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ADL’s campus antisemitism report card rewards some – but not all – colleges that worked with Trump

March 11, 2026March 12, 2026Sara Wood

Universities that reached settlements with the Trump administration last year to preserve federal funding mostly received higher marks on the Anti-Defamation League’s campus antisemitism “report cards,” released this week. Columbia, Brown, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia, all of which struck deals in order to end federal civil rights investigations and some […]

For Chinese-speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ offers a new kind of community

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Sara Wood

A YouTuber, a theater consultant and an accordionist walk into a kosher Chinese restaurant. It’s not the setup to a Borscht Belt joke — it’s half of the party that grabbed a table recently at Buddha Bodai in New York City’s Chinatown for a lively debate over dim sum and tea. The men were part of […]

Assault of Hebrew-speaking Israelis in San Jose, Calif., spurs outcry and investigation

March 11, 2026March 16, 2026Sara Wood

Jewish leaders in California are condemning an assault of Hebrew-speaking Israelis outside a San Jose cafe on Sunday that has sparked viral video and a police investigation. J. The Jewish News of Northern California obtained multiple videos of the assault and its immediate aftermath and spoke to the Israeli men, who said the two groups […]

Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as US and Israel continue to pound Tehran

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026Sara Wood

President Donald Trump gave mixed signals about the status of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran on Monday, telling reporters that the war was “very complete, pretty much” even as he said that he would make a “mutual” decision with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about its end. At the same time, he threatened Iran in […]

Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed humanities grants as ‘DEI’ before canceling them

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026Sara Wood

The Department of Government Efficiency tagged Jewish themes as “DEI” in ChatGPT when searching for federal humanities grants to cancel last year, according to a class-action lawsuit. The methodology contributed to the cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to study violence against women during the Holocaust, postwar Soviet Jewish literature and hundreds of […]

Lindsey Graham urges Israel not to strike Iranian oil depots even as he says he helped make war happen

March 9, 2026March 10, 2026Sara Wood

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has called on Israel to rein in its attacks on Iranian oil infrastructure, marking a rare note of caution from a Republican lawmaker who has said he helped push the United States to join Israel in waging war against Iran. In a post on X on Sunday, Graham praised […]

Meet the Jews who played pivotal roles in American history

March 9, 2026March 11, 2026Sara Wood

Most Americans know that, in the midst of the Revolutionary War, the 13 American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. But far fewer are aware that Jews were directly involved with the American Revolution. Not only did Jews help finance the Patriot effort — as in the case of Haym […]

Nick Fuentes apologized for assaulting a Jewish woman. This is her story.

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026Sara Wood

Recently Nick Fuentes, the far-right influencer and unrepentant antisemite and misogynist, did something unusual for him: He apologized to a Jew. Sort of. The apology was court-ordered, and Fuentes himself was not present for it. His attorney handed a note to the recipient, 59-year-old Marla Rose, and quickly demanded it back before it could appear […]

Florida politicians condemn Miami Young Republican leaders for antisemitic group chat

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026Sara Wood

Florida GOP leaders, candidates and a university president are denouncing a group chat in which local Young Republican leaders made numerous antisemitic and racist remarks. Some are calling for its orchestrator to be removed from his position in the local Republican Party. But a prominent Jewish Republican in Florida, Rep. Randy Fine, responded to a […]

Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia

March 6, 2026March 7, 2026Sara Wood

For more than a century, U.S. military chaplains have worn insignia identifying their faith — a cross for Christians and tablets with a Star of David for Jews. Now Jewish chaplaincy groups are asking the Pentagon to intervene after chaplains from Messianic Judaism, a Christian movement that blends Jewish practices with belief in Jesus, began […]