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Vying for seats at World Zionist Congress, liberal newcomers like Peter Beinart hope to block Israeli settlements funding
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The list includes names like Peter Beinart, the liberal writer; Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of the liberal Middle...
Jersey City’s Jewish mayor didn’t wait to call the kosher store shooting an anti-Semitic attack. Here’s why.
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN (JTA) — Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop was one of the first New Jersey officials to describe...
How Britain’s Labour Party became a hotbed of anti-Semitism
(Editor's note: The United Kingdom parliamentary elections on Thursday resulted in an overwhelming victory for Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Where does Amy Klobuchar stand on anti-Semitism, Israel and other issues that matter to Jewish voters in 2020?
JTA Staff Report (JTA) — Amy Klobuchar likes to say that she can get things done in Congress. Her appeal...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for corruption
By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged in three corruption cases, marking the first time a...
This Portuguese Jewish community couldn’t afford a rabbi. Now it made a $1 million movie coming to Amazon.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) — A decade ago, the tiny Jewish Community of Porto didn’t have enough money to hire a...
AJW 2020 Community Guide is in the works
There is still a window of opportunity to advertise in the 2020 Community Guide, our comprehensive directory of Jewish resources...
In Ukraine, aid for needy Jews comes with a catch
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ ODESSA, Ukraine (JTA) — Alina Feoktistova always knew she was Jewish, but the first time she sought...
‘Why is it that I can’t say something against the Jews?’ Malaysia’s leader asks at Columbia
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN NEW YORK (JTA) — The prime minister of Malaysia defended his past anti-Semitic statements and questioned the...
A Guatemalan asylum seeker is being sheltered in a Washington state synagogue
By BEN SALES (JTA) — In a few weeks, the congregants at Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia, Wash., will gather...
