New, Middle Grade Books for Jewish American Heritage Month

Not Nothing by Gayle Forman When Alex makes a very bad choice, a judge sentences him to a summer volunteering at Shady Glen retirement home, under the supervision of enthusiastic do-gooder Maya-Jade. At Shady Glen, Alex, who hasn’t seen his mom in a year …

New York-style Jewish deli Little Pickle to open permanent Phoenix location

Elderly Jewish Man Brutally Attacked, Called ‘Dirty Jew’ in Antisemitic Assault in Southern France

A Jewish man wearing a kippah was brutally attacked and called a “dirty Jew” in France this week, as the country continues to face a rise in antisemitic incidents since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023. This latest antisemitic attack took place …

Seeking peace is not anti-Jewish | READER COMMENTARY

I am writing to contest Rabbi Chai Posner’s recent commentary characterizing Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as a violent, extremist, anti-Jewish organization (“Why the Jewish community is concerned about Baltimore conference,” May 1). As a Jewish Zionist, I …

After more than a century, Jewish soldier can rest in peace

by Michelle Mullen After more than a century with a Latin cross on his headstone, a Jewish veteran’s faith is finally etched in stone. Thousands of World War I veterans are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, where rows of white marble headstones …

Coalition to cut 10% of Creative Australia funding to divert to Melbourne Jewish Arts Quarter

A Coalition government would divert more than 10% of annual government funding for Creative Australia to a single cultural project and unspecified broadcasting programs if elected at Saturday’s federal election. In the Coalition’s policy costings, released …

Venerable Jewish Labour Committee resurrected as CIJA zombie

The Jewish Labour Committee of Canada (CJLC) lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s before closing its doors. In its heyday in the late 1940s and the 1950s it worked closely with organized labour, the Canadian Jewish Congress, and people of colour to promote …

Mixed reactions from Jewish leaders, lawmakers on Trump’s first 100 days

(May 2, 2025 / JNS) As U.S. President Donald Trump reached the 100-day benchmark in his second term in the White House, members of the American Jewish community alternated between calling him “the greatest friend to Israel” and “a disaster for all …

“Palestine Is Really the Center of the World”: Angela Davis on Gaza, Black-Jewish Solidarity & Trump

More than 100 days into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, we speak with the renowned abolitionist, author and activist Angela Davis, who discusses Gaza, Trump and more. Davis, who spoke at a Jewish Voice for Peace conference in Baltimore …

Rutgers defends commencement speaker after lawmaker says pick is ‘deeply hurtful’ for Jewish students

Rutgers University is standing by comedian Ramy Youssef after a state lawmaker asked the school to reconsider choosing the actor as a commencement speaker. Assemblyman Avi Schnall, who is a rabbi, wrote a letter to Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway that …