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All content by Andrew Lapin
Professional WWE wrestler Sami Zayn hypes up the crowd during "Monday Night Raw" at T-Mobile Arena on April 21, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mike Marques/WWE via Getty Images)

Antics or antisemitism? Pro wrestler Sami Zayn has Israeli WWE fans feeling betrayed.

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 21, 2025
Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk speaks at an interfaith press conference condemning a man's recent burning of books on Jewish history and other topics, Beachwood, Ohio, May 12, 2025. (WKYC Cleveland/ Screenshot via YouTube)

Man burns library books on Jewish history, including Anne Frank’s diary, in Jewish suburb of Cleveland

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 14, 2025
Dave Portnoy visits the Megyn Kelly show at SiriusXM Studios on May 01, 2025 in New York City. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

Dave Portnoy rescinds Auschwitz invitation for student involved in ‘F— the Jews’ incident at his bar

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 6, 2025
Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from Lebanon, as it seen over the Hula Valley, April 12, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Trump’s 2026 budget request includes plans for an Israeli-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 2, 2025
CEO 5W Public Relations Ronn Torossian speaks during 5WPR 15th Anniversary Event at Catch Rooftop on June 14, 2017 in New York City. In 2024 Torossian relaunched the Zionist group Betar in the United States. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for DuJour)

Betar USA founder banned from World Zionist Congress

Andrew Lapin, JRA
Published May 1, 2025
Protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan, May 13, 2024, in Ann Arbor. (Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Authorities raid Michigan homes that advocates say belong to pro-Palestinian activists

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published April 24, 2025
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 2, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Itamar Ben-Gvir is coming to America, with stops at Yale and in New York City already set

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published April 17, 2025

El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, has a strange history with Jews and Israel

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published April 17, 2025
A Passover songbook burned during an attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence on April 13, 2025. (Commonwealth Media Services)

Alleged Josh Shapiro arsonist believed he was fighting for Palestinians, police say

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published April 16, 2025
Sarah Resnick (right), a Jewish woman from New York, moved to Winnipeg in summer 2024 over concerns about the American political climate. (Courtesy)

Eyeing an escape route in the Trump era, these American Jews are moving to Canada

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published April 15, 2025
Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, March 23, 2023. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)

Since Oct. 7, WashU has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campus environments

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published February 19, 2025
(L-r) Dr. Max Gerson in 1929; a Works Progress Administration poster warning against "cancer quacks" in 1936-38. (ullstein bild Dtl./public domain)

Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published February 14, 2025
Actions and images from Betar US and its allies since its formation in 2024 include (from top-left, clockwise): a button associated with the original Beitar group; messages on a truck driven outside Washington, D.C., during a visit by Benjamin Netanyahu; a masked Betar member planning to disrupt a pro-Palestinian protest; a brass-knuckle menorah shared on Betar social media; Betar former executive director Ross Glick knocking on Rep. Rashida Tlaib's office in Capitol Hill; Betar member Jakob Schanzer spraying over a pro-Palestinian mural in New Orleans; and singer Matisyahu endorsing Betar.

A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted — and wants Jews to ‘fight back’ on the street

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published February 11, 2025
On the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, USC students walk out of class and march around their campus in support of Palestinians and the divest movement on Monday, October 7, 2024 in Los Angeles. President Trump's executive order on Jan. 29, 2025, suggests that foreign-born protesters who express support for terrorism be deported. (Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Jewish groups offer mixed reactions to Trump’s executive order on antisemitism

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 30, 2025
Elon Musk's gesture during an Inauguration Day rally ignited debate over whether he intended to deliver what looked like a Nazi salute, Jan. 20, 2025. (Screenshot)

Elon Musk makes Holocaust jokes after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 23, 2025
Guy Pearce (front), Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in a scene from "The Brutalist." (Lol Crowley/A24)

Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 23, 2025
Elon Musk's gesture during an Inauguration Day rally ignited debate over whether he intended to deliver what looked like a Nazi salute, Jan. 20, 2025. (Screenshot)

How did the ADL conclude that Elon Musk didn’t give a Nazi salute? It isn’t saying.

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 21, 2025
Mel Gibson wins the AACTA Award for Best Direction for Hacksaw Ridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7, 2016.

Trump names Mel Gibson ‘special ambassador’ to Hollywood

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 16, 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hegseth, an Army veteran and the former host of "FOX & Friends Weekend" on FOX News will be the first of the incoming Trump administration's nominees to face questions from Senators.

Pete Hegseth, in Senate confirmation hearing, blames Oct. 7 on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 14, 2025
Peter and Zechariah Mehler, Jewish Milwaukee residents, freely admit to having torn down a pro-Palestinian mural depicting a Star of David turning into a swastika. (Courtesy)

A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 10, 2025
Adrien Brody in "The Brutalist" (Lol Crowley/A24)

Unveiling the Jewish story behind The Brutalist: What to know before its big-screen debut on Dec. 20

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published December 16, 2024
Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck sits in a Berlin courtroom, Nov. 17, 2020. (Paul Zinken/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ is dead

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 22, 2024
A banner depicting a university graduate in a keffiyeh in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, installed by the city in tribute to its civil rights legacy, Nov. 19, 2024. After pushback from Jewish groups, the city removed the banner the next day. (Jane Gabin/JTA)

The Keffiyeh Dilemma: How Jews navigate its presence in everyday life

Andrew Lapin
Published November 20, 2024
(L-r) Demonstrators waved Nazi flags across the street from a community theater production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Howell, Michigan, Nov. 9, 2024; the group then moved onto nearby Fowlerville, Michigan. (Screenshots via American Legion Howell and WLNS News)

Demonstrators with Nazi flags target a Michigan production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 12, 2024
Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage in Asheville, North Carolina, as seen on Sept. 28, 2024.

For Jewish communities in areas battered by Helene, High Holidays take a backseat to basic safety

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 30, 2024
Rabbi Cary Kozberg, right, sits with Temple Sholom President Laurie Leventhal inside the synagogue's Springfield, Ohio, sanctuary in 2016. (Courtesy Dayton Jewish Observer)

Springfield, Ohio rabbi says he ‘misspoke’ about Haitian immigrants

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 23, 2024
(L-r) Rabbi Cary Kozberg of Temple Sholom in Springfield, Ohio, in 2016; a mural in Springfield, Sept. 16, 2024. (Courtesy of Dayton Jewish Observer; Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, says local Haitian migrants lack ‘Western civilized values’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 19, 2024
(L-r) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the father of the modern Chabad-Lubavitch movement, and far-right commentator Candace Owens. (Screenshot)

Candace Owens criticized the Lubavitcher Rebbe. His fans quickly clapped back.

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 6, 2024
Darryl Cooper (left) is interviewed by Tucker Carlson on an episode of Carlson's show on X, Sept. 2, 2024. Cooper, a self-proclaimed "historian," argues that Hitler and the Nazis didn't intend for the Holocaust to happen. (Screenshot)

On X, Tucker Carlson hosts ‘historian’ who says the Nazis didn’t mean for the Holocaust to happen

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 4, 2024
An aerial view of Michigan Stadium as the sun rises on the University of Michigan campus. (University of Michigan/Flickr)

College students are already protesting — and getting arrested — over Israel this semester

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published August 29, 2024
A man holds an Israeli flag while counter-demonstrating against a pro-Palestinian protest at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2024. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

One-third of non-Jewish college students are hostile to Jews or Israel, Brandeis U study finds

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published August 22, 2024
Rabbi Greg Kanter

St. Louisan Rabbi Greg Kanter has new job at Springfield, IL synagogue

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published August 8, 2024
Then-President Donald Trump met with Kanye West in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 11, 2018. (Calla Kessler/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump says Ye (Kanye West) “Has a good heart” in interview with Jewish influencer

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published August 6, 2024
Author Gabrielle Zevin speaks about her bestseller "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" during the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Los Angeles.

Chicago bookstore sparks outrage by banning bestselling author’s novel

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published July 23, 2024
A statue of Anne Frank in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Nov. 26, 2010. The statue was defaced with graffiti reading "Gaza" on July 9, 2024. (Gus Maussen via Creative Commons)

Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam tagged with ‘Gaza’ graffiti

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published July 10, 2024
176 gravestones were knocked over in two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 1, 2024.

176 Jewish gravestones vandalized at 2 Cincinnati cemeteries

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published July 2, 2024
A man holds a copy of the graphic novel version of "The Diary of Anne Frank", by Israeli writer-director Ari Folman and illustrator David Polonsky, in Paris Sept. 18, 2017. (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)

Texas school district removes ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus,’ ‘The Fixer,’ and 670 more after right-wing complaint

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published June 26, 2024
The Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan on May 31, 2022, before a “discussion of the Jewish-Catholic Relationship”. This event was co-sponsored by the Detroit JCRC/AJC and the Archdiocese of Detroit. The Shrine was founded by Father Charles Coughlin, who had an antisemitic radio show in the 1930s. (Jeff Kowalsky/JTA)

Father Coughlin’s church will now teach visitors about his antisemitism

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published June 25, 2024
(Clockwise from top left) High school yearbooks in East Brunswick, New Jersey; Bellaire, Texas; St. Louis Park, Minnesota; and Glenview, Illinois went to press during the 2023-24 school year with material that Jews said was antisemitic or insensitive, ranging from the swapping out of a Jewish student group photo with a Muslim group, to descriptions of the Israel-Hamas war that avoided the Oct. 7 attacks. (Collage by JTA)

Investigation completed in New Jersey high school yearbook incident

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published June 20, 2024
(Clockwise from top left) High school yearbooks in East Brunswick, New Jersey; Bellaire, Texas; St. Louis Park, Minnesota; and Glenview, Illinois went to press during the 2023-24 school year with material that Jews said was antisemitic or insensitive, ranging from the swapping out of a Jewish student group photo with a Muslim group, to descriptions of the Israel-Hamas war that avoided the Oct. 7 attacks. (Collage by JTA)

Yearbook antisemitism chaos erupting around nation sparking several school controversies

Andrew Lapin
Published June 7, 2024
Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds

Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 14, 2024
Police outside Columbia University, April 18, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Columbia cancels commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 6, 2024
Political commentators Candace Owens and Ben Shapiro are seen on set during a taping of "Candace" on March 17, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ben Shapiro’s split with Candace Owens reflects how Israel and antisemitism are also dividing the right

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published March 26, 2024
The historical drama ‘The Zone of Interest’ focuses on the SS Nazi Commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss who lives with his family in a home next to the concentration camp.

‘Zone of Interest’ producer calls Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech a ‘distraction,’ as Auschwitz memorial defends it

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published March 17, 2024
Zachary Marschal

Meet Zachary Marschall, the Jewish conservative who leads the nation in campus antisemitism investigations

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published March 13, 2024
80+ bands pull out of South by Southwest to protest festival’s ties to Israeli military

80+ bands pull out of South by Southwest to protest festival’s ties to Israeli military

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published March 13, 2024
A neo-Nazi speaker is blurred out and his microphone is cut off as he speaks during a city council meeting in Evanston, Illinois, Feb. 22, 2024. (Screenshot via YouTube)

White supremacists, seizing on Israel-Hamas war, have accelerated their antisemitism since Oct. 7

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published March 10, 2024
Students leave William Wells High School, part of Chicago Public Schools, March 14, 2022, in Chicago Illinois. CPS is the subject of a new federal Title VI discrimination investigation with the Department of Education. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago Public Schools, where students walked out to protest Israel-Hamas war, now faces federal Title VI antisemitism investigation

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published February 21, 2024
Protesters at a pro-Palestinian rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, push the state to divest from Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza, Nov. 19, 2023.

Should schools suspend students for chanting ‘From the river to the sea’?

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 31, 2024
Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer." (Universal Pictures)

‘Barbenheimer,’ ‘Maestro’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’ lead large crop of Jewish-inspired Oscar nominations

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 23, 2024
Director Norman Jewison and actor Chaim Topol (Tevye) share a laugh on the set of the 1971 film “Fiddler on the Roof.” Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films.

Norman Jewison, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ director and lifelong friend of the Jews, dies at 97

ANDREW LAPIN, JTA
Published January 22, 2024
Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit

Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit

ANDREW LAPIN, JTA
Published January 10, 2024
Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Claudine Gay resigns from Harvard, weeks after contentious antisemitism hearing

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published January 2, 2024
Guy Stern, who escaped Germany in the run-up to the Holocaust, speaks to a group of lawmakers in Hanover, Germany, May 14, 2019.

St. Louis war hero, WWII ‘Ritchie Boy,’ Guy Stern dies at 101

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published December 13, 2023
A deleted Facebook post likely depicting Noa Argamani, one of the Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants since the October 7 attacks, is at the center of a Meta oversight board case announced December 7, 2023.

Meta oversight board will rule — at unusual speed — on two deleted posts related to Israel-Hamas war

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published December 7, 2023
Norman Lear attends the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony honoring Marla Gibbs on July 20, 2021 in Hollywood, California.

Norman Lear, creator of pioneering TV comedies including ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published December 6, 2023
Elon Musk regrets endorsing antisemitic post, then cusses out boycotting advertisers

Elon Musk regrets endorsing antisemitic post, then cusses out boycotting advertisers

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 29, 2023
Department of Education opens antisemitism investigations into three universities

Department of Education opens antisemitism investigations into three universities

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 29, 2023
A woman affixes a flier for Israeli hostages to Cooper Union College in New York City, a day after Jewish students sheltered in a library during a pro-Palestinian protest, Oct. 26, 2023.

Department of Education opens new investigations of antisemitism and Islamophobia at schools in the wake of Oct. 7

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 17, 2023
Students from Ohio State University Hillel gather to express support and solidarity with Israel following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. (Courtesy of Hillel International)

Jewish students assaulted and Hillel targeted at Ohio State, prompting state to beef up police presence

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 13, 2023
Mitch Albom to close out St. Louis Jewish Book Festival with Holocaust novel ‘The Little Liar’

Mitch Albom to close out St. Louis Jewish Book Festival with Holocaust novel ‘The Little Liar’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 10, 2023
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, JTA
Published November 9, 2023
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, JTA
Published November 8, 2023
UMass Amherst students head across campus in 2014.

UMass student arrested for punching Jewish student at Hillel vigil

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published November 6, 2023
Moms For Liberty local chair Jen Pippen (right) appeared on an episode of "TruNews," hosted by the antisemitic conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles (left), months after successfully pushing her school to ban a graphic adaptation of Anne Frank's diary, September 2023.

The first Mom For Liberty to successfully ban Anne Frank went on an antisemitic livestream

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 30, 2023
Messages reading "Glory To Our Martyrs" and "Divestment From Zionist Genocide Now," along with others, are projected onto the side of a building on George Washington University's campus in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2023. (StopAntisemitism via X)

White House decries ‘grotesque’ antisemitic campus activities in support of Hamas attacks

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 26, 2023
Daniel Garcia, a suspect in the home invasion of a Southern California Jewish family, yells "Free Palestine" as police place him under arrest in Studio City, California, Oct. 25, 2023.

LA break-in investigated as hate crime after intruder allegedly tells Jewish family he wants to kill Jews

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 26, 2023
Messages reading "Glory To Our Martyrs" and "Divestment From Zionist Genocide Now," along with others, are projected onto the side of a building on George Washington University's campus in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2023. (StopAntisemitism via X)

‘Glory to our martyrs’ projected onto building at George Washington University

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 25, 2023
In Times Square, thousands of Israel supporters demand the release of hostages held by Hamas on Oct. 19, 2023.

Antisemitism reportedly spikes and US Jews face violent threats amid climate of fear over Israel-Hamas war

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 24, 2023
Former political bureau chief of Hamas Khaled Meshaal speaks on October 12, 2018 in Istanbul.

Is Hamas planning a day of jihad on Friday? Jewish groups respond to widespread concerns.

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 12, 2023
Participants of a 2018 Birthright trip for adults ages 27-32 visit the Masada fortress in Israel. (

Umbrella for gap-year programs in Israel says all of its 5,700 participants are safe

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 8, 2023
Bruce Friedman, a Jewish father in Clay County, Florida, has successfully pushed his public school to remove "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation" and has challenged thousands of other books.

This Jewish dad got a version of Anne Frank’s diary removed from his school district

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 6, 2023

Jewish man sues Elon Musk for suggesting he is a white supremacist

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 4, 2023
The Jewish Resource Center at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 21, 2020.

Hockey player removed from U of Michigan team after vandalism outside Jewish center

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 4, 2023
An avowed Holocaust denier is running for school board in Minnesota

An avowed Holocaust denier is running for school board in Minnesota

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 3, 2023
"You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah."

Hollywood urged to break stereotypes, create more diverse Jewish characters

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published October 3, 2023
In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on Oct. 6, 2022. (Muhammed Selim Korkutata / Anadolu Agency)

Elon Musk, in live chat with right-leaning Jews, insists antisemitism isn’t a problem on X

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 28, 2023
Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls

Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 26, 2023
Teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students

Teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 19, 2023

Netanyahu and Elon Musk talk antisemitism, judicial reform during friendly chat streamed on X

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 18, 2023
Nearly 1 in 3 Jewish college students has witnessed or experienced antisemitism on campus, survey finds

Nearly 1 in 3 Jewish college students has witnessed or experienced antisemitism on campus, survey finds

Andrew Lapin
Published September 17, 2023
A map of purported connections between Jewish groups and other organizations in Massachusetts created by progressive activist group The Mapping Project, which says its goal is to map 'institutional support for the colonization of Palestine." The Mapping Project was the most prominent example of campus anti-Israel activity the Anti-Defamation League cited in its survey of such activity in 2022-23.

‘Anti-Israel events’ up on college campuses last year, ADL tally shows

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published September 13, 2023
2 more synagogues evacuated due to bomb threats ahead of High Holidays

2 more synagogues evacuated due to bomb threats ahead of High Holidays

Andrew Lapin
Published September 11, 2023
A view outside the Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam, March 31, 2020.

Member of Goyim Defense League extradited to Netherlands to stand trial

Andrew Lapin
Published September 11, 2023
Jewish groups back gun restrictions for domestic abusers in high-profile Supreme Court case

Jewish groups back gun restrictions for domestic abusers in high-profile Supreme Court case

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published August 21, 2023
An image from “The Light in the Darkness,” a video game designed by Luc Bernard to teach players about the Holocaust. Bernard released the game in 2023 after 15 years of development. (Voices of the Forgotten via YouTube)

Why is a Holocaust museum opening in the video game?

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published August 17, 2023
Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States speaks at the CPAC Washington, DC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, March 4, 2023. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

‘Reasonable’ CNN viewers couldn’t mistake Trump for Hitler, judge rules

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published July 31, 2023
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor sings in concert January 18, 2003 at The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. (Getty Images)

Sinead O’Connor was once attacked by Itamar Ben-Gvir over a planned Israel concert for peace

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published July 28, 2023
Twitter Image

Moms For Liberty chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in its newsletter

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published June 23, 2023
Art Spiegelman, author of “Maus,” poses in Paris, March 20, 2012. (Bertrand Langlois/AFP via Getty Images)

Another Missouri school district could ban ‘Maus,’ citing concerns about whether it is ‘explicit sexual material’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published June 14, 2023
The Sacklers, Jewish family behind OxyContin, will pay $6B in deal that shields them from lawsuits

The Sacklers, Jewish family behind OxyContin, will pay $6B in deal that shields them from lawsuits

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 31, 2023
Martin Amis

As author Martin Amis died, a movie of his Holocaust novel ‘Zone of Interest’ wowed at Cannes

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 22, 2023
Mayor Stephen Wright of Odessa, Missouri, said the town's trash collectors are "not trying to Jew anybody" during a meeting of the Board of Aldermen, May 15, 2023.

Mayor of Missouri town apologizes after saying trash collectors are ‘not trying to Jew anybody’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 18, 2023
High School Hallway

Jewish teacher in Wisconsin arrested for threatening students over swastika drawings

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 16, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Florida rejects Holocaust education textbooks in clampdown on ‘woke’ instruction

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 12, 2023
The Adidas logo is pictured on a building in Manchester, July 14, 2022. (Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Adidas says it will sell off Yeezy shoes and donate proceeds to those ‘hurt by Kanye’s statements’

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 12, 2023
Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt during the opening night curtain call for "Parade" at New York City Center, Nov. 1, 2022. Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImage/GettyImages

‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations in a big year for Jewish Broadway

ANDREW LAPIN, JTA
Published May 2, 2023
Jeffrey Epstein, seen in a 2005 photo. (Neil Rasmus/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Many prominent Jewish men are among the names on Jeffrey Epstein’s newly uncovered calendar

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published May 1, 2023
Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood thanks residents who turned up to counter-protest a canceled demonstration by a neo-Nazi group in Ormond Beach, Florida, April 22, 2023.

A Florida sheriff is on the warpath against neo-Nazi ‘scumbags’ who want him dead

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published April 27, 2023
Tucker Carlson, Fox News host, speaks during the FAMiLY Leadership Summit at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center Friday, July 15, 2022 in Des Moines.

ADL cheers Tucker Carlson’s ouster at Fox News, where he had long embraced white nationalist rhetoric

Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published April 24, 2023
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