Diversity

DOGE’s cuts to Jewish humanities grants were unconstitutional, judge rules

In her 143-page ruling, US District Judge Colleen McMahon called out the agency created by US President Donald Trump specifically for its targeting of Jewish projects, including Holocaust research.

Rain falls on the National Endowment for the Humanities building (NEH) on April 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor, at the start of 2026. The new mayor could learn a lot from Israel on how to implement his goals in City Hall, the writer says.

As Mamdani enters City Hall, perhaps he could learn a few things from Israel - opinion

People walk in New York City’s Financial District on the morning after Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election win, earlier this month. The US population reflects a wide spectrum of identities that coexist in unprecedented ways, the writer maintains.

American Jewry needs to rethink antisemitism through the lens of modern America -opinion

Members of the Israeli-Ethiopian community take part in a ceremony marking the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem, November 23, 2022

Ethiopian holiday of Sigd: A true reflection of Israel's diversity - opinion


Unity as a value is not dangerous, politicizing values is - opinion

“Unity” is the call for humans to draw a clear boundary between “right vs wrong,” and not let it fall into the muddy waters of “Right vs Left.”

 THE KNESSET marks its 75th birthday

Kill it or reform it? Jewish critics of DEI debate the future of campus diversity programs

The seeming failure of many DEI programs to take Jews’ concerns seriously has led some Jewish leaders and conservative politicians to call for their dismantling.

A flyer shows support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.

Dean Phillips drops DEI label from his presidential campaign website after Bill Ackman contributed

Ackman gained an elevated public profile in recent weeks as he led the successful effort to force out Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, his alma mater.

 Democratic presidential candidate US Representative Dean Phillips (D-MN) speaks during a campaign stop at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, New Hampshire, U.S., December 8, 2023.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has no place in medicine - opinion

Every American who cares about their right to equal, skillful medical treatment should join me in condemning medicine’s DEI-fueled politicization.

 THE DECLINE of objective evaluation and the diversion of university resources toward DEI programs raises serious concerns about competence within the next generation of American doctors, argues the writer.

How do you know what a Jew looks like?

A woman explains the diversity of the Jewish world and the rarity of Jews globally.

DIVERSITY IN MOTION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Street during the pandemic (Illustrative).

WATCH: Israelis praise cross-cultural unity amid fears of division, terrorist threats

“I haven’t seen this kind of thing since the Germans,” says a 91-year-old who came to Israel decades ago after living through the Nazi occupation of Tunisia

Emilia Marcel-Sofer (C), with her son-in-law (L) and live-in aid, Rajie Rajan, in her home in Ramla, Israel, Oct. 12, 2023.

We must shun California's radical ethnic studies - opinion

The greatest danger of Jewish proponents of radical ethnic studies is that they end up supporting outrageous political positions completely at odds with traditional Jewish interests.

A student exits a bus as he arrives at Venice High School in Los Angeles, California

Israel's diverse protesters can't be labeled as anti-Jewish state - opinion

Douglas Altabef, chairman of the board of Im Tirtzu, has figured out, by himself, that the protesters are “new Jews who know nothing of their own tradition.” He has no way of knowing this factually.

 ACTIVISTS OPPOSED to the judicial overhaul demonstrate in Tel Aviv, earlier this month.

TAU making medical school accessible to students from all parts of Israeli society

Affirmative action program will admit 10% from underrepresented presented populations – but, with some adaptations, they must meet academic requirements.

Yehuda Sabiner: Doctor in training

New York City Mayor: Israel is my second home - opinion

New York and Israel share the same drive to always be better, and to fight for democracy, prosperity, and peace.

 NEW YORK City Mayor Eric Adams meets with President Isaac Herzog during a recent presidential visit to New York City. ‘Hatred and intolerance have no place in New York City, and should have no place elsewhere,’ says Adams.