Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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In the US, faithful Catholics are confronting antisemites in their midst

American Jews can feel heartened. The church and laypeople are fighting back on behalf of both communities, supporting Pope John Paul II’s ‘dearly beloved brothers’

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Archbishop Alexander King Sample of Portland, Oregon (Image: US Conference of Catholic Bishops/YouTube)

Police at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan after an assailant drove a vehicle into the building on March 12 (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty Images)

After the Temple Israel attack, Detroit’s Jewish community stands unbowed

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California Governor Gavin Newsom (Image: X)

For Democrats, attacking Israel is a career move

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Deborah Lipstadt, Dara Horn and Bret Stephens (Image: 92NY)

Is fighting antisemitism a losing battle?

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When antizionism violates the US Civil Rights Act

The demonisation of Israel is an attack on a core component of mainstream Jewish identity. It is not debate – it is unlawful discrimination

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February 27, 2026 15:19

Protestors at Washington Square Park in New York on March 11, 2025. (Image: Getty)

For Senator Cruz, the fight against Jew-hatred is a fight for the soul of America

‘In the last year, I have seen more antisemitism on the right than at any time in my lifetime. I think it is a profound threat’

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February 23, 2026 15:09

The American rabbi tasked with taking on global antisemitism

The problem Kaploun confronts is both massive and millennia in the making. However, there’s hope as Kaploun enters the fray with the heft of the US government behind him.

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February 13, 2026 16:03

The American rabbi tasked with taking on global antisemitism

At Columbia, a new Jewish president faces an old antisemitism problem

It should soon be clear whether Mnookin is a role model or someone the university’s Board of Trustees picked to protect the broken status quo

3 min read

February 6, 2026 13:36

Anti-Israel protest at Columbia University (Image: Getty)

From heckler’s veto to divestment: how Jewish life is under assault in New York

The community and its friends need a forceful, coordinated response, reminding the authorities that laws define who can participate in American society – not random anti-Zionists

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January 30, 2026 11:13

Protesters block Israeli comedian Guy Hochman (r) Image: X

Can New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?

Democrats should support a proper buffer to protect synagogues from aggressive protests. But what may matter most under Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the willingness to enforce the law

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January 23, 2026 14:47

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Image: Getty)

How Breads Bakery in New York became a target of anti-Zionist union activism

‘This is going to spread. This is not spontaneous. This is part of an effort to marginalise Jews and Israel’

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January 16, 2026 16:43

A view of Breads Bakery during the 2024 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival (Image: Getty)

Guess who allegedly taught that Zionism is a mental illness? A leader in America’s top psychology body

Washington’s investigations into anti-Jewish discrimination have turned to the psychotherapy sector

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January 5, 2026 12:39

Students protest in support of Palestine and for free speech outside of the Columbia University campus (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Antisemitism is a national security threat

Jew-hatred is not merely a moral failing. It operates as a strategic weapon – one that corrodes alliance cohesion, weakens deterrence, and undermines the legitimacy on which American power rests

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December 17, 2025 16:41

Sebastian Gorka (r), National Security Council’s Senior Director for Counterterrorism, and Mike Doran, Senior Fellow and Director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East. (Image: Hudson Institute)

The New York school that silenced a Holocaust survivor

The school reportedly has a ‘social activism’ unit that features a module titled ‘Fashion as Activism’, which ‘explicitly includes the keffiyeh’

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December 9, 2025 17:39

Holocaust Survivor Sami Steigmann is photographed in his home on December 9, 2024 in New York. Steigmann was born on December 21, 1939 in Czernovitz, Bukovina region, Romania. From 1941 through 1944, he was with his parents in the Ukraine at Mogilev-Podolsky, a labor camp in an area called Transnistria. Being too young to work, Sami was subjected to Nazi medical experimentation in his early years. The camp was liberated by the Red Army and his family was deported by the Romanians. Thirty five of his paternal family members as well as many other relatives were murdered by the Nazis. Today, he lives under the poverty line relying on direct financial aid of The Blue Card and continues his work as a motivational speaker and educator. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

In the US, teachers are organising walkouts where students chant ‘kill the Jews’

A House committee on education has launched an investigation into school antisemitism – and the submissions are chastening

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December 2, 2025 16:53

Committee chair US Representative Tim Walberg, Republican from Michigan, speaks during a House Workforce and Education Committee (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

The US moves toward a reckoning with the Muslim Brotherhood

With Texas leading an unprecedented state-level terror designation and federal scrutiny intensifying, America is edging toward a decisive showdown with the Islamists and their network of affiliates

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November 26, 2025 15:36

US President Donald Trump (Image: Getty)

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Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Latest from Melissa Langsam Braunstein

In the US, faithful Catholics are confronting antisemites in their midst

After the Temple Israel attack, Detroit’s Jewish community stands unbowed

For Democrats, attacking Israel is a career move

Is fighting antisemitism a losing battle?

More from Melissa Langsam Braunstein

When antizionism violates the US Civil Rights Act

For Senator Cruz, the fight against Jew-hatred is a fight for the soul of America

The American rabbi tasked with taking on global antisemitism

At Columbia, a new Jewish president faces an old antisemitism problem

From heckler’s veto to divestment: how Jewish life is under assault in New York

Can New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?

How Breads Bakery in New York became a target of anti-Zionist union activism

Guess who allegedly taught that Zionism is a mental illness? A leader in America’s top psychology body

Antisemitism is a national security threat

The New York school that silenced a Holocaust survivor

In the US, teachers are organising walkouts where students chant ‘kill the Jews’

The US moves toward a reckoning with the Muslim Brotherhood