Massachusetts principal under fire for apologizing for antisemitism discussion

A lesson on antisemitism went awry after the principal of a Boston-area middle school sent an obliquely worded apology letter to parents this week. The incident at William Diamond Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts, initially prompted some Jewish social media accounts and conservative news outlets to conclude the principal, Dr. Johnny Cole, was apologizing for […]

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5 takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, King Mamdani and more

The New York Democratic primaries were a big coming-out for the party’s leftmost flank — and a wake-up call for Jews in the city and beyond. As a series of congressional candidates backed by progressive anti-Zionist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani notched victories, including over two pro-Israel incumbents, the future for the party’s relationship […]

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DOJ investigates coffee shop that banned Rep. Goldman as his support for Israel threatens to topple his reelection bid

The Justice Department is investigating a Brooklyn coffee shop that banned Rep. Dan Goldman over his support for Israel, as tensions over the Middle East fuel a rival’s surging bid to unseat him in Tuesday’s New York Democratic primary. Poetica Coffee, a local chain, posted a photo of Goldman at its Williamsburg branch on Instagram […]

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Trump envoy’s push to eliminate standalone Holocaust office divides Jewish leaders

For months, Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the Trump administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, has worked to fold the State Department’s Holocaust envoy office into his own, a congressional source told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. That effort would absorb the State Department’s Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, which oversees U.S. policy […]

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