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Andrew Lapin

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

Kai Shappley, actress and trans rights activist, speaks to Jewish youth at the BBYO International Convention in Dallas, Texas, Feb. 17, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jason Dixson Photography)
Posted inU.S.

BBYO’s planned convention in Florida poses conundrum for LGBTQ Jews and allies

by Andrew Lapin June 23, 2023June 23, 2023
"Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation"
Posted inComics

A new version of Anne Frank’s diary is being called pornography and getting banned from schools

by Andrew Lapin June 14, 2023
Former SFSU President Les Wong is the new interim president of Connecticut College. (Photo/file)
Posted inUncategorized

Former SFSU president’s new post: another school with an antisemitism scandal

by Andrew Lapin June 12, 2023June 13, 2023
Tom Stoppard accepts the award for best new play for “Leopoldstadt” onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater in New York City, June 11, 2023. (Photo/Theo Wargo-Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Posted inTheater

Antisemitism-themed ‘Leopoldstadt’ and ‘Parade’ are big Tony Awards winners

by Andrew Lapin June 12, 2023June 12, 2023
Smoke rises above buildings after air strikes by Israeli warplanes in Gaza City, May 10, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Atia Mohammed-Flash90)
Posted inNews

UPDATED: Israeli officials say fighting in Gaza ongoing despite reports of ceasefire

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt during the opening night curtain call for "Parade" at New York City Center, Nov. 1, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Bruce Glikas-WireImage-GettyImages)
Posted inTheater

‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations in a big year for Jewish Broadway

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
Harlan Crow, a Republican megadonor who has hosted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on multiple vacations, reportedly owns a copy of Hitler's "Mein Kampf." This edition, featuring a portrait of Hitler, was photographed at the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich, Germany, in 2015. (Photo/JTA-Matthias Balk-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Conservative donor’s Nazi memorabilia collection in spotlight amid revelations about his Clarence Thomas ties

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 11, 2023April 11, 2023
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber found this antisemitic flyer, typical of the flyers distributed by the Goyim Defense League hate group, while out on a walk with his wife in January 2022. (Photo/JTA-Dan Gelber via Twitter)
Posted inNews

A Florida bill would ban ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers used by neo-Nazis

by Andrew Lapin and JTA March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
Rabbi Rick Jacobs ( center), head of North America's Union for Reform Judaism, and other non-Orthodox Jews clashing with security guards at the entrance to the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem, Nov. 16, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Noam Rivkin Fenton/Flash 90)
Posted inNews

In Bay Area and beyond, American pulpit rabbis wrestle with Israel’s new government

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Andrew Lapin, JTA and Lillian Ilsley-Greene March 14, 2023
Spielberg, Quan and Capshaw pose for a photo together
Posted inTV & Film

‘Fabelmans’ flops at the Oscars, but Hollywood’s Jewish history gets a nod

by Andrew Lapin and JTA March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

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