CatholicCatholic Biblical Association elects first Jewish presidentRenowned Bible scholar Amy-Jill Levine said she was ‘stunned’ when she was informed of her nomination for the postBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
BasketballJoshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy LA Lakers for £8bnKushner was previously reported to be in talks to lead Fifa President Gianni Infantino’s ill-fated plan to sell of stakes in football’s premier tournamentsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
USANearly a fifth of 2026 Seattle hate crimes targeted Jews, who make up one per cent of the populationAn even more significant proportion of hate crimes in New York were recorded against Jews, according to recently released dataBy Menachem Wecker1 min read
Elon MuskElon Musk’s SpaceX considering a multi-billion-dollar buyout of Israeli AI startupThe new firm was originally believed to be in talks with tech giant Nvidia, before another major international player reportedly swept inBy Lianne Kolirin 1 min read
Zohran MamdaniMamdani accused of excluding prominent rabbis from Jewish community roundtableOne rabbi called the New York mayor’s decision not to invite the New York Board of Rabbis ‘classic Mamdani’By Rikki Zagelbaum1 min read
Universities‘Zionist Jews are welcome’ declares US liberal arts college while settling antisemitism lawsuitThe plaintiffs had alleged that professors had used antizionism as a ‘cover for hating Jews’By Aaron Bandler2 min read
Donald TrumpTrump kept Kabbalah text ‘close to his heart for protection,’ claims ex-wifeMarla Maples also recounted how she began spontaneously reciting the Shema during a life-threatening emergency in NigeriaBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
Donald TrumpTrump appoints Jewish lawyer as new White House counselWill Scharf will also serve as ‘assistant to the president’By Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
IsraelHuckabee calls for ‘justice’ as Israel marks 25 years since Sbarro pizzeria bombingArnold Roth, the father of one of the murdered victims, made a similar plea in an exclusive JC interview as the woman who plotted the attack lives freely in JordanBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Kamala HarrisKamala Harris backs anti-Israel DSA candidate after Michigan primary winAbdul el-Sayed has called Israel an ‘ethno-state’ and accused it of committing ‘human rights abuses, genocide, and apartheid’By JC Reporter1 min read
CaliforniaCalifornia man convicted over Hillel mezuzah arsonDavid Denton was previously accused of similar attacks on the Congregation Beth El synagogue and the home of a local Chabad rabbiBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
MitzvahOrthodox filmmaker takes bright yellow ‘Mitzvah truck’ across all 50 US states to connect isolated JewsOrthodox journalist Shloime Zionce came up with the idea after spending time with Chabad in AustraliaBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
BooksNashville book shop cancels Jewish author’s launch after antizionist backlashThe outlet’s owner cited security concerns, but the writer claimed she had been targeted because of her Jewish identityBy Gabrielle Apfel2 min read
New YorkJews targeted in nearly 70 per cent of New York hate crimes in JulyThe number of anti-Jewish incidents saw a more than 50 per cent increase compared to the same time last yearBy Menachem Wecker and Rebecca Szlechter2 min read
United StatesTrump launches nationwide crackdown on antisemitism‘I’m coming with a full arsenal of people,’ says Task Force Chairman Leo TerrellBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IranLatest negotiations are Iran’s ‘last chance’, Trump warnsTehran, meanwhile, has denied that talks to end the conflict are taking placeBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
President HerzogHerzog accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of ‘spreading blasphemy, hate, antisemitic rhetoric’His comments came after Mamdani called Prime Minister Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’ and ‘the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people’By Gabrielle Apfel2 min read
IranUS talks with Iran will begin today, Trump saysThe announcement follows Trump’s decision to hold off on a planned US strike against IranBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IranTrump cancels planned strikes on Iran as ‘parameters of a new deal’ reachedThe deal’s proposed terms include the ‘total’ reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and ‘an end to Iran’s nuclear threat’, according to the US leadedrBy JC Reporter2 min read
AuctionsIconic white suit from ‘Saturday Night Fever’ owned by Jewish film critic goes up for auctionExperts expect the suit, which was worn by John Travolta in the 1977 classic, could fetch as much as £300,000By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IranUS resumes strikes against Iran after IRGC ‘surprise attack’The renewal of hostilities came just days after President Trump called off US operations to leave room for diplomacyBy Melanie Swan1 min read
FootballWho is Joshua Kushner, the billionaire tipped to lead World Cup sale talks?Fifa boss Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell off stakes in football’s most prestigious tournaments has promptedBy Gabrielle Apfel3 min read
Zohran MamdaniNew York legal coalition complain to Mamdani as ‘representative’ committee has no Jews on itThe mayor originally promised that the judiciary committee would be ‘reflective’ of the city’s make upBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
