Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.
The Forward on MSN

Jews who support Israel often do not identify as ‘Zionists,’ new JFNA survey finds

(JTA) — Only one-third of American Jews say they identify as Zionist, even as nearly nine in 10 say they support Israel’s ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

1 in 3 US Jews have taken action amid antisemitism many now see as ‘normal,’ analysis finds

American Jews are installing security systems and buying guns in large numbers, according to survey data released nearly two years into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The surveys by the Anti-Defamation ...
City Journal

Jews and Christians Must Fight Anti-Semitic Conspiracies

Last month, for the first time in my life, many of my successful Jewish friends—names you likely know—called me, worried. They asked what they need to do to protect their families, and who will have ...
The Forward

For Finland’s tiny Jewish community, a complicated history of fighting for the czar and the Nazis

Many of the 1,500 Jews who live in Finland today can trace their roots back to the Russian military, which brought them here as conscripts. Beginning in the 1850’s, Jews, who now constitute a tiny ...
Religion News Service

Liberal Jews are reclaiming their Zionism

(RNS) — What does a Jewish text message usually say? “Start worrying … details to follow.” That is the way it has been lately. So, Jews — and in this particular case, Reform Jews — are overdue for ...
The New York Times

From Gaza to New York’s Mayoral Race, Jewish Identity Splits Over Israel’s Future

Left-wing Jews are wrestling with thorny questions: What will American Jewish communities look like now? And how will they think about Israel? Left-wing Jews are wrestling with thorny questions: What ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jews mobilized for Darfur 20 years ago. As violence surges again, where are they now?

The Jewish forces behind the Save Darfur Coalition say Gaza has changed the activism picture. They spoke of genocide and “Never Again.” They pushed to divest from entities that supported the offending ...
Religion News Service

‘I couldn't go to anybody's rally’: Since Oct. 7, some Black Jews struggle to find belonging

(RNS) — A report on Black Jews’ feelings and experiences post-Oct. 7, 2023, suggests many have felt increasingly marginalized in their Jewish communities and tokenized outside of them. (RNS) — After ...
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We know the reasons for violence against Jews — but refuse to say them aloud

Jews celebrating Hanukkah were just slaughtered by Muslim gunmen on an Australian beach, in an imitation of the Oct. 7 massacres. An inert Europe is canceling Christmas celebrations out of fear of ...
The New York Times

Trump Is Selling Jews a Dangerous Lie

Mr. Roth is the president of Wesleyan University. Taking a break from her work dismantling her own department, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon last week threatened roughly $9 billion of grants ...
Greek Reporter

The Brave Greeks Who Saved the Jews of Zakynthos

The Jews of Zakynthos, Greece's Ionian island, owe their survival during the dark days of the German occupation to two brave ...