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Rabbi Levi Haskelevich of Chabad at Penn helps a student don tefillin as a group of anti-Israel protesters passes by. Chabad.org's new survey finds that a wide spectrum of Jews are choosing to increase in acts of Jewishness as opposed to laying low and hiding their identity.

Survey reports spiritual awakening of American Jewry

By Moshe New, Chabad.orgPublished November 9, 2023

In the wake of the Oct. 7th terror attacks in Israel and the subsequent war, Jewish communities in the United States are witnessing a huge surge in Jewish engagement, according to a new survey released by Chabad.org. The survey, conducted among Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis...

LAPD officers get between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activists outside The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. The museum held a private screening of footage documenting the Hamas invasion of Israel on Oct. 7th. Supporters of Palestine protested across the street outside.

Brawls erupt outside LA Museum of Tolerance screening of Hamas atrocities footage

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished November 9, 2023

(JTA) – Fistfights broke out Wednesday night outside a Holocaust museum in Los Angeles that was screening footage of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis after pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against what they said was a “Gal Gadot military...

Supporters of Israel protest near the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 13, 2023.

Three-quarters of American Jews fear Israel-Hamas war is making their communities less safe, poll finds

Ben Sales, JTAPublished November 9, 2023

(JTA) — Large majorities of American Jews are worried for their safety amid Israel’s war with Hamas and believe antisemitism is on the rise, according to a new poll. Two-thirds of American Jews also support the Biden administration’s policy on...

An image from the Holocaust history virtual reality experience being developed by the Conference of Jewish Claims Against Germany.

From virtual reality to digital synagogues, tech adds new dimension to Kristallnacht commemorations in Germany

Toby Axelrod, JTAPublished November 9, 2023

(JTA) — Nov. 9 marks several historical anniversaries in Germany, including Adolf Hitler’s failed putsch in 1923 and the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. But the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938 eclipses them all, in terms of public significance. In Germany...

The Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany once held 1,200 congregants before it was destroyed in Kristallnacht.

On 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors say they fear familiar antisemitism

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished November 9, 2023

(JTA) — The comparisons are easy to draw: broken glass, burned buildings, shuttered businesses, dead Jews. Eighty-five years after Kristallnacht, the anti-Jewish riots that marked a brutal turning point in the Nazi campaign of persecution in Germany,...

How Jewish House members divided over the censure of Rashida Tlaib

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished November 8, 2023

A group of 22 Democrats joined their Republican House counterparts Tuesday in censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American House member, for her recent comments on Israel. Among them were 10 Jewish members, who broke ranks with the...

Amanda Silberstein, a Jewish Cornell University student, testifies before the U.S. House on the antisemitism she has experienced on campus as pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate behind her, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2023. (Screenshot via YouTube)

Protester interrupts Jewish Cornell student’s recounting of antisemitic death threats to House committee

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished November 8, 2023

(JTA) – As Amanda Silberstein testified to the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday about how a student at her university had threatened to kill and rape Jewish students, she was interrupted. “Free Palestine,” a protester shouted from the...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, left, and Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, right, answer questions during the daily press briefing at the White House, Aug. 29, 2023.

White House antisemitism strategy ‘under pressure’ due to Israel-Hamas war

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished November 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration’s strategy to combat antisemitism is “under a lot of pressure” because of the sharp rise in antisemitic incidents since the launch of the war between Israel and Hamas, a top White House official said. Neera...

The Jewish Light joins media outlets' worldwide call for combating the surge in antisemitism

The Jewish Light joins media outlets’ worldwide call for combating the surge in antisemitism

OPEN LETTER FROM JEWISH MEDIA OUTLETS AROUND THE GLOBEPublished November 8, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following piece, an initiative of the Jewish News in London and The Jerusalem Post, is being published simultaneously in Jewish media outlets around the world. Two decades ago, the former British Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan...

Customers pack into Caffe Aronne in the Upper East Side after staff members quit due to the store's pro-Israel activities, Nov. 7, 2023. (Luke Tress)

Hundreds rally for cafe after employees quit over owners support for Israel

Luke Tress, JtAPublished November 7, 2023

(New York Jewish Week) – After Aaron Dahan, the owner of a New York City cafe chain, saw his fifth employee quit in recent weeks due to Dahan’s public support for Israel, he decided to close his Upper East Side location for the day. Two baristas...

Police interviewed suspect in death of Jewish protester but say situation isn’t ‘crystal clear’

By Louis Keene, The ForwardPublished November 7, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Ventura County authorities cautioned the public Tuesday not to rush to conclusions about the circumstances that led to...

An image of the incident where a man was allegedly struck in the head with a megaphone near Los Angeles, Nov. 5, 2023. (Screenshot)

Jewish man dies after being struck by pro-Palestinian protester, LA Jewish federation says

Published November 6, 2023

(JTA) — A Jewish man has died after a pro-Palestinian protester struck him in the head with a megaphone on Sunday, according to the local Jewish federation. The altercation occurred at a pro-Palestinian protest on Sunday in Westlake Village in the...

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