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Federal building with murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition

January 28, 2026January 31, 2026Sara Wood

A federal building in Washington D.C. known for its murals crafted by important Jewish artists is at risk of demolition. Now, activists are calling on New York City’s Jewish Museum for support to prevent the sale — and possible destruction — of the Wilbur J. Cohen Building. The Jewish Museum recently concluded a retrospective of […]

Grandson of survivors barred from UN Holocaust memorial event after photographing Lizzy Savetsky’s encounter with security

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026Sara Wood

The grandson of Holocaust survivors was blocked from attending the United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day event in New York City after taking a photograph of influencer Lizzy Savetsky’s confrontation with security over an Israeli flag. Julian Voloj was going through the security line at the U.N. General Assembly Hall when he saw security guards “harassing” […]

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino decries ICE ‘Gestapo’ comparisons as critics target ‘Nazi-coded’ coat

January 27, 2026January 28, 2026Sara Wood

Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander-at-large who has led federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, pushed back against critics who compared ICE agents to the Gestapo in Nazi Germany. “They’re trying to portray Border Patrol agents and ICE agents as Gestapo, Nazi and many other words,” Bovino told CNN on Sunday, pronouncing the word “Gestapo” with […]

NJ church deletes video of pageant featuring antisemitic character but says critics took it ‘out of context’

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026Sara Wood

A New Jersey church says it is “committed to engaging in dialogue, and teaching others about our heritage” after putting on a Christmas pageant that drew criticism for reflecting antisemitic stereotypes. St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s pageant, known as a vertep, featured an antagonist named Moshko who danced with the devil while wearing faux […]

As Habonim Dror camps open space for anti-Zionist views, some families push back

January 26, 2026January 27, 2026Sara Wood

This article was produced as part of (JEWISH REVIEW)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. In the summer of 2025, Habonim Dror North America, a progressive Labor Zionist youth movement, implemented a new principle, or pillar, welcoming non–Zionist and anti-Zionist perspectives […]

Ye apologizes for his antisemitism in Wall Street Journal ad: ‘I lost touch with reality’

January 26, 2026January 27, 2026Sara Wood

Ye has again issued a formal apology for his recent years of antisemitic tirades, taking out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal in which he attributed his actions to his prior health conditions. “I lost touch with reality,” the rapper and fashion mogul formerly known as Kanye West writes in the ad. Later, […]

Jewish voices rise up with concern following ICE killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

January 26, 2026February 1, 2026Sara Wood

After Alex Pretti was shot and killed on Saturday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jewish voices were among the many that quickly rose up in condemnation. The voices have included both progressive Jewish groups that regularly inveigh against right-wing policies and, increasingly, mainstream groups that say they represent American Jews […]

Tim Walz invokes Anne Frank in pressing Trump to end ICE operations in Minnesota

January 26, 2026February 1, 2026Sara Wood

Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, invoked Anne Frank in exhorting President Donald Trump to call off the ICE operations in the Twin Cities in which a second protester was killed over the weekend. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Walz — whose master’s degree focused on Holocaust education — suggested that the conditions […]

Columbia selects Jennifer Mnookin, Jewish U of Wisconsin chancellor, as its next leader

January 26, 2026February 1, 2026Sara Wood

Three different women have taken turns as Columbia University’s president amid ongoing turmoil surrounding the handling of pro-Palestinian protests on the New York City campus. Now, Columbia has invited a fourth — and the first to be Jewish — to try her hand at running the Ivy League school. Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of University […]

Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders’ anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026Sara Wood

At least one local rabbi was arrested Friday in Minneapolis as hundreds of faith leaders from around the country gathered to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Twin Cities. Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman, the Jewish and interfaith chaplain at Macalester College in St. Paul, was briefly detained by police alongside leaders of other faiths […]