Local Jewish leaders had encouraged families to file complaints over the district’s handling of Oct. 7 and its aftermath. (JTA) – The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation ...
In 2005, a high school geography teacher in rural Mankato, Minnesota, arrived at a politics boot camp named for a progressive Jewish senator, where he honed his skills in grassroots organizing and ...
MILWAUKEE — The Republican convention taking place here next week will be the closest ever to Donald Trump’s vision for America. Expect some typically validating — and jarring — moments ...
Jewish students, many aligned with JVP, built structures for Sukkot that also served as protests against Israel. Last week the Brooklyn rabbi Andrue Kahn received a request from a group of Jewish ...
They cited the Camp David Accords as well as Carter’s humanitarian efforts in their statements. Jewish groups are mourning Jimmy Carter, the former president and broker of Israel’s peace deal ...
Harris’ anger at protesters in Michigan offered a raw display of the fine line Democrats must walk around the Israel-Hamas war as the presidential election looms. In the space of an hour or so ...
Announcing his deputy envoy for Middle East peace, President-elect Donald Trump made it clear that he chose Morgan Ortagus reluctantly. Trump said he picked Ortagus, a spokesperson at the State ...
An upcoming fundraiser for Donald Trump dropped far-right commentator Candace Owens from its guest lineup Tuesday, following blowback over Owens’ record of embracing antisemitic rhetoric and ...
The bestselling author says he felt an “obligation” as a Jewish writer to tell the story. (JTA) — For more than two decades, Mitch Albom has been perhaps the best-selling Jewish author alive ...
The major motion picture is an adaptation of ‘Wonder’ author R.J. Palacio’s graphic novel of the same name. (JTA) — In “White Bird,” a long anticipated film about a Jewish girl who is ...
While some have been making DIY fringes at home for years, queer artists in California have launched a new shop with tzitzit for all bodies and all genders. (JTA) — Binya Kóatz remembers the ...