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, 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...
(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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
(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...
(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...
(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,...
(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...
