American Jewry

Iran FM Araghchi says Trump being ‘dragged’ toward war by 'certain elements'

Abbas Araghchi told CNN that miscalculations could trigger war with the US, while insisting Iran remains open to a deal on nuclear weapons.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026; illustrative.
Nebraska law inscription on the sheet. Nebraska residents are subject to Nebraska state and U.S. federal law

Nebraska lawmakers advance bill targeting Antisemitism in public schools and universities

A demonstrator protesting the deadly crackdown in Iran gathers outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 17, 2026.

Where is American Jewish outrage over Iran? - opinion

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York

This was not protest, it was a threat to New York’s Jewish community - opinion


New York Jews voting for 'Jew-hater' Zohran Mamdani are stupid, Trump says in fiery attack

"Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!," the US president wrote on Truth Social.

(L-R:) US President Donald Trump; Zohran Mamdani

With hope for peace, Diaspora Jewry remembers Rabin 30 years after assassination

From the World Zionist Organization's global memorial to ceremonies across the US and UK, Jewish Diaspora communities commemorate 30 years since the Rabin assassination.

 THE 1993 OSLO Accords between Israel and the PLO were signed in Washington, with a beaming president Bill Clinton presiding over the White House ceremony

'It's like 1939': Israeli Jewish tourist suffers brain bleed after NY attack - interview

"I'm not afraid for myself, but I'm worried about my brothers," he told the 'Post'. "It was in the middle of Manhattan, middle of the city, in the middle of the day."

Israeli educator and lecturer in the IDF, Rami Glickstein, 59, suffered a vicious antisemitic attack while in New York.

When antisemitism wins votes: Mamdani’s rise and American Jewry’s future - opinion

Zohran Mamdani’s triumph is not only his; it is the triumph of an ideological shift in which antisemitism no longer carries a political cost. Just the opposite. It has become socially acceptable.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reacts during a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025.

Republican Jewish Coalition faces leadership test on Israel’s fate at Las Vegas summit - editorial

With a visible rise in Republican Jews, the Republican Jewish Coalition has the potential to shape legislative priorities, help rebuild Israel and strengthen the US-Israel alliance long term.

Men wear Trump yarmulkes while waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump to address the Republican Jewish Coalition 2019 Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas

Jews cannot ignore the GOP anymore: Why I’ll be in Vegas - comment

The Republican Jewish Coalition is meeting in Las Vegas this weekend. Participating is an opportunity to recontextualize the American conversation around Israel and show institutional gratitude.

Matt Brooks, CEO of Republican Jewish Coalition holds up a kippah with the name "Trump" on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual c

Rabbi Alvin Kass, longest-serving NYPD chaplain famed for 9/11 response, dies at 89

Kass, the longest-serving NYPD chaplain, famously disarmed a hostage-taker with pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli. His career with the NYPD spanned 60 years.

New York City Police Department Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass seen giving the invocation at the State of the City Address at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space in New York City, Jan. 10, 2019.

The great silence: How the American rabbinate lost its nerve - opinion

The next generation of Jewish leaders must rediscover that bite because soft sermons and viral hashtags will not save the future of American Jewry. It will be saved by courage.

A mayoral candidate forum hosted by B’nai Jeshurun, Congregation Beth Elohim, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, and New York Jewish Agenda on June 8.

From Yitzhak Rabin to Omer Adam, what events attract thousands of Jews to MSG? - opinion

Israeli pop-star Omer Adam sold out MSG, creating an intensely Jewish space of connection and joy, where Adam paid tribute to the IDF, the freed hostages, and even to Trump.

Israeli pop-star Omer Adam sold-out MSG, creating an intensely Jewish space of connection and joy where he paid tribute to the IDF, the freed hostages, and even US President Donald Trump.

'The Jewish South': Comfort and discomfort of southern Jewry - review

Most pioneering is her description of the Jews’ participation in the Confederate government and army, pinpointing by name the Jewish “rebels” serving in the army.

BETH ISRAEL Synagogue in Macon, Georgia, circa 1876.