Category: Local

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Complaints about anti-Israel protests at Temple and Brown filed by a Jewish right-wing activist who attends neither university are among the latest round of antisemitism investigations opened by the U.S. Department of Education. The department’s civil rights office is also looking into a series of University of Minnesota faculty statements condemning Israel, […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The change on Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign website was seemingly minor, but the story behind it involved two Jewish public figures and the debate on diversity, equity and inclusion that is roiling the culture wars over Israel, race and other hot-button topics. In a story posted Tuesday, Politico reported that Phillips, […]

ANN ARBOR, Michigan ((JEWISH REVIEW)) – The school board in this city endorsed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war early Thursday morning, more than five hours after convening for a meeting was expected to be contentious. The vote made Ann Arbor Public Schools one of the only school districts in the […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly declined to consider a bill advanced by Sen. Bernie Sanders to assess whether Israel is complying with U.S. human rights laws governing the American military aid it receives. The Senate voted 72-11 across parties to shelve the bill, which would have required the State Department to report […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In a speech marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Rep. Ritchie Torres likened protesters who have celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacres to white people in the Jim Crow era who celebrated after the lynching of Black people. “I was profoundly shaken not only by Oct. 7, but by the aftermath,” Torres, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A team of home designers outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, has changed its marketing materials after drawing criticism on social media this week for offering a home plan it calls “The Anne,” which the company said was meant as a tribute to Anne Frank. A co-founder of Abrazo Homes told The New York Times […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Former President Donald Trump won a historic margin of the caucus vote in Iowa, the first presidential nominating state, advancing his campaign for a third White House bid and narrowing the path for Nikki Haley, a favorite among pro-Israel Republicans who do not want to see Trump returned to office. Trump won […]

70 Faces Media, the parent company of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, is holding a three-day virtual conference in February aimed at helping professionals in the Jewish world amplify their impact online. The Jewish Digital Summit 2024 will cover everything from how to make TikTok videos to bootcamp-style training on new tools that can improve website […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — On March 29, 2011, the body of a decapitated woman was discovered in a vineyard in Arvin, a town just over the Los Angeles county line.  Earlier this month, nearly 13 years later, the victim was identified as Ada Beth Kaplan, a Jewish woman who was 64 at the time of her […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — With the arrival of the Iowa Caucus on Monday, the 2024 presidential primary season is officially underway — and so is the race to win the votes of Jewish and pro-Israel voters. Five Republicans are vying to be the candidate to face off against President Joe Biden. Former President Donald Trump maintains […]