POWAY, California (JTA) — Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in the attack at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego, is credited with jumping in front of the synagogue’s rabbi to shield him …
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By Gabrielle Birkner, Marcy Oster
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5/10/19
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An estimated 25,000 marchers — including many from Long Island — assembled in Manhattan’s Foley Square Sunday morning, flooding the Brooklyn Bridge for hours as they crossed into Brooklyn amid chants of “No Hate, No Fear.” …
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1/9/20
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Back in 2003, I was a student at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo Law School. I had married my classmate, Malkah, and we were both halfway through the last year of school.
One day, we heard …
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By Yishai Fleisher
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1/19/22
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Jewish Hollywood star Seth Rogen thinks it “makes no sense” for the “preservation of Jewish people” to “keep something you’re trying to preserve all in one …
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By David Suissa
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8/6/20
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A Rockville Centre woman is facing backlash from religious leaders and elected officials after she told the village board that it should prohibit new houses of worship in residential zones, in what …
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By Tom Carrozza, Rockville Centre Herald
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4/25/22
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Once upon a time, Roger Waters was a hero in Germany. In July 1990, a few months after the razing of the Berlin Wall, the former Pink Floyd frontman performed the group’s 1979 album “The …
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By Ben Cohen
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3/22/23
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As Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s “Wonder Woman” film heads toward $400 million in earnings after debuting in early June, and numerous big-name musical acts line up to perform in …
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By Adam Abrams, JNS.org
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6/14/17
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The New York Times’ 4,700-word story on the death of a young Gazan woman during border riots in June 2018 is a powerful reminder of the depth and breadth of bias at the paper.
The …
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By Andrea Levin
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1/10/19
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The Israel-bashing so prevalent on North American college campuses has reached into high schools. Under the guise of history, social studies, conflict resolution or “peace studies,” …
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By Charles Jacobs, Americans for Peace and Tolerance
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6/12/19
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A history teacher at a Riverdale prep school fired after posting anti-Semitic tweets and making an obscene gesture toward two Jewish religious leaders visiting the school, drew a torrent of support …
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By The Jewish Star
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1/22/20
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