Almost all of the Holocaust survivors alive today will be dead in 15 years, a new projection by a leading organization advocating for their compensation finds.
While the timeline is something of an actuarial inevitability — the Holocaust ended 80...
By Talya Zax, The Forward
• Published April 21, 2025
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“Pain is depicted there with serenity,” said Pope Francis of his favorite painting, Marc Chagall’s White...
(JTA) — The suspect in last week’s shooting at Florida State University used Nazi imagery and language in his online profiles, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
Phoenix Ikner, 20, is accused of killing two and wounding six in the shooting...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published April 21, 2025
Add Larry David to the list of celebrities who were put off by comedian Bill Maher’s friendly sitdown with President Trump.
In a New York Times opinion piece, “My Dinner with Adolf,” the Jewish creator of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” imagines...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published April 21, 2025
Pope Francis, who significantly advanced the Catholic Church’s relationship with Jews and Israel by actively promoting dialogue, reconciliation and a strong stance against antisemitism, died Monday, one day after marking Easter with a public appearance...
An Israeli army deputy commander is being dismissed as a result of the Israel Defense Forces’ investigation into what happened last month when soldiers fired on medics in an ambulance in Gaza.
Fifteen people were killed in the incident, which took...
(JTA) — The Irish band Kneecap displayed a large anti-Israel message during its set Friday at Coachella, a music festival held in the California desert.
A series of messages projected behind the band accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and condemned...
When Ari Siegel took the stage on a recent episode of “Shark Tank,” he was dressed as Abraham Lincoln, but with a Jewish twist: His outfit featured a kippah and a kapota, the black robe traditionally worn by Hasidic men.
The get-up reflected Siegel’s...
(JTA) — One of the men who allegedly beat two Jewish DePaul University students after one showed support for Israel last November has been charged with a hate crime.
Adam Erkan, 20, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and hate...
At least two Jewish organizations have announced events next week with Israel’s Itamar Ben-Gvir when the far-right politician makes his first trip to the United States since becoming Israel’s national security minister.
When Ben-Gvir first joined...
When the president of El Salvador came to the White House this week, he rejected a U.S. Supreme Court order to “facilitate” the return of a man locked inside one of his country’s notorious detention facilities.
“How can I smuggle the terrorist...
Nathanael Andrade, Binghamton University
• Published April 16, 2025
It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social subversives – crucifixion.
The New Testament...
