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Chicago man suspected of planning mass shooting against Hindus had white supremacist manifesto

Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, was arrested on Sunday after an individual reported receiving concerning electronic communications from him, Palatine police said.

A Chicago Police officer sits in his car as he monitors the area along Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18, 2021.
Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004.

Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, says actors feared repercussions of working with her

 general view outside the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse before a preliminary hearing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Christian Castro on September 18, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota.

Immigration judge clears deportation of Milwaukee Muslim leader on security threat grounds

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

Chicago hall, playground defaced with antisemitic grafitti, ADL opposes Mamdani plan


This Jewish American school will volunteer in Israel for a month, as result of Hamas massacre

The students will engage in various volunteer activities, including working on farms, providing support to families of soldiers, assisting in hospitals, and preparing care packages for the military.

 The seniors' involvement extends beyond this trip, as evidenced by their participation in the March for Israel in Washington, DC, and advocating for pro-Israel legislation in Chicago, even in the face of antisemitic opposition.

Antisemitic 'Nazi' graffiti left on former Chicago mayor's home

The graffiti at Rahm Emanuel's property was swiftly removed.

RAHM EMANUEL, former mayor of Chicago, speaks during the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, in Washington last yea

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators batter pro-Israel activist helping old man in Skokie

Peter Christos, a member of the activist group Turning Point USA, says protestors punched him, kicked him in the head, and hit him with a flagpole before police were able to intervene.

 Skokie Public Library,  September 23 2023.

After a Palestinian-American child is stabbed to death, Jewish groups across the spectrum speak out

"We are not the only ones being targeted in this moment,” the Jewish Council for Public Affairs said in a statement.

Mourners attend a funeral prayer for Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion and as a response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Bridgeview, Illinois, U.S. October 16, 2023.

Black-led church, Jewish community address painful history through Sukkot

For this interfaith, intergenerational group, constructing an impermanent space was a step forward in what they hope is an enduring relationship.

A sukkah

Kia, Hyundai sued over alleged anti-crime feature failings

The companies are being sued by the City of Chicago after a 104% increase of vehicle theft since 2022.

 Hyundai logo is seen during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021

Do more people love Israel than we think? - opinion

Happiness is good. Have I mentioned that in a poll that includes all ethnicities, we are among the happiest people in the world?

 AWE: VIA Dolorosa, between fifth and sixth stations, looking east; Jerusalem’s Old City; 1898-1946.

Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum extends free admission

Misha Galperin, the museum’s president and CEO, said in a statement that the free admission policy aims to combat prejudice.

 THE DR. Nicolae Cajal Museum of Jewish History and Culture, in Romania.

Can you hold your liquor? Study debunks alcoholics' higher tolerance myth

People with alcohol use disorder are believed to have a higher tolerance to alcohol, but because their regular drinking habits sees them drinking more, they actually get even more intoxicated.

 An illustrative image of a man drunk and passed out while holding a bottle of alcohol.

Sinking cities: New York, Chicago, Tel Aviv at risk from climate change

A new study showed for the first time that "underground climate change" causes the ground beneath urban areas to move, expand and contract.

 A  smartphone receives data from the underground temperature sensors