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Andrew Lapin

Andrew Lapin is the Managing Editor for Local News at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

the main street of a small town submerged in several feet of water
Posted inU.S.

For Jewish communities in areas battered by Helene, High Holidays take a backseat to basic safety

by Andrew Lapin October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
a man and a woman sit on the steps of a synagogue bimah
Posted inU.S.

Springfield, Ohio, rabbi will meet with local Haitian leaders after disparaging community

by Andrew Lapin September 23, 2024September 23, 2024
Netanyahu speaks at a lectern, flanked by Israeli flags
Posted inFilm

New documentary ‘The Bibi Files’ paints an unflattering portrait of Netanyahu. Will Israelis ever see it?

by Andrew Lapin September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
A man carries an AI-generated image of former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump carrying cats away from Haitian immigrants, a reference to falsehoods spread about Springfield, Ohio, during a campaign rally for Trump at the Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 12, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, says local Haitian migrants lack ‘Western civilized values’

by Andrew Lapin September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
A student at Berkeley Hillel wears a “Bring Them Home – Now!” dog tag in March 2024 in support of the hostages taken by Hamas. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inU.S.

Engagement in campus Jewish life spiked after Oct. 7, then dropped

by Andrew Lapin September 4, 2024September 4, 2024
The pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, which has since been disbanded, seen in May. (Jacob Gurvis/JTA)
Posted inCalifornia

UCLA can’t let protesters block Jewish students’ access to campus, judge rules

by Andrew Lapin August 14, 2024August 15, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a ban on conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults and two bills that would make Minnesota a refuge for people traveling for abortion and gender affirming care, Thursday, April 27, 2023, St. Paul, Minn. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

How a tragic twist in Minnesota’s ‘Jewish Senate seat’ helped Tim Walz break into politics

by Andrew Lapin August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
The cover of "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" superimposed over a photo of Gabrielle Zevin speaking into a microphone
Posted inBooks

How Gabrielle Zevin’s ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ became an unlikely lightning rod in literary fights over the Israel-Hamas war

by Andrew Lapin July 24, 2024July 24, 2024
Most rabbis will not authorize a conversion to Judaism from inside prison, citing lack of access to resources and questions about motivation. (Illustration by Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)
Posted inPodcasts

‘Tales of the Unbound’: Podcast chronicles Jewish conversions of incarcerated men seeking atonement

by Andrew Lapin July 18, 2024July 19, 2024
Rabbi David Minkus (left) leads a discussion at Mercaz, a community programming initiative of Congregation Rodfei Zedek in Chicago's Hyde Park. In June 2024 Minkus released "A Leaflet Drops in Shul," a podcast about his handling of an anti-Zionist congregant's actions. (Courtesy of Mercaz)
Posted inPodcasts

‘A Leaflet Drops in Shul’: New podcast explores anti-Zionism at a Chicago synagogue

by Andrew Lapin July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

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