Diaspora

Jewish community springs into action as devastating Los Angeles-area fires widen

As wildfires rage across LA, synagogues open doors to evacuees and Jewish groups mobilize aid, while rabbi who lost home vows 'we will rebuild together.'

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
09/01/2025

President’s Medal of Honor awarded to Diaspora leaders

The medal was awarded in recognition of their long-term defense of Israel, their combating of antisemitism, and their fight for human rights for people of all faiths and nations.

Bassem Youssef poses backstage at the 43rd International Emmy Awards in New York City in 2015.

Youssef's stand-up tour will inflame antisemitic hatred

These provocative performances inflame hatred against Israel and Jews, and incite acts of violence against them.

By MOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
09/01/2025

Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

Yarrow wrote the music for the Peter, Paul and Mary's best-known composition, “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” with lyrics by his Cornell classmate Leonard Lipton.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
08/01/2025

Dept. of Education opens Title VI antisemitism investigation at Sarah Lawrence College

“We hope this investigation initiates a meaningful culture shift at SLC to improve the campus environment,” Rachel Klein, executive director of Hillels of Westchester, said.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
08/01/2025

Warsaw Ghetto memorial defaced with anti-Israel graffiti

The graffiti makes Warsaw’s Umschlagplatz memorial the latest of a string of Holocaust monuments to be vandalized with anti-Israel messages.

By BEN SALES/JTA
08/01/2025

The Borscht Belt hotels were cornerstones of Jewish family life that have no real replacement

Imagine season-long communal residences where families could book recurring weeks or weekends throughout the year, creating consistent community rather than one-off vacations.

By SARA FREDMAN AEDER/JTA
07/01/2025

'F**k the Jews:' Car graffitied in Sydney in latest attack

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry said in a statement that the act was a product of incitement, demonization, and a belief that such sentiments were permitted

After Chilean politicians label menorah ‘symbol of death,’ hanukkiah vandalized, lighting canceled

Israeli ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, posted on social media on December 17 that Moreira’s statements were “clear antisemitism,” and he was convinced that they did not represent the Chileans.

'Melting Point': Showing the dilemmas and struggles of Diaspora Jewry

A descendant of hassidim and Zionist activists, Cockerell writes compellingly about our people’s wanderings, the need for a Jewish homeland, and her family’s fight to create it.

By GIDEON SYLVESTER
04/01/2025
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