Category: Local

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – A man who pleaded guilty to setting fire to a synagogue in Austin, Texas, in 2021 was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. The sentencing of Franklin Sechriest came after a series of victim impact statements from members of Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform synagogue. Normal federal sentencing guidelines call […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In a 45-minute speech on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Jewish Americans are “alone” and took some of his political allies to task for rising antisemitism on the left following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.  “Jewish Americans are left alone at least in our eyes to ponder […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Harvard University, Columbia University and the University of Tampa have joined an expanding list of schools under federal investigation for alleged failure to respond to antisemitism on campus. Meanwhile, Harvard’s president has been summoned to address Congress about campus hostilities connected to the Israel-Hamas war, and the University of California, Berkeley, faces […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is reportedly selling a majority stake in his NBA franchise to casino magnate and Jewish philanthropist Miriam Adelson. Cuban, the Jewish billionaire known for entrepreneurial endeavors including his starring role on ABC’s reality show “Shark Tank,” is selling a stake valued at $3.5 billion to Adelson, the […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Over the course of a week, three synagogues across the United States were tagged with anti-Israel and antisemitic graffiti. The vandalism follows weeks of similar defacement at a variety of American Jewish sites, including cemeteries, Chabad Jewish centers, and Jewish buildings on university campuses. The incidents occurred more than a month into […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Hamas released 11 Israeli hostages, the last of four groups it agreed to free last week and an indication of how difficult it may be for Israel to secure the freedom of the rest of the hostages held by terror groups in Gaza. Hamas has so far freed 51 Israeli hostages, nearly […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Jewish congregations, politicians and campus groups in the Vermont area and beyond condemned Saturday’s shooting of three Palestinian college students in Burlington, an incident authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. A 48-year-old Burlington man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of the students, whose names are Hisham Awartani, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — As an early champion of religious freedom in the United States, Thomas Jefferson’s regard for and relationship with Jews has been well-documented. But the Jewish history of Jefferson’s famous Monticello home is less known. Enter the documentary “The Levys of Monticello,” which hits streaming platforms Friday and tells the story of the […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Florida Rep. Lois Frankel, a Jewish Democrat, quit the party’s progressive caucus, one of the largest in  Congress, as the Israel-Hamas war has brought to the surface long simmering differences over Israel among progressives. Frankel’s departure was first reported Monday by The Intercept, and later confirmed with her office by Axios. […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – For the last five years, thousands of Jewish children in Illinois and their families have taken advantage of a state program that lets them defray the cost of private Jewish schools. Now, those families could see their payments rise after state lawmakers allowed the tuition tax credit program to expire, with little […]