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.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
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

From housing to tech to child care, Israel has made social programs work, lessons New York’s next mayor could learn.

|ByZACK ROTHBART
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

In the American melting pot, Jewish communities don’t stand alone or apart; they’re part of the national fabric.

|ByDANIEL M ROSEN
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

We celebrate Sigd with love, pride, and joy. And with that same love, we ask Israel to embrace our future, to open doors, expand opportunities, and allow us to serve our country at the highest levels

|BySHMUEL LEGESSE

'My Israel': A work of love on the different faces of the Jewish state - review

In this book, 70 prominent Israelis put down into moving words what they see in their own special corners of the Land of Israel.

MAY 19, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
The cover of ‘My Israel’ (Gefen Publishing House, May 2023)

Cohn Program for Israeli-Arab Inclusion in the Humanities at Tel Aviv University is inaugurated

The new program aims to centralize and expand the existing efforts to attract Arab students to enroll in the Humanities at TAU.  

MAY 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Left to right: Prof Neta Ziv, Dan Cohn, Prof Ariel Porat & Prof Gali Cinamon

The DEI threat to Jewish students - opinion

DEI initiatives are weaponized against Jewish students, maliciously portraying them and Israel as vicious oppressors.

MAY 8, 2023ByADAM MILSTEIN
The DEI Threat to Jewish Students