(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...
By Gary Rosenblatt, The Forward
• Published November 6, 2023
Like many of you, I’ve been hearing the stirring song, “Am Yisrael Chai” (The People of Israel Live”), sung with great passion — around the country, in Israel and in communities around the world — since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war....
WASHINGTON (JTA) — National Jewish organizations are calling on Jews from around the country to travel to Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14 for a mass pro-Israel rally they hope will rival major Jewish demonstrations in 2002 and 1987 in size and impact.
The...
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published November 6, 2023
(JTA) — An American-born Israeli border police officer was killed in a stabbing attack near the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday as violence has escalated during Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
Rose Lubin, 20, originally from the Atlanta area,...
(JTA) – A student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was arrested by university police Friday after punching a Jewish student and spitting on an Israeli flag during a vigil for hostages.
According to both the school’s administration and...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The antisemitism envoys of 24 countries, including the United States, made a joint call for governments to protect their local Jewish communities in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The statement was posted Monday...
(JTA) — A German daycare center named after Anne Frank is changing its name, alleging that children have a hard time understanding the message behind the story of the world famous Jewish diarist murdered in the Holocaust.
The daycare is located in...
Jewish News Syndicate
• Published November 5, 2023
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is drawing harsh criticism from fellow Democrats of Congress after she wrote that the chant, “From the river to the sea,” which is widely viewed as an antisemitic call for genocide against Jews, is not hateful.
“‘From...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — As Joe Biden was speaking at a political fundraiser in Minneapolis this week, a rabbi and activist with an anti-Zionist Jewish group stood up and shouted, “Mr. President, if you care about Jewish people, as a rabbi, I need you to...
(JTA) — A standout at perennial powerhouse Duke. An Israeli WNBA prospect with a twin sister in the Israeli Defense Forces. A member of the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Those are just a few of the compelling stories from the best...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published November 3, 2023
(JTA) — A scruffy, bearded Jewish man in his mid-60s — distressed, disheveled but wickedly self-satisfied — is invited to spend the night at the Manhattan apartment of an old friend and benefactor. Put up in the bedroom of the man’s college-age...
(JTA) – Authorities arrested a man wielding a pellet gun in the parking lot of the Detroit Jewish Federation headquarters Thursday morning, in an incident that caused employees to go into lockdown for part of the day.
In a statement, the federation...
