Michael Steinhardt’s looted Israeli antiquity came from same caves his donations helped preserve
The Heliodorus Stele, a looted artifact at the Israel Museum, tells a story about Michael Steinhardt’s complicated legacy of giving and taking.
American Jews prepare for a Shabbat in the shadow of Colleyville
“We’ll have more people in person this week than we had last week,” one rabbi said. “In moments of trauma, people want to be together.”
Workers push to unionize at the Jewish Museum in New York
If the effort succeeds, it would be the second New York Jewish museum to unionize during the pandemic.
Jewish charities among top funders of Islamophobia, says report by Muslim civil rights group
The report was authored by CAIR, a Muslim civil rights group known for its anti-Israeli views, using IRS data.
National Museum of American Jewish History buys back building it lost in bankruptcy with gift from donor
The museum will rename itself after the shoe entrepreneur.
Florida Jewish federation says its anti-hate ad was rejected by Facebook algorithm
The social media giant’s hate speech algorithms have been known to ensnare posts meant to combat antisemitism.
Sally Rooney’s boycott of Israel publishers gets backing of 70 writers
Israel’s largest booksellers have removed the Irish novelist’s books from their shelves.
National survey on youth and religion raises concern about Gen-Z Jews — and questions about how to understand them
Jewish respondents, compared to their peers from other religious groups, appeared to be thriving the least in their religious and spiritual lives.
Backlash mounts against Orthodox children’s book author accused of abusing minors, surprising many
Booksellers are dropping Chaim Walder’s works in what some are heralding as a watershed moment in the Orthodox world.
Lev Tahor sect leaders convicted child sexual exploitation, kidnapping
The heads of the tiny Jewish sect face up to life in prison for their child kidnapping scheme. Their followers are on the move.