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Jackie Hajdenberg

Jackie Hajdenberg

Jackie Hajdenberg is a reporter at JTA. She has a degree in political science from Barnard College and a master’s in journalism from Columbia Journalism School. Her reporting and writing has appeared in USA Today, PBS Frontline, the Detroit Free Press, Vox and Hey Alma. She writes satire and hangs out on Twitter.

A security camera hangs across the street from the Park East Synagogue, in New York City. Jewish institutions are tightening security amid rising threats. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

US government spends record $454 million to secure religious institutions amid rising antisemitism

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
Artist Tomer Peretz works on an installation planned for a Hostages Square replica near the Democratic National Convention. (Michael Cannon)
Posted inU.S.

Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostage Square’ is coming to Chicago for the DNC — whether or not a pro-Israel march gets a permit

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 15, 2024August 15, 2024
A viral visual Hebrew pun on Kamala Harris' name, among other new merchandise, is resonating with Jewish Democrats. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inCulture

Kamala Harris’ Hebrew merch is taking shape — in the form of a punctuation mark

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 14, 2024August 14, 2024
a classical painting of The Temple with smoke rising from it and a chaotic crowd within it
Posted inReligion

In first Tisha B’Av after Oct. 7, Jewish writers, musicians, and lay leaders compose new liturgy and traditions to mourn a fresh tragedy

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 12, 2024August 12, 2024
an illustration of a man standing with a city in flames behind him
Posted inCulture

A film about the destruction of the Second Temple premiered in 2021. Oct. 7 gives it new resonance.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
American journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage at Moscow City Court on June 22, 2023.(Photo/JTA-Natalia Kolesnikova-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Evan Gershkovich, American Jewish journalist jailed in Russia, is freed in prisoner exchange

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
American journalist Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass defendant's cage during the verdict announcement at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Russia sentences Jewish-American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in maximum security prison

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg July 19, 2024July 19, 2024
Gabe and Liz Rutan-Ram in a still from a campaign ad from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. (YouTube)
Posted inPolitics

A Jewish couple was barred from adopting through a Christian agency. They’re now the face of an anti-Project 2025 campaign.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg July 16, 2024July 16, 2024
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in the glass defendants' cage in the Yekaterinburg courthouse where his trial began on June 26. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Closed-door espionage trial of American Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich begins in Russia

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 26, 2024June 26, 2024
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry addresses reporters after a U.S. Supreme Court first amendment case in March, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

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