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Rep. Santos: ‘I told the story of my Jewish roots as I heard it growing up’
WASHINGTON — George Santos, the congressman-elect whose resume collapsed under scrutiny this month, said Dec. 26, that he identifies as “Jew-ish” even though his grandparents were Catholics born in...
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In Boston, solidarity march for MLK Day
BOSTON — A month after Rev Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel stood on the front line of the 1965 march from Selma, Ala. to demand voting rights for African Americans, another...
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Mazi Melesa Pilip — a replacement for Santos?
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 13, as George Santos completed his second week in Congress, Mazi Melesa Pilip was contemplating the relief Shabbat would bring — and also the betrayal she felt by her fellow Long...
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Native Denverite co-authors book on notorious Rikers Island
By Jacob Henry, New York Jewish Week via JTA NEW YORK — Reuven Blau, a native Denverite and the son of a Holocaust survivor, suggests his father George Blau may have inspired him to strive for change...
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Hebrew College changes policy on interfaith relationships for clergy
By Philissa Cramer BOSTON — Hebrew College will begin admitting and ordaining rabbinical students in interfaith relationships, according to new admissions standards revealed on Jan. 31. Hebrew...
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Two GOP politicians tied to Messianic Jews
DETROIT — A candidate for chair of the Michigan Republican Party who faced criticism after inviting a messianic “rabbi” to offer a prayer for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in 2018...
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Did IFCJ pay for critique of salaries to be removed?
WASHINGTON — Did someone associated with the late Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein’s nonprofit pay a company to remove criticism of his and his daughter’s salaries from the internet? Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein and...
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Jesus painting at Merchant Marine academy will be uncovered
NEW YORK — A large painting of Jesus will be moved out of a room at the US Merchant Marine Academy in New York, and mandatory events will not take place in its presence. A painting of Jesus at the US...
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Jewish groups weigh in on ‘Sabbath in the workplace’ case
By Mike Wagenheim Ahead of next month’s US Supreme Court case about Sabbath observance in the workplace, several liberal Jewish groups have joined Orthodox ones by weighing in on the matter. USPS...
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Was editor work or participating at January 6 attack?
WASHINGTON — When video emerged in 2021 of Elliot Resnick, the then-editor of the Jewish Press, among the rioters at the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol that year, he said: He was working as a...
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‘Russia has crossed the Rubicon’ — arrest of Evan Gershkovich
JERUSALEM — Shayndi Raice, a Wall Street Journal reporter based in Israel, is hoping that Jews around the world dedicate a portion of their Passover seder this week to one of her colleagues, currently...
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‘No Christian seders’: Plea from Episcopal bishop
ST. LOUIS — For years, a growing number of Jews have issued the same public request ahead of Passover: Christians, please don’t hold your own seders glorifying Jesus. (Paschal Deloche/Getty) Now, some...
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In rare move, haredi magazine published picture of woman
NEW YORK — When readers of Mishpacha magazine opened up the Passover issue, they found two surprises. The first was the unsung, mysterious story of a prolific American philanthropist, Jennie Miller...
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‘Tree of Life’ trial opens in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — April 24 marked the beginning of the trial of the gunman who is accused of killing 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue in October, 2018. The Tree of Life synagogue is surrounded by a...
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The climate question: Jewish groups begin to act
By Asaf Elia-Shalev NEW YORK — “Let me put it this way: In 2021, we donated to one climate organization, and in 2022, we donated to 17 of them,” said Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, referring to the charity...
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ADL criticizes NYT for fomenting anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON — In a major policy speech, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt reemphasized his argument that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism, emphasized the threat to visibly Orthodox Jews and...
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‘End Jew Hatred’ movement spreads
By Jacob Henry, New York Jewish Week via JTA NEW YORK — Last month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Jewish Democrat, proclaimed April 29 “End Jew Hatred Day,” citing “an urgent need to act against...
View ArticleBiden’s broad plan to combat anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden unveiled a broad strategy last week to combat anti-Semitism in the US, from basketball courts to farming communities, from college campuses to police departments. “We...
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Apology for promoting the Protocols in Miami
MIAMI — Months before a Miami-area mother persuaded a local school to restrict access to an Amanda Gorman poem read at the Biden inauguration, she was posting anti-Semitic memes on her Facebook page....
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Jewish kids with allergies are often isolated
By Maren Hettler NEW YORK — No challah on Shabbat for those with celiac disease or wheat allergies. No cheesecake for Shavuot for those with dairy allergies. No mishloach manot gift packages on Purim...
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