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Mamdani hosts Jacob Frey, Jewish mayor of Minneapolis who has stood up to ICE
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (635+ words) Plus, a Yeshiva University student is assaulted in what the school said was an "unbiased attempted robbery." Minneapolis" Jewish mayor Jacob Frey, who has taken the national spotlight for a defiant stance against federal immigration enforcement in his city, visited…...
James Van Der Beek, “Dawson’s Creek’ star who died at 48, had longstanding ties to Israel
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (366+ words) Van Der Beek recalled shouts of "Mazel Tov" from Israelis after marrying in Tel Aviv. James Van Der Beek, the beloved star of the 1990s television show "Dawson's Creek" who married his wife in Tel Aviv in 2010, has died. Van Der…...
Netanyahu draws criticism after asking to excise the word ‘massacre’ from title of Oct. 7 commemoration bill
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (668+ words) This law will pass over my dead body," said one family member of a victim of the Oct. 7 attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignited outcry after his office requested to remove the word massacre" from the title of a…...
Lander campaign fires 'Hot Girls for Zohran' operative who posted Israel conspiracy theories
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (694+ words) Plus, the city's new chief technology officer is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. Brad Lander's congressional campaign has cut ties with Kaif Gilani, its highest-paid consultant who also founded the "Hot Girls for Zohran" canvassing effort last year, after…...
Oklahoma board denies proposal for Jewish charter school — and lawyers up ahead of expected legal battle
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (739+ words) I would be shocked if there's not a lawsuit filed by Friday," said the board's chair. A Jewish group is preparing to sue to overturn a ban on publicly funded religious charter schools in Oklahoma, after a state board unanimously…...
Citing anti-Israel backlash, NYC's only Ethiopian-Israeli eatery ends regular dine-in hours
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1163+ words) Beejhy Barhany is switching to a cultural events-only model for Tsion Cafe. New York City's only Ethiopian-Israeli restaurant has closed its doors for regular dining, citing the backlash it faced during the war in Gaza. Beejhy Barhany, who opened Tsion…...
AIPAC defends $2.3M spend against 'pro-Israel' politician in NJ-11, where anti-Israel candidate is prevailing
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (958+ words) The pro-Israel lobbying group's PAC ran attack ads against Tom Malinowski, who has expressed openness to conditioning military aid to Israel. If AIPAC has any regrets about pouring more than $2 million into opposing a candidate who calls himself pro-Israel " and…...
1 in 3 American Jews were targeted by an antisemitic incident last year, AJC survey finds
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (596+ words) I don't think that we can afford to accept it as a baseline," said Ted Deutch, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee. One-third of American Jews reported being the target of an antisemitic incident in 2025, according to a new…...
The JFNA survey proves it: 'Zionism' today only impedes the conversations that Jews, Israelis and Palestinians need
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (824+ words) Jewish legacy organizations have made the term "Zionist" a synonym for uncritical support of Israel, writes the CEO of T'ruah. -- The post The JFNA survey proves it: "Zionism" today only impedes the conversations that Jews, Israelis and Palestinians need appeared…...
Bill Aron, photographer of Jewish countercultures, gets his due in a sweeping retrospective
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (471+ words) A new Center for Jewish History exhibit spans five decades of images " from the heyday of the havurah movement to the fading glory of the Jewish Lower East Side. Bill Aron, whose early projects included a series on Jews living…...