Former Clevelander Eric Howard Carmen, a founder of the Raspberries—a power-pop group of the 1970s—will be remembered as “one of the good ones,” someone who “meant a lot to a lot of people” and “leaves a beautiful legacy that continues on.” Carmen,...

(JTA) – By now, Israeli charities that need funding for Oct. 7 recovery efforts know very well where to turn. Jews in North America have donated nearly $800 million to local Jewish federations to support those efforts, a fundraising drive on a scale...

(JTA) — When the conservative website Campus Reform published what it said, in all-caps, was an “EXCLUSIVE” about a new federal antisemitism investigation at Arizona State University, it had the rare distinction of being able to cite the complaint...

The date was August 12, 2022. I was in line at Protzel's Deli when the mother of an old friend came up behind me and said, “Jordy, why do you publish a 'Jewish Joke of the Week' in the Morning Light?” She said it upset her because she believed that...

(JTA) – More than 80 bands and several scheduled panelists have pulled out of the ongoing South by Southwest festival, citing Israel defense ties among its organizers. Organizers of the Austin, Texas, event that draws attendees from around the world...

A New Jersey school district has apologized for an email to staff encouraging them to “contextualize” lessons about Ramadan by explaining how Israel prevents Palestinian Muslims from celebrating the holiday as it “enacts a genocide.”  It also...

(JTA) — Steve Lawrence, the Brooklyn-born son of a cantor who with his wife Eydie Gormé formed one of the most enduring popular singing duos during the golden age of the Las Vegas lounge act and television variety show, died March 7 in Los Angeles....

Will the advent of artificial intelligence usher in a new age of prosperity and efficiency, or will it hasten the downfall of civilization as we know it? While tech leaders and government regulators race to establish new practical and legal frameworks...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to call on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, saying that it must not be used as leverage. “Israel must do its part. Israel must allow more aid into...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Is it “a hop, skip and a jump” from Charles Lindbergh to Kanye West? According to the somewhat tongue-in-cheek...

The Jewish Federations of North America asked a U.S. congressional committee to approve a bill that would allow the president to ban TikTok or force its China-based parent company to sell it. “Social media is a major driver of the rise in antisemitism,”...