USA

White House unveils antisemitism strategy but stops short of adopting IHRA

The strategy includes 100 actions the administration will take 'to raise awareness of antisemitism and its threat to American democracy'

By Mike Wagenheim

4 min read

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: U.S. President Joe Biden departs a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Tony Award nominees Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond performed music from "Parade" during the event, which focused on the Biden Administration's efforts to combat rising antisemitism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Divorce

The Schmooze: 'We’re committed to improving the get process'

By nicola rosenfelder

2 min read

This glass block is no way to replant Tree of Life shul

By Dominic Green

This glass block is no way to replant Tree of Life shul

2 min read

Benny Safdie as Herb Simon and Kelly Fremon Craig - Director in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Photo Credit: Dana Hawley

Film

How Benny Safdie stepped in front of the camera

By Linda Marric

5 min read

Green's America: On Iran, US Jews see and speak no evil

By Dominic Green

Green's America: On Iran, US Jews see and speak no evil

2 min read

USA

World’s oldest Hebrew Bible sells for £26m

By Menachem Wecker

1 min read

New York

Rudy Giuliani said 'Jewish people need to get over Passover', lawsuit claims

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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By Dominic Green

The Deep South is changing, but Jews are still stuck in the middle

The arrival of liberals from the cold northern states has empurpled the once-red politics of the South but North Carolina’s politics are as demented as any other state’s and Jews, as ever, are in the middle

2 min read

May 11, 2023 14:58

WILMINGTON, NC - SEPTEMBER 23: Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, is seen during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington on September 23, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina. The "Save America" rally was a continuation of Donald Trump's effort to advance the Republican agenda by energizing voters and highlighting candidates and causes. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Obituary: Jerry Springer

Charismatic American chat show host who played ringmaster to the ‘worst show in TV history’

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

May 11, 2023 13:40

Jerry Springer Speaks To Guests During His Show December 17, 1998. The Show Which Features Violent Outbrusts And Adult Content Has Been Soaring In The Ratings. (Photo By Getty Images)

US house speaker intervenes to cancel 'Nakba day' event at Capitol

Groups planned to gather to commemorate the 'catastrophe' of Israel's founding

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 10, 2023 09:25

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a media availability at the U.S. Capitol on May 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. McCarthy and other Congressional leaders met with President Biden to negotiate how to address the debt ceiling before June 1, when U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the United States would default on their debts. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By Nathan Abrams

Seinfeld at 25: How it gave us a golden age of TV Jews

The iconic sitcom's legacy is the proliferation of Jewish characters on every network comedy in the US

6 min read

May 9, 2023 14:32

Seinfeld at 25: How it gave us a golden age of TV Jews

By Dominic Green

End Jew hatred, say New York Democrats — just not yet

The City Council recently passed a resolution to make April 29 'End Jew Hatred Day'... but two who voted against it and four who abstained are Democrats

2 min read

May 4, 2023 13:07