt

JNS StaffPublished February 10, 2025

Rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, released an ad during the Super Bowl that directed people to his website Yeezy.com, which now only sells one item: a white T-shirt with a black swastika. The rapper filmed the 30-second advertisement on his iPhone...

Owen Daniels (10 years old), Liam Daniels (8 years old) and Nate Daniels (12 years old).

Inside the Daniels brothers’ journey to mastering Jewish traditions and stacking up service honors!

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished February 10, 2025

To earn a pioneering merit badge, a scout must be able to tie a square knot. A Ner Tamid scouting emblem requires a different set of skills—like explaining the significance of a tallis, a kippah and the contents of the tefillin. Those are just a...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to the media in Berlin, Aug. 16, 2022.

Mahmoud Abbas ends Palestinian Authority’s payments to families of terrorists

Published February 10, 2025

The Palestinian Authority will no longer pay stipends to the families of convicted terrorists and other prisoners, in a gesture to President Donald Trump. | RELATED: Hamas says that it will delay next hostage release The longstanding program determined...

Hamas delays release of hostages, alleging Israeli violations

Hamas delays release of hostages, alleging Israeli violations

JNS StaffPublished February 10, 2025

Hamas said it will delay an Israeli hostage release scheduled for Feb. 15 until further notice due to Israel’s alleged violations of the ceasefire agreement, a spokesman for the terror group stated. Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades, posted...

A protester holds a Sudan/Palestinian flag with the words "Gaza" and "Sudan" as US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during thee Super Bowl LIX halftime show, Feb. 9, 2025.

Super Bowl performer ejected after displaying Palestinian/Sudanese flag that said ‘Gaza’

By Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished February 10, 2025

A performer unfurled a banner showing the Sudanese and Palestinian flags and the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday. The performer, who was not immediately identified,...

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