Hardly a day of Yakira Galler’s college career so far has been unaffected by the Israel-Hamas war. Galler was just weeks into her first semester at Columbia University when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, turning her campus into an epicenter of pro-Palestinian protest and a lightning rod for those who saw the protests […]
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A pro-Palestinian protest in the heavily Jewish New York City neighborhood of Borough Park descended into brawls and epithets Tuesday night as demonstrators clashed with pro-Israel counterprotesters. Police said one person, named as Anthony Frausto, was charged with third-degree assault for punching someone in the face at the scene. The clashes were the latest to […]
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When four young Israeli soldiers were released in Gaza last month, Jewish activists on behalf of all the hostages held by Hamas indulged in something that looked like hope. The four women appeared outwardly healthy, and made defiant gestures in front of their captors. Videos of their reunions with family were joyous, and even their […]
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Before Oct. 7, 2023, Marc Rowan was known more for his Wall Street acumen than for his political activism. But over the past year, the billionaire investor has become one of the most prominent voices in a donor revolt born of dissatisfaction with how elite universities have responded to campus antisemitism. And now, Rowan may […]
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On a sleepy Tuesday evening on the Upper West Side, the basement of Reform synagogue Rodeph Sholom was brimming with noise, energy and approximately 400 Israelis. The congregation was hosting Thanks4Giving, a pre-Thanksgiving dinner and gala that celebrated its guests: the civilian guards — and their families — of kibbutzes and other agricultural communities on the […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Yechiel Leiter, an American-Israeli former settler leader whose son was killed fighting in Gaza, as the next Israeli ambassador to the United States. The prime minister announced the appointment of Leiter, a former Netanyahu aide, in a Friday statement, saying Leiter is “a highly capable diplomat, an eloquent […]
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The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the alleged assault of a prominent Israel advocate at a pro-Palestinian protest in New York on Oct. 7. That day, the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ invasion of Israel, footage spread online of Todd Richman unfurling an Israeli flag in the middle of the city’s main pro-Palestinian protest. […]
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This photo essay is part of a series examining how Oct. 7 and its aftermath have changed the Jewish world. You can see the complete project here. On Oct. 7, as news of Hamas’ invasion of Israel plunged Jews everywhere into shock and mourning, two rallies were called for midtown Manhattan for the next day. […]
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A teacher at a Jewish school in Baltimore has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for sex crimes. William “Zev” Steen, 46, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, a felony, in the U.S. District Court of Maryland. He was sentenced on Monday. Steen, who taught students at Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore, […]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Ministry in Jerusalem sent inspectors to take samples of sewage in some places to determine whether the virus had spread to certain localities, but it didn’t cover all locations and was not ongoing. In the not-so-distant future, however, people in various parts of the world could be able to […]
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