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St. Louis Jewish Light

Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)

Man charged with hate crime in Boulder firebombing wanted to ‘kill all Zionist people,’ FBI says

JTA StaffPublished June 3, 2025

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man accused of firebombing people marching to raise awareness of Israeli hostages in Gaza, had planned the attack for over a year, local and federal authorities said on Monday as they charged him with attempted murder and a...

Kanye West seen in Los Angeles, May 13, 2023.

Kanye West drops music video titled ‘Heil Hitler’

JTA StaffPublished May 8, 2025

Kanye West, the American rapper also known as "Ye," has released a music video called "Heil Hitler," adding to his record of antisemitic behavior. The video, titled "HEIL HITLER (HOOLIGAN VERSION)," was published on West's X account and has already...

A member of the band Kneecap displays a Palestinian flag before a Coachella performance that included an anti-Israel display. (Screenshot from Hasan Piker's livestream)

‘F–k Israel’ message displayed at Coachella music festival and streamed to millions

JTA StaffPublished April 20, 2025

(JTA) — The Irish band Kneecap displayed a large anti-Israel message during its set Friday at Coachella, a music festival held in the California desert. A series of messages projected behind the band accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and condemned...

Arson at Jewish governor’s home sparks fear, investigation during Passover weekend

Arson at Jewish governor’s home sparks fear, investigation during Passover weekend

JTA Staff,Published April 13, 2025

(JTA) — A Pennsylvania man will be charged with terrorism and attempted murder after allegedly firebombing the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro, hours after Shapiro and his family hosted a Passover seder there. On Saturday, Shapiro posted...

Until Jan. 1, 2025, public access to the Central Archives of the Special Administration of Justice (CABR) was limited. (Wikimedia)

Netherlands not shy about exposing suspected Nazi collaborators

JTA StaffPublished January 2, 2025

A massive trove of documents about suspected Nazi collaborators in the Netherlands is now open to the public for the first time. For the past seven decades, only researchers and relatives of those accused of collaborating with the Nazis could access...

8 fascinating Jewish news stories from 2024 that you might have missed

8 fascinating Jewish news stories from 2024 that you might have missed

JTA StaffPublished December 31, 2024

Some Jewish stories of the last year have been impossible to miss: Israel at war, antisemitism around the world, a U.S. presidential election featuring Jewish politicians. Others may have slipped under the radar, drowned out by the drumbeat of breaking...

(Getty Images; Collage by Grace Yagel)

St. Louisan Ken Holtzman among 18 notable Jews who died in 2024

JTA StaffPublished December 18, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we look back and mourn the Jewish icons who have left outsized legacies on politics, the arts, sports and everything in between. In chronological order, here is a selection of obituaries of 18 notable Jews who died in 2024. Pearl...

Columbia University officials, including President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, Dean Emeritus David Schizer and Board of Trustees Co-Chair Claire Shipman, testify before the House Committee on Education & the Workforce at Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, April 17, 2024. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Columbia President Minouche Shafik resigns

JTA StaffPublished August 14, 2024

Minouche Shafik, the Columbia University president whose campus became an epicenter of unrest this year following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, has resigned weeks before the start of the school year. Shafik’s resignation, tendered Wednesday,...

You’re invited to the online Jewish food event of the year

You’re invited to the online Jewish food event of the year

JTA StaffPublished June 5, 2024

(JTA) — Maybe you’re curious about different slices of Jewish culinary history. Maybe you’re a chef looking to add some new Jewish recipes to your repertoire. Or maybe you don’t know where to begin, but you have a craving for learning more about...

Columbia University student protesters camped on campus to call for divestment from Israel, April 28, 2024.

Columbia says it ‘will not divest from Israel,’ moves to close encampment following failed negotiations

JTA Staff, JTAPublished April 29, 2024

(JTA) — Columbia University has rejected a demand to divest from Israel and has failed to reach an agreement with pro-Palestinian student protesters who are occupying a portion of the school’s New York City campus, according to a letter sent Monday...

Hersh Goldberg-Polin appears to acknowledge the advocacy of his family in a hostage video released by Hamas on April 24, 2024. (Screenshot)

American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin is seen alive in apparently recent video released by Hamas

JTA Staff, JTAPublished April 24, 2024

(JTA) — Hamas has released a video showing one of the remaining American-Israelis that the terror group is holding hostage in Gaza, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, calling for the Israeli government to strike a deal to release the remaining hostages. Goldberg-Polin,...

Where US Jews can donate to support Israel’s hospitals, troops, survivors and more

Where US Jews can donate to support Israel’s hospitals, troops, survivors and more

JTA StaffPublished October 10, 2023

(JTA) — For many American Jews, watching the scenes of horrifying violence and trauma emerging from Israel has awakened an impulse to help or give to the sweeping aid effort underway now. We’ve rounded up some of the needs that nonprofits and individuals...

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