Supreme Court sends hate speech regulation back to Congress By Maya Mirsky Jun 9, 2023 The man now on trial for the 2018 Tree of Life massacre, which killed 11 worshippers and wounded six more, entered the Pittsburgh synagogue with an agenda and an ideology. Before walking in with semi-automatic weapons and handguns, he was part of an online community rife with antisemitic conspiracies, extremism and white supremacy. What’s online… Read More
California $65M deal to sell American Jewish University’s LA campus collapses (JTA) – The financial future of American Jewish University is in flux again after a plan to raise a reported $65 million by selling its 22-acre campus in… By Asaf Elia-Shalev Jun 9, 2023
World Will flooding force Kherson's last Jews to leave? (JTA) — Intense flooding caused by the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in eastern Ukraine is threatening to force most of the remaining 600-700 Jews in the… By JTA Jun 9, 2023
Israel Israeli cabinet ministers change US meetings in the face of protests WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two Israeli ministers who have built relationships with Jewish leaders in the Diaspora canceled or shifted meetings with American… By Ron Kampeas Jun 9, 2023
Bay Area Argentine native brings global perspective as Shir Hadash rabbi Rabbi Nico Socolovsky knows how to carry a tune. At Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, he strums his guitar on Friday nights as he sings from the… By Emma Goss Jun 8, 2023
Politics A Jewish guide to Chris Christie’s presidential campaign (JTA) — As he has launched his long-shot campaign for the Republican nomination, Chris Christie has taken aim squarely at the man he once enthusiastically… By Ron Kampeas Jun 8, 2023
World State Department calls recent Roger Waters concert ‘antisemitic’ (JTA) — The U.S. State Department has condemned Roger Waters, calling the former Pink Floyd frontman’s recent concert in Berlin “antisemitic.” A reporter… By Gabe Friedman Jun 8, 2023
Bay Area Emanu-El breaks ground on $91 million remodel of iconic building On a history-making day filled with joy, more than 200 people gathered at Congregation Emanu-El on June 4 for the groundbreaking of the San Francisco… By Jordan Greene Jun 7, 2023
U.S. Meet the defense in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial PITTSBURGH (Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle via JTA) — When Judy Clarke delivered her opening statement to the jury that will determine the fate of the man… By Toby Tabachnik Jun 7, 2023