Author: Sara Wood

For the second time, the Anti-Defamation League is issuing grades to colleges and universities based on their handling of antisemitism and anti-Israel activism. And at a time when the Trump administration has made colleges with pro-Palestinian protests a target, the group says most schools are showing improvement. Eight schools received A’s, up from just two […]

In returning to the United States this week from Romania, the far-right influencer Andrew Tate has re-imported his extreme brand of misogyny mixed with antisemitism. Tate and his brother Tristan had been banned from leaving Romania, where they face prosecution for rape and sex trafficking, since 2022. But Romanian officials lifted the ban, in a […]

An Orthodox right-wing pro-Israel group will honor Steve Bannon, nine days after the former Donald Trump adviser faced criticism for a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute.  Neither the gesture nor the rebuke fazed Israel365, whose founder calls it “Israel’s voice in the MAGA movement,” and which caters to an evangelical Christian audience. On Saturday […]

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is selling part of its Los Angeles campus to the nearby University of Southern California, in the latest in a series of cost-cutting moves for a legacy Jewish institution facing years of declining enrollment and financial stress. Announced Wednesday, the agreement between HUC and USC will fund a major […]

February 27, 2025 11:54 am As the Vietnam and Yom Kippur wars, inflation, and the political upheaval of Watergate tore through the mid-1970s, Jeremy Fingerman found a reprieve by the tall white pine trees on the shores of Lake Buckatabon. When he recalls his summers at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, you can see him transport […]

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, the most prominent Jews in Donald Trump’s family, categorically refused to demonstrate support for him as he floundered after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to a new book by magazine writer Michael Wolff. Wolff is known for his rollicking, literary style and speedy execution of political stories. […]

Just a third of Democrats have a favorable view of Israel, a steep decline from just a few years ago, according to a Gallup poll. That’s in contrast to 83% of Republicans who view Israel favorably — a partisan gap of 50 points. Responding to the results, Jewish Democratic leaders said they remained confident in […]

When she posted a clip of Rabbi Meir Kahane to her 407,000 followers on Instagram, Lizzy Savetsky expected some blowback.  Kahane was an American Jewish extremist who wanted to rid Israel of Arabs and was barred from Israel’s parliament after one term for inciting racism. Before posting the clip, Savetsky said in an interview, she […]