Nation Jul 13 Support for Israel not a high priority for younger Jewish Americans, new poll finds By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press
Nation Mar 13 Watch 9:46 Michigan synagogue attack highlights rise in antisemitic violence Investigators in suburban Detroit are searching for a motive behind Thursday's attack on a synagogue and school. The FBI called it “a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community," and it has touched off a wider conversation around antisemitism… By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Azhar Merchant
Nation Oct 06 How American views on Israel and antisemitism have changed since Oct. 7 Nearly two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel and the county’s ensuing invasion of the Gaza Strip, Americans are more divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than they were before the war – and concerns are mounting about… By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press
Nation Oct 12 Watch 3:49 'The grief is ongoing': American Jews reflect on the High Holy Days a year after Oct. 7 Sundown tonight marks the end of Yom Kippur, the solemn day of atonement and reflection for Jews everywhere. On the Jewish calendar, the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Ten Days of Repentance. We hear… By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Zoie Lambert
Arts Oct 06 In 'Nobody Wants This,' century-old rom-com tropes get a new twist — the cute rabbi Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of U.S. stage and screen for 100 years. By Samira Mehta, The Conversation
Sep 19 WATCH: Trump vows to be 'best friend' to Jewish Americans, amid allegations of ally's antisemitism By Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump's appearances Thursday came on the same day that an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to… Continue reading
Jul 13 Dr. Ruth Westheimer, pioneering sex therapist, advice show host and author, dies at 96 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 3:56 Jewish Americans on how the Israel-Hamas war is affecting their Hanukkah celebrations By Maea Lenei Buhre Hanukkah is Judaism’s celebration of finding light in the darkness. But for some Jewish Americans, this year’s celebrations are tempered by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and antisemitism concerns closer to home. We hear from people across the… Continue watching
Dec 07 Shots fired outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, shooter's motive unknown By Associated Press Officials say a 28-year-old man is in police custody after allegedly firing two rounds from a shotgun outside a Jewish temple in Albany, New York. Continue reading
Nov 29 Jewish residents in Detroit worry war in Israel could cause damage at home By Aaron Foley As Jewish residents of southeast Michigan see friends and neighbors fearful of Islamophobia and violence against the Arab community, they also worry about antisemitic backlash and having their voices diluted in a complex, nuanced conversation. Continue reading