Author: Mark Hershlag

NEW YORK (JTA) — When the school year ended two months ago, Rabbi Bini Krauss allowed himself to breathe a sigh of relief. His Modern Orthodox day school, SAR Academy, had been perhaps the first Jewish school in the country to close due to COVID when the virus hit its New York City neighborhood in […]

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, is one of Israel’s staunchest defenders in Congress — and he thinks Republican attacks on one of President Joe Biden’s nominees as anti-Israel is “ridiculous.” Dilawar Syed, a longtime business leader, would be the most senior Muslim official in U.S. history if Congress confirms him to […]

Biden names Marc Stanley, prominent Texas Jewish Democrat, as envoy to Argentina – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Biden chooses Obama alum Chanan Weissman as White House liaison to the Jewish community – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

In upset, pro-Israel backed candidate wins key Cleveland area Democratic primary – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

(JTA) — Over the last year, Jewish college students took it upon themselves to combat antisemitism at their schools. Now, two major Jewish organizations are working together to play a stronger role in fighting antisemitism on campus. Some of the student activists documented incidences of antisemitism at colleges nationwide, often submitted anonymously, while others have […]

Trump mandated some settlement products labeled as being from Israel. Some GOP senators want it to become law. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

At least 50 CUNY professors quit union over resolution calling Israel a ‘settler-colonial state’ – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement