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Hundreds rally at UN to urge world leaders to address antisemitism 

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — Hundreds of members of New York’s Jewish community competed against stand-still traffic, security details and dozens of black SUVs Wednesday night to reach Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza near the United Nations. 

Their plea? For world leaders at...

Jewish Dems in Congress oppose plans to merge Holocaust and antisemitism envoys

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(JTA) — Nearly two dozen Jewish Democrats in Congress signed a letter opposing plans to fold the State Department’s standalone Holocaust envoy office into the office of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the Trump administration’s special envoy to monitor and...

A Jewish teacher in Philadelphia pretended to be Palestinian for years

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — A Jewish public school teacher and pro-Palestinian advocate in Philadelphia has admitted to fabricating Palestinian, Tunisian and Black heritage to her colleagues for years, in a case that some online commenters are dubbing “the Palestinian Rachel...

Attacks on synagogues were part of massive ISIS-inspired plot by Pittsburgh-area man, FBI says

By DEREK CANEY

(JTA) — A 21-year-old man from Valencia, Pennsylvania, suggested poisoning food in synagogues as part of a mass attack in support of the terrorist group Daesh (Islamic State) last week.

The suspect, Jonathan Kramer, said in an online...

After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books ‘Night,’ ‘Anne Frank’

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — The lieutenant governor of Texas says his recent call for the state’s public schools to remove “over 2,000 titles” of “dirty, filthy and vulgar books” was not meant to include books about the Holocaust.

Dan Patrick’s...

Jewish radio host Sid Rosenberg says he ‘charmed’ JD Vance, after slamming his stances on Israel

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — Conservative radio personality Sid Rosenberg, a vocal critic of JD Vance’s positions toward Israel, left a meeting with the vice president on Thursday giddy with optimism. 

“I went in there with very low expectations,” Rosenberg told...

Hunter Biden accuses Israel of allowing Oct. 7 massacre to carry out ‘plan’

By OR SHAKED   (Israel Hayom via JNS.org) – Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, claimed on Wednesday in an interview with Britain’s LBC that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew in advance that a Hamas attack was planned...

Ed Sheeran’s support acts bail after Macklemore dropped over anti-Israel comments

By DEREK CANEY

(JTA) — All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his backing band have withdrawn from his Loop Tour after the pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opening act amid pressure from Robert Kraft and other stadium owners.

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Sander Levin, storied Michigan Jewish Democrat, endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Retired U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, a decades-long mainstay of Michigan Jewish Democratic politics, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Senate on Tuesday night despite what he called “significant disagreement” on Israel.

Levin, 95, called for “all Michiganders of...

Faith groups urge passage of bipartisan bill that would protect houses of worship from protest

By ANDREW BERNARD

 (JNS.org)  – Leaders from more than 30 Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and other faith groups gathered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge passage of the Right to Worship Act, a bill designed to protect religious services...