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Jewish perspectives on God and parenting after October 7 trauma - opinion

From authoritarian to distant God beliefs, Jewish trauma responses influence how parents raise children today.

 A MEMORIAL service held on October 7 at the site of the Supernova festival in Re’im.
A poster is hung in Tehran's Revolution Square featuring an image of the Statue of Liberty, and photographs of several heads of state to mark the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis in Tehran, Iran on November 5, 2025.

Jewish groups urge Trump to prioritize Americans held in Iran during ceasefire talks

One demonstrator fixes another head scarf outside the pro-Palestine encampment on the Columbia University campus on April 29, 2024 in New York City.

Columbia’s Hillel director: What do we do about antisemitism on campus?

Panelists speak onstage during the 25th Atlanta Jewish Film Festival’s ‘Bad Shabbos’ opening night premiere at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, last week.

Jewish Atlanta showed how communities confront institutional failure on Israel - opinion


Pioneering interreligious relations

“Jews were viewed as the enemies of God, in league with the devil, responsible for the tragedies of the world,” he said, but the Church now sees us as “dearly beloved elder brothers.”

Pope Francis is greeted as he arrives at Rome's Great Synagogue, Italy January 17, 2016

AJC – Israel’s staunch ally and friend

AJC President Jacob Blaustein (left) meets with Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion

Community without conformity

This attitude can result in apathy toward the idea of being part of a people at best, and cold hostility towards one’s Jewishness at worst.

Un sefer Torah vieux de quatre siècles, trouvé dans un chantier en 2006

How diplomacy helped save lives during the Holocaust

“It was quite unusual to send a diplomat to a country and to tell him that he could do anything to save lives.”

Lithuanian Ambassador to Israel explains how foregin diplomats from Japan and the Netherlands helped to save Jewish lives during the holocaust

U.S. indicts serial Jewish community bomb hoaxer for hate crimes

Justice Department statement does not say whether 19-year-old Israeli citizen would be extradited to the United States.

JCC bomb threats suspect

American Jewish Committee hosts event honoring Holocaust victim

Holocaust survivor Sylvain Brachfeld captivated the audience of young professionals and diplomats with his harrowing tale.

AJC ACCESS members and diplomats listen to Holocaust survivor Sylvian Brachfeld tell his story