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In JFNA’s first ‘State of the Jewish Union’ address, security and antisemitism loom large

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Speaking from Washington, D.C., on Thursday, the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, Eric Fingerhut, laid out his assessment of the state of Jewish life in America.

“The state of the...

Bondi Beach terrorist appears in court for first time

By JNS STAFF   (JNS.org) – Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in a Sydney court for the first time via video link on Monday. Akram, 24, faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of...

Spike Lee, Kyrie Irving wear pro-Palestinian outfits to NBA All-Star Game featuring first Israeli player

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Deni Avdija scored five points and made four assists and one dunk in his first NBA All-Star Game — the first All-Star appearance ever for an Israeli player.

But while Avdija’s Team World squad fell...

From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a showbiz story shaped by Jewish humor

By STEPHEN SILVER

(JTA) — Marc Shaiman likes to joke that for half a century he’s been “the funny Jewish guy at the piano,” a role as old as vaudeville and as enduring as a well-timed joke. 

But behind the...

Robert Kraft’s ‘Sticky Note’ Super Bowl ad lands as ‘combat antisemitism’ consensus shatters

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — For the third straight year, Robert Kraft’s anti-antisemitism foundation is airing an ad during the Super Bowl, trying to bring the message of tolerance to the masses.

Several things have changed since the first ad...

Tu B’Shevat: Homage to the common tree

By JAN LEE

(JNS.org) – I like to believe that I can tell when the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat is about to arrive. I don’t need to look it up on a calendar; the several thousand trees abutting...

In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL and investing more in Jewish identity

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL

(JTA) — In a speech that described antisemites as an “axis of the perfidious, the despotic, the hypocritical, the cynical, the deranged and the incurably stupid,” Bret Stephens asserted that supporters of the Anti-Defamation League and other...

Holocaust survivor ‘Manny’ Gabler recalls early days in Shanghai for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

While he was just an infant when he first arrived with his parents in the open port city of Shanghai just prior to the onset of World War II, Manuel “Manny” Gabler still...

16 Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch in the 2026 Winter Olympics, from the ice rink to the alpine slopes

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — All eyes might be on Israel’s unlikely bobsled squad, making its first appearance at the Winter Olympics, but there are actually a slew of Jewish and Israeli athletes headed to Milan.

The 2026 Milano Cortina...

Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, incensing Jewish critics on both sides of the aisle

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Vice President JD Vance made a statement marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day that failed to mention either Jews or Nazis, igniting further Jewish criticism of the vice president from both sides of the aisle.

The...