Families sending their children to yeshivas and other Jewish schools nationwide would be eligible for tuition assistance through a federal tax credit proposed in federal budget legislation. The proposal — which would create scholarships of up to $5,000 per student — marks the farthest that proponents of school vouchers have ever gotten toward expanding school […]
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Fliers denigrating Jews were strewn around Squirrel Hill, and residents were reportedly targeted with antisemitic epithets, the latest antisemitic incident in the neighborhood that suffered the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting. The fliers were reportedly thrown from a moving vehicle, according to Pittsburgh Police. Police said the fliers were in clear bags weighed with […]
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In the days before hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman was to speak at Sunday’s conference on “Jews and Elite Universities” at New York’s Center for Jewish History, some 60 scholars signed a letter objecting that the vocal critic of Harvard’s handling of antisemitism allegations had no place speaking in such a setting. The signers, either […]
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Four Orthodox rabbis are among the 26 people named by President Donald Trump to advise his newly formed Religious Liberty Commission. Two other Jewish activists at right-wing advocacy groups are also joining the commission, which Trump announced earlier this month. Critics of the commission have charged that it caters to the concerns of evangelical Christians […]
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The City Council of Providence, Rhode Island, raised the Palestinian flag at City Hall on Friday amid dueling demonstrations. The council announced the decision to raise the flag on X Wednesday, one day before Palestinians and their supporters observed Nakba Day, which marks the displacement of Palestinians upon Israel’s establishment. City Council President Rachel Miller […]
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The revelation that President Donald Trump intends to accept a $400 million airplane from the government of Qatar to replace Air Force One has dominated news headlines and generated widespread outcry. Scores of journalists and critics are pointing to a pattern of alleged Qatari influence-buying in the United States. But these allegations are not new. […]
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New York University is withholding the diploma of a student graduation speaker who used his commencement address to accuse Israel of genocide and decry “the atrocities currently happening in Palestine.” The episode is the most controversial moment so far of a campus graduation season that has cooled off somewhat compared to last year’s Israel protests. […]
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Shabbos Kestenbaum, the Harvard Divinity School graduate and high-profile critic of campus antisemitism, has settled his lawsuit against Harvard in which he alleged the school did not protect Jewish students from antisemitic harassment. Kestenbaum’s 16-month legal battle against Harvard ended with a settlement, but the exact terms are confidential. The finale to the suit comes […]
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Days after a man pleaded guilty to making death threats against a political commentator who had disparaged a famous rabbi, Candace Owens identified herself as the victim. In early September, Owens, a far-right pundit, derided Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the late leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. The comments, made during a TV debate with […]
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The first time Yehuda Kaploun’s name entered the Congressional Record, it was because a senator named Joe Biden had elevated his concerns about antisemitism. The second time came last week, 32 years later, when President Donald Trump, who preceded and followed Biden in the White House, formally nominated Kaploun to an ambassador-level role tasked with […]
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