WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that could bring the country’s premiere Jewish history museum under the Smithsonian umbrella, a measure that may help ensure the survival of an institution that faced bankruptcy just a few years ago. Biden on Wednesday announced the enactment of the “Commission to Study the Potential […]
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WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives elected Florida Rep Brian Mast, a zealous pro-Israel Republican who has volunteered with a group that assists the Israeli army, to chair the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. Mast bested three other contenders to succeed Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, who is term-limited. Insiders say that President-elect Donald Trump lobbied […]
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Vandals spray-painted the Hillel building at San Francisco State University with a slogan referencing an ancient battle in which Muslim troops defeated a group of Jewish fighters. The perpetrators in San Francisco also tried to break into the building, according to the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area. The sign on the front […]
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A Jewish trustee of the University of Michigan awoke on Monday to find his window broken and pro-Palestinian graffiti on his wife’s car, the third time he has been the victim of vandalism related to the Israel-Hamas war. Jordan Acker, an attorney and Democrat from Huntington Woods, Michigan, shared on Instagram that he and his […]
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WASHINGTON — Adam Schiff, the freshman Democratic senator from California, is being sworn into office on a 1490 edition of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, one of the most revered and prominent codes of Jewish law. Schiff, in a statement ahead of his swearing in on Monday, said the edition, published in the duchy of Milan, now […]
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In a year filled with challenges, charitable giving has been a source of unity and resilience, particularly for the Jewish community expressing support and solidarity in response to the October 7th attack. Israel-related causes saw a surge in donations, with much of the aid directed to those impacted by the war. In the first six […]
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Randy Fine was sitting shiva for his mother when the Truth Social post went up. A special election was approaching in the Florida politician’s House district after its congressman, Mike Waltz, was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his national security advisor. Trump wanted Fine, the Jewish legislator who had just won his own […]
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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. Few areas outside of Israel felt the sting of Omer Neutra’s death as personally as the Long Island Jewish community where he grew up. Neutra, an […]
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WASHINGTON — Nearly a month after Election Day, it’s safe to say the Jewish results are in, and that they contain a measure of good news for both Republicans and Democrats. Jews, who make up approximately two percent of the U.S. population, present a challenge to pollsters. But several polls in the wake of Nov. […]
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, is ready to relinquish his title as Senate majority leader, but the most senior Jewish elected official in U.S. history will get to remain the leader of what will be a minority caucus in the next Congress. Senate Democrats reelected Schumer as their leader on Tuesday, […]
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