Chaya Chana Twersky, wife and aide to head of Skverer Hasidic movement, dies at 81
A daughter of American royalty who helped create a uniquely American 'shtetl'
Fast Forward
-
Jewish professor who quit MIT over its handling of antisemitism accepts post at Yeshiva University
Computer scientist Mauricio Karchmer announced last month that he was quitting the university over its 'open hostility' against Jews and Israel
-
-
Jewish groups are fighting a new Texas law that allows unlicensed chaplains to replace school guidance counselors
Texas school boards must vote by March 1 on whether to allow the switch
The Latest
-
Victims of antisemitism give much more to charity, survey finds
One of the largest surveys of Jewish household giving ever conducted is based on data from March 2023 and does not reflect the deluge of giving following the Oct. 7 attack
-
Israel bars Brazilian president after Lula compares Gaza war to the Holocaust
“When he compares things that are incomparable, we realize that this is done extemporaneously,” said the head of Brazil’s main Jewish organization about Lula
-
Vote to expel far-left Israeli lawmaker narrowly fails
Ofer Cassif faced expulsion after he publicly supported South Africa’s charge in the International Court of Justice that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
-
Biden’s Democratic challenger says he’s sick of kids dying in Gaza and would recognize a Palestinian state if elected
Rep. Dean Phillips, who is Jewish, said both Biden and Netanyahu are to blame for allowing the situation to worsen in Gaza
-
Israeli army releases footage discovered in Gaza of abducted Bibas family
The IDF said it is concerned for the safety of the family, which has become a symbol of the effort to release the hostages
-
Lawyer suing to display a photo of herself holding a gun in front of an Israeli flag
Debra Gassman, an attorney in a Chicago area public defender’s office, was told to take the photo down
-
Congressional committee issues subpoenas to Harvard, stepping up investigation into campus antisemitism
The subpoenas signal that the House investigation remains focused on discrimination against Jews and Israelis at Harvard
-
African Methodist Episcopal Church calls for end to all US aid to Israel
Leaders of the historic denomination called Israel's military campaign in Gaza 'mass genocide'
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
- 2
Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
- 3
Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
- 4
Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani visits the Rebbe’s Ohel, increasingly a pilgrimage site for politicians
-
Culture In making a Christian case for Shabbat, Charlie Kirk stripped off its Judaism
-
News Christians are displaying menorahs in their windows post-Bondi Beach attack. Why some Jews object
-
Opinion My religion was ‘None of the above,’ until Oct. 7 and now Bondi
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
