The famed architect Louis Kahn made little effort to live Jewishly in his life, yet throughout the 20th century he designed synagogues and famous Holocaust memorials across the country.  The Hungarian Jewish designer Marcel Breuer, educated at the...

WASHINGTON — U.S. and Israeli officials say a deal to release the hostages still held by Hamas may be imminent, a claim reportedly bolstered by an unnamed Hamas official. Hope around possible deals to release the remaining hostages captured on Oct....

When the American Jewish Committee began working with U.S. bishops years ago to educate Catholics about antisemitism, they didn’t anticipate a global spike in the hatred they were trying to combat. Nor did they know that just weeks before they would...

As head of the nonprofit Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Kenneth Marcus was early — critics would say premature — in using aggressive legal tactics to fight antisemitism on college campuses and other public spaces.  The former assistant...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. President-elect Donald Trump outlined his vision for achieving peace in the Middle East – including his stance...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. The news that the Manhattan townhouse occupied by the Friars Club was auctioned on Dec. 10 at a foreclosure sale raises...

WASHINGTON — There are 34 Jewish members in the incoming Congress, with a 35th likely to join in April. Should that candidate, Florida State Sen. Randy Fine, win his special election in Florida, that would mean no change in numbers overall between...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that could bring the country’s premiere Jewish history museum under the Smithsonian umbrella,  a measure that may help ensure the survival of an institution that faced bankruptcy just a few...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. The first thing you hear in The Order, a propulsive thriller about a white power group’s plans to spark a race war,...

Jewish pitcher Max Fried has reportedly signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees, the largest contract ever for a Jewish player as well as for a left-handed pitcher. Fried, who turns 31 in January, entered the MLB offseason...

Writing a comprehensive history of Polish citizens during the Holocaust is challenging, especially under Poland’s controversial 2018 law criminalizing references to Polish complicity in Nazi crimes. Despite this, acclaimed Holocaust historian Jan Grabowski...

In a year filled with challenges, charitable giving has been a source of unity and resilience, particularly for the Jewish community expressing support and solidarity in response to the October 7th attack. Israel-related causes saw a surge in donations,...