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Gates of Prayer announces $1M education grant from Peter Newhouse

Congregation Gates of Prayer, the Reform Jewish sanctuary in Metairie, announced on Friday what they called a “transformational” gift for education at all levels from Peter Newhouse, a member of the family whose Advance Publications formerly held the Times-Picayune.

The...

IAF kills five terrorists who emerged from underground in Rafah

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The Israeli Air Force on Friday killed five Palestinian terrorists who emerged from underground infrastructure in Rafah, east of the Yellow Line.

The cell advanced toward IDF troops operating in southern Gaza, “posing an immediate...

National Book Award in nonfiction goes to Gaza polemic ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — A provocative essay collection about the West’s response to the Gaza war and a children’s book about young Iranians helping a Jewish refugee in World War II were two of the big winners at the...

After protest outside Manhattan synagogue, Mamdani says Israel immigration event misused ‘sacred space’

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(JTA) — Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, has responded to a protest targeting an event promoting migration to Israel at an Upper East Side synagogue, suggesting that the event was an inappropriate use of a “sacred...

Imam-led walkout over Jewish participant at CUNY interfaith event draws wide condemnation

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Jewish groups and government officials are condemning an incident at a recent interfaith event held on the campus of the City College of New York, at which a Muslim leader reportedly led a student walkout...

Israeli FM: Palestine would be a ‘terror state’

By JNS STAFF

(JNS..org) –A Palestinian state would be a “terror state,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday.

Speaking to a delegation of young German leaders visiting Jerusalem, Sa’ar said: “There is a new obsession in the world, and...

He was Zohran Mamdani’s Jewish wingman. What’s next for Brad Lander?

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(JTA) — When Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani were jointly honored at a left-wing Jewish event in September, the two politicians’ alliance was at the center of the evening.

Lander, who had cross-endorsed Mamdani in the Democratic...

Graffiti during Mexican protests against Claudia Sheinbaum’s government calls out ‘Jewish whore’

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Mexico’s Jewish community has condemned antisemitic graffiti apparently directed toward the country’s Jewish president during an anti-government protest on Saturday.

The graffiti painted on the door of the Supreme Court building said “puta judia” or...

Israel redeems the remains of slain hostage Meny Godard

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Israel on Thursday night recovered the remains of hostage Meny (Menachem) Godard, who was murdered by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, and whose body was taken into...

Following uproar, IDF cantor to perform at Amsterdam Hanukkah concert after all — but not for everyone

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — The IDF’s chief cantor will be allowed to perform for Hanukkah in Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall — but not for everyone — after tensions over Israel ripped through one of the city’s most popular...