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Graham Platner, who opposes Israel and had a Nazi tattoo, set to be Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate

April 30, 2026May 2, 2026Sara Wood

Graham Platner, the oyster farmer and political neophyte whose past Nazi tattoo and current anti-Israel rhetoric have caused concern among some Jewish groups, has effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine after his primary opponent Janet Mills suspended her campaign Thursday. A key Jewish Democrat, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, said in […]

Jewish Theological Seminary ‘breaks mold’ in naming campus innovator Rabbi Mike Uram as next chancellor

April 30, 2026May 3, 2026Sara Wood

The Jewish Theological Seminary has named Rabbi Mike Uram as its next chancellor, elevating a Jewish educator best known for his time as executive director of the University of Pennsylvania Hillel to lead Conservative Judaism’s flagship university and rabbinical school. Uram, 49, will succeed Shuly Rubin Schwartz, who is stepping down at the end of […]

A synagogue helped Palestinians raise money for Gaza — and found common ground over falafel

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026Sara Wood

Six months after first sitting down with Dr. David Hasan for a meal, Rabbi Daniel Greyber returned to the table on Tuesday — this time bringing congregants from his synagogue to support Hasan’s work helping children in Gaza. So many members of Beth El Synagogue wanted to attend the fundraiser at the Palestinian-owned Mediterranean Deli in […]

US soldier charged for threatening to ‘kill every single Jew’ inside of a synagogue

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Sara Wood

A soldier stationed at Fort Polk in Louisiana was arrested last week after he told users on the popular messaging platform Discord that he planned to conduct a mass shooting at a synagogue. Jakob Marcoulier, 22, was arrested last Thursday and charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after the FBI’s National Threat Operations […]

Trump administration to deny green cards to applicants with record of anti-Israel speech

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026Sara Wood

The Trump administration is instructing immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who have expressed political views it deems “antisemitic” or “anti-American,” including some forms of pro-Palestinian speech. The new guidance, which was first reported by the New York Times, discourages officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from giving green cards to immigrants […]

Hasan Piker favors Hamas, is pushing Dems to be anti-Israel — and wants Jews not to worry about him

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026Sara Wood

“People are probably going to yell at me for having this conversation,” Hasan Piker said from his livestreaming chair, midway through a video call with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency to discuss his views on Jews, Israel and Zionism. By “people,” Piker meant his own: the 3 million followers he boasts on the streaming site Twitch, […]

California Jewish groups decry antisemitic conspiracy theories printed in governor’s race voter guide

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026Sara Wood

As Californian voters checked their mailboxes this week, they found a voter guide containing conspiratorial claims about Israel and antisemitic rhetoric. The mailer, which was sent by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber to the households of all registered California voters, featured biographical information about candidates slated to appear in the state’s June primaries. In […]

DOJ’s indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center recalls Jewish groups’ use of informants to fight extremism

April 24, 2026April 25, 2026Sara Wood

Jewish social justice organizations are sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to indict the Southern Poverty Law Center, framing the move as part of a broader campaign against civil society groups that monitor extremism. The Department of Justice alleges that SPLC engaged in bank and wire fraud and conspired to commit money laundering, arguing that […]

Teens in 2 states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026Sara Wood

Two teenagers were arrested this week for an alleged plot to drive through a Houston synagogue and “kill as many Jews as possible,” according to local authorities. Angelina Han Hicks, 18, of Lexington, North Carolina, was arrested at her home on Wednesday and charged with conspiring with two other individuals to commit an attack on […]

Tucker Carlson calls campaign to shame a country club for barring a Jewish toddler ‘repulsive’

April 23, 2026April 24, 2026Sara Wood

Catherine Rampell, the economist and pundit, likes telling the story about how her father once launched a public campaign against a Palm Beach country club when it banned his 4-year-old son from attending a birthday party because he is Jewish. Now, Tucker Carlson has turned the anecdote into a sinister and “repulsive” tale of a […]