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Hitler appears in the baby photos section of a New Jersey middle school

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Adolf Hitler cropped up in the student baby photos section of a New Jersey middle school yearbook, prompting condemnation from school officials and local Jewish leaders.

In a letter sent last Thursday to the school...

Mamdani says ‘I can’t tell you I support’ Israel as a Jewish state

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he could not endorse states that privilege one religion over another, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, during a one-on-one interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl on Sunday.

“Democratic Socialists...

700+ US rabbis sign letter urging Mamdani to apologize for calling AIPAC ‘monsters’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — More than 700 rabbis and cantors from across the United States signed onto a letter published Friday morning calling on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to apologize for his remarks last week in which...

Trump praises ‘strong man’ Erdoğan, says he’ll ‘probably’ make the Turkish leader ‘very happy’

By JNS STAFF

U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on Wednesday that Washington is looking to move ahead with the sale of military equipment to Turkey.

Asked by a reporter in the White House if Trump’s visit to Turkey on July...

Massachusetts principal under fire for apologizing for antisemitism discussion

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — A lesson on antisemitism went awry after the principal of a Boston-area middle school sent an obliquely worded apology letter to parents this week.

The incident at William Diamond Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts, initially...

Clive Davis, influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive, dies at 94

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — During his run as the head of CBS Records, Clive Davis signed some of the biggest and most influential acts in rock-and-roll history, including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.

But it nearly all...

U.S. and Iran announce direct Lebanon track without Israel

By KELLY HARTOG and TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — Following tense high-level negotiations over the weekend, mediators in Switzerland announced Monday morning that Washington and Tehran have agreed on a 60-day roadmap toward ending the war.

The joint statement released by...

Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries

By KELLY HARTOG

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday night described the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as “monsters,” accusing the organization of spending “millions in dark money” to “turn us...

JD Vance: Israeli Cabinet shouldn’t be criticizing ‘only powerful ally’ left in the world

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — Israeli critics of the Iran deal should be wary of alienating President Donald Trump, particularly given their country’s dependency on U.S. military aid, Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday.

“Donald J. Trump is...

Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns at Senate hearing

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — President Donald Trump’s pick for general counsel of the agency that oversees federal workers’ labor rights testified in Congress on Wednesday that he does not believe a cartoon he published in college that depicted a...