(JTA) — A historic Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia was vandalized, with 124 of its headstones knocked over. The caretaker of Adath Jeshurun Cemetery discovered the toppled tombstones Thursday morning, NBC Philadelphia reported. Johnny Gibson, who has...

Trevor Noah speaking at the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour in Beverly Hills, California on July 29, 2015. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) It’s no secret that Jon Stewart is Jewish or that Trevor Noah, his soon-to-be replacement...

(JTA) — The Knesset passed a law allowing the force-feeding of prison inmates who are on hunger strikes. The law, approved by a 46-40 vote Thursday, comes in response to several hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners in recent years. Soon after, the...

Jason Segel visiting “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” at Rockefeller Center on July 29, 2015, in New York City. (Theo Wargo//Getty Images) Actor Jason Segel — best known as the star of  “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “How I Met...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — An earthquake with its epicenter in the area of the Dead Sea shook Israel. The quake, which measured a 4.4 magnitude, struck early Thursday morning. It also was felt in areas of Jordan. There reportedly was no damage or injuries. Last...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, a Democrat who represents a heavily Jewish district in New York City, has come out in opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. “I believe the inspections procedures set forth are flawed — leading nuclear experts...

Former Arkansas Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaking during a corner stone dedication ceremony for a new Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem on January 31, 2011. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) Much of the outrage over Mike Huckabee’s...

Actors Jack Black and Morgan Freeman join other big shots, including Queen Noor of Jordan, in a comedic video released Tuesday that plumps for the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran. The celebrities urge Americans to contact their representatives...

(JTA) — Members of the Oklahoma City Jewish community buried the remains of a Jewish Holocaust victim at a local cemetery. The traditional Jewish funeral took place on Sunday at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, The Oklahoman reported. The remains...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Breslov Hasidic community in Israel is calling the birth of two baby girls 20 minutes apart a miracle. The girls born last week in Netanya are the daughters of two couples – identical twin brothers born 20 minutes apart and married...

(JTA) — A renovated museum in Germany devoted to Richard Wagner addresses the 19th-century composer’s anti-Semitism and his family’s ties to Hitler. The museum in Bayreuth, in northern Bavaria, was rededicated on Sunday in conjunction with the annual...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A poll showed American Jews are much likelier than non-Jews to back the Iran nuclear deal. The Los Angeles Jewish Journal poll published Thursday shows 49 percent of American Jews support the deal and 31 percent oppose it. Among...