American Jewry

Jewish Federations to hire 100 professionals to combat rising antisemitism across North America

JFNA launched a $35 million initiative to fight antisemitism and has expanded its efforts in 120 communities across the United States.

American Jews and their supporters participate in the March for Israel in Washington, DC, earlier this month.
An FBI insignia on a building in Washington, DC, US. March 15, 2026.

FBI arrests man for threatening to 'blow up' Jewish preschool in LA with Molotov cocktails - report

This week, CNN’s Harry Enten presented Siena polling averages showing that Democrats’ lead among Jewish voters in New York on the congressional ballot had fallen from 49 percentage points in 2022 to 13 this year.

Editor's Notes: A break with Israel would hurt American Jews, too - comment

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

US cities, counties mark October 7 as Day of Remembrance three years after Hamas massacre


Meet the Jews who played pivotal roles in American history

Jews have played pivotal roles throughout key moments in American history. Throughout 2026, monthly online conversations with Jewish historians will journey across American and Jewish history.

A group of young Austrian immigrants wave to the Statue of Liberty upon their arrival in America aboard the S.S. Harding. The 50 Jewish children, who were greeted by their new adoptive families, were fleeing Nazi persecution in their homeland.

At this Dallas synagogue, Purim comes with fog machines, zip lines and Broadway flair

Rabbi Adam Roffman has transformed the traditional Purim spiel at Dallas’s Shearith Israel into a high-octane theatrical event, blending his Broadway background with spiritual community building.

Clergy of Congregation Shearith Israel in Texas perform the annual Purim spiel on March 1, 2026.

Why trusting physics, not politics, once kept Iran in check - opinion

We backed the Iran nuclear deal not out of trust in Tehran but trust in physics. A decade later, Iran’s program is stronger, and the cost of abandoning diplomacy is clear.

People protest against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center to discuss the deal on Sept. 3, 2015 in Davie, Florida.

Jesse Jackson helped legitimize the antisemitism poisoning America today - opinion

In legitimizing high-brow and low-brow antisemitism, he strengthened the ideological foundation triggering today’s multi-dimensional Jew-hating storm, uniting anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

Rev. Jesse Jackson attends Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024.

Is antisemitism inevitable? A disturbing old-new view of Jew-hatred - opinion

We have to be prepared for the possibility that democracy will fail the Jews.

 A person holds a placard during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

Mahanoy City’s first Jewish congregation dates back to 1888, having laid the cornerstone for the former Beth Israel Synagogue in 1923.

Beth Israel of Mahanoy City, seen here in the 1950s, was built by Jewish merchants and businesspeople who served the area's burgeoning coal industry.

Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96

Wiseman directed 45 films and some theatrical productions in France. His experiences of antisemitism greatly influenced his documentary career.

Frederick Wiseman attends the "Law And Order" Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France.

Senior Jewish American leader William Daroff urges conservatives to confront Tucker Carlson

Daroff described what he called a deepened bond between Israel and the United States since the October 7 attacks

Tucker Carlson

Investigators continue search for Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove

The New York Post on Wednesday posted video and photos of FBI personnel taking possession of a glove they had found discarded on a roadside about 1.5 miles from the elder Guthrie's home

Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother has been missing for more than a week.

Unredacted Epstein files, deposition plans bring Jewish philanthropist Leslie Wexner into spotlight

Federal documents and a looming deposition have intensified scrutiny of Ohio billionaire Leslie Wexner over his decades-long connection with Jeffrey Epstein.

Leslie Wexner, left, and Jeffrey Epstein were close for years. Epstein's scandal has dogged the billionaire Jewish philanthropist.