(JTA) — Breathless headlines have tracked the recent “Great Rap War” between Drake, a biracial Jewish Canadian rap superstar, and Kendrick Lamar, a Black non-Jewish American rap superstar.
Over the past few weeks, Drake and Lamar have bashed...
May 14, 1947 — Soviet Envoy Backs 1-State Solution
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko addresses a special U.N. General Assembly session on Palestine and calls for the British Mandate to give way to one state shared by Jews and Arabs. But after...
(JTA) – Much of the national debate over the campus pro-Palestinian protest movement has focused on whether the encampments or similar actions are fomenting antisemitism.
Critics of the encampments have cited viral episodes of outright antisemitism...
(JTA) — Last year, Congregation Kol Ami in Seattle decided to forgo a standard celebration of Israel’s Independence Day to address the turmoil besetting the country — a nod to what Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg called the “emotional reality of a lot of...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 13, 2024
In his new book, “The Anxious Generation” Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s writes about how spending time on smartphones and the popularity of social media apps affects teenagers mental health. Haidt and other researchers are finding direct...
(JTA) — Government officials confronted protesters crying “Shame!” and “Criminal!” as they spoke at cemeteries across Israel. Shortly afterward, four Israeli soldiers were wounded by missile fire from Lebanon.
Memorial Day in Israel, which...
(JTA) — As Duke University’s president introduced the commencement speaker, two cries rang out: first, loud boos, and then, a joyous chant of “Jerry! Jerry!”
Dozens of graduates, some carrying Palestinian flags, walked out of the ceremony to...
(JTA) — Despite steep backlash including protests from other competitors, Israel’s Eden Golan placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night after delivering a rousing final performance of her song “Hurricane.”
The competition’s...
Bill Motchan and Dr. Mijal Bitton
• Published May 12, 2024
The entire St. Louis community is invited to celebrate Israel’s 76th Anniversary on Tuesday, May 14, at the at Chesterfield Amphitheater. The program includes music, games, and food available for purchase from Kohn’s Kosher Meat & Deli.
A booth...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published May 12, 2024
(JTA) — Once upon a time (and it feels a bit like a fairy tale), Jewish communities tried to speak with one voice on domestic policy issues. If you were a politician looking to cultivate the “Jewish community,” or a Jewish group looking to lobby...
(JTA) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to elevate the status of the Palestine delegation, a mostly symbolic action that nonetheless underscored Israel’s isolation as its war with Hamas enters its seventh month.
The resolution, introduced...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Twenty-six Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the White House for a briefing on why President Joe Biden suspended the delivery of large bombs to Israel, the latest sign of fractures in the party over Israel...
