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


Robert Jay Lifton, pioneering scholar of Nazi doctors and Jewish memory, dies at 99

Robert Jay Lifton, whose work on genocide psychology reshaped Holocaust studies and Jewish thought for decades, died at his home in Massachusetts at 99.

Robert Jay Lifton in a 2009 documentary based on his book, "The Nazi Doctors."

The ‘Jewish tax’ is real: Why US Jews need to pay for safety - opinion

For millions of Jews across America, basic acts of life come with a price tag.

POLICE PATROL a Jewish festival in Boulder, Colorado, in June, a week after an attack in which an 82-year-old woman was killed. ‘Half of American Jews have heard people justify violent actions against our community,’ says the writer.

'Never again can't only mean never again for Jews': Holocaust Museum LA retracts social media post

The museum said the post was "easily open to misinterpretation by some as a political statement reflecting the ongoing situation in the Middle East. That was not our intent.”

A protester (R) holds a placard reading "Never again is now, Free Palestine" during a demonstration in support of Palestinians on Dam Square, in Amsterdam, on November 2, 2024.

Netanyahu’s government is alienating Israel’s lifeline in Washington - opinion

Netanyahu’s policies are alienating American Jews, threatening Israel’s key support in Washington and risking its diplomatic future.

 Activists march down Pearl Street during the 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival, a week after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 8, 2025.

US divided on Gaza genocide accusations, Hamas responsibility, poll finds

Most Americans believe famine exists in Gaza, but a majority still blame Hamas for the crisis, revealing sharp partisan and generational divides, a Harvard poll shows.

People protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza in front of the US Mission to the United Nations during a Security Council meeting in New York City, August 5, 2025; illustrative.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish author Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress fiction award

Geraldine Brooks, Jewish author of bestsellers like "People of the Book," wins the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks is awarded the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Jew vs. Jew rhetoric breaks hearts in bitter internal debate on Gaza war

UJA-Federation of New York’s $1m Gaza aid pledge sparks heated debate in Jewish circles, expanding deep rifts over war, values, and Jewish identity.

A billboard in New York City’s Times Square displaying a video released earlier this month by Hamas of one of its Israeli hostages, Evyatar David.

Your Taxes: How the One Big Beautiful Bill impacts Americans in Israel

For Americans living in Israel, how will President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) affect your tax situation?

 The Big Beautiful Bill Is Triggering a Gold & Silver Boom

UJA-Federation pledges $1m for Gaza aid, citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act

UJA CEO Eric Goldstein condemned Hamas for holding hostages, obstructing aid and provoking the conflict, but said that the Jewish community is nevertheless compelled to help alleviate the suffering.

Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025.

Netanyahu is causing Israel to lose the US, including members of the Jewish community - opinion

On US campuses, where the socio-political arena shapes the next generation, young Jews find themselves torn.

A RALLY in support of Palestinians takes place at Columbia University, in New York City in 2024.