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Jewish group shoots back after Candace Owens accuses rabbi of bribing pastors to criticize her

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Jesse Orine

Ohr Torah Stone, the Israel-based Modern Orthodox educational organization, rejected claims made by far-right pundit Candace Owens Thursday that the group’s founding rabbi had sought to bribe Christian pastors to criticize her in their sermons. Owens, a provocateur who has previously embraced antisemitic rhetoric, made the allegations on her podcast and X account Thursday. Attaching […]

Argentine judge orders AMIA bombing suspects tried in absentia

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025Jesse Orine

BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine federal judge Thursday ordered that the 10 Iranian and Lebanese suspects accused in the deadly 1994 AMIA bombing be tried in absentia, allowing the case to move forward after decades of legal stagnation. The complaint, filed by the families of the victims of the bombing, asked Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas […]

A free Yiddish music sing-along and concert comes to Central Park

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025Jesse Orine

Yiddish music lovers, this one’s for you: A free outdoor Yiddish music concert and singalong is once again happening in New York City this summer. “New York Sings Yiddish,” presented by Capital One, City Parks Foundation and the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, makes a triumphant return to Central Park SummerStage on Monday, June 30. This […]

German court overturns ban on far-right antisemitic magazine, citing freedom of expression

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025Jesse Orine

A German court overturned a ban Tuesday on a far-right German magazine that frequently espouses antisemitic and anti-immigrant rhetoric. In Tuesday’s decision, the German Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled that while the magazine, Compact, frequently presents unconstitutional viewpoints, it does “not yet” present a threat to Germany. The initial ban on the incendiary magazine […]

70 Faces Media wins 18 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025Jesse Orine

70 Faces Media won 18 awards, including 17 first- and second-place awards, in the annual Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. The honors went to several sites under the 70 Faces umbrella, which includes the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Jewish Week, Kveller, My Jewish Learning, The Nosher and Hey Alma. The awards […]

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara, facing U.K. terror charges over his pro-Palestinian activism, might soon headline a sold-out U.S. tour

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025Jesse Orine

At Pier 17 in Manhattan, a three-story digital marquee recently advertised a stacked program of shows slated throughout this summer and fall. Notably missing from the display, however, were two apparently sold-out performances in October by the Irish rap group Kneecap, whose members are facing legal jeopardy in London and criticism here for their strident […]

Meet the world’s foremost — and perhaps only — collector of Jewish seltzer bottles

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025Jesse Orine

He may not be in the Guinness Book of World Records, but Moshe Manies says he is the world’s most prolific collector of Judaic seltzer bottles — and quite possibly the only one. With an inventory of some 250 to 300 bottles kept in his garage in Lakewood, New Jersey, Manies — who brought part […]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams puffs cigars with antisemitic streamer Sneako, sparking outcry

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025Jesse Orine

New York City Mayor Eric Adams came under fire from Jewish groups and others after sitting for an interview on the porch of the mayoral mansion Saturday with Sneako, an influential antisemitic streamer. Adams is seeking to run for reelection on the ballot line “EndAntiSemitism.” He has also signed an executive order to recognize the […]

Germany’s Freidrich Merz calls Iran fight ‘the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us’

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025Jesse Orine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed gratitude about Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear program. “This is the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us,” Merz, who took office earlier this year, told the German broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday from Canada, where he is participating in the G7 summit of world leaders. There, he […]

The Borscht Belt Fest celebrates the Jewish Catskills of yesteryear

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025Jesse Orine

The Borscht Belt Fest is back for its third year of nostalgia-filled fun in the Catskills. Taking place July 26-27 in Ellenville, New York, this year’s festival will highlight the comedy, culture and food of the iconic upstate resorts and bungalow colonies that made summers special for scores of American Jews in the mid-20th century. […]