Foxman: If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir get their way, Israel will lose me By Ron Kampeas, JTA Dec 2, 2022 Abe Foxman, the past Anti-Defamation League leader who long has said that nothing could separate him from support for Israel, now says the leaders of an extreme party could do the trick if they get their way in coalition talks with incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I never thought that I would reach that point… Read More
Sports How local soccer phenom Josh Cohen became Israeli player of the year All eyes may be on the World Cup underway in Qatar, but a Jewish soccer goalie from Mountain View representing Israel recently competed in one of the… By Gabe Fisher Dec 2, 2022
U.S. ‘I like Hitler,’ Kanye West repeatedly tells Alex Jones The far-right streaming host Alex Jones tried to throw his guest Kanye West a lifeline Thursday after weeks of the rapper’s public antisemitic behavior.… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Dec 1, 2022
Health Stanford pediatrician on RSV: Protect infants and elderly With flu season underway and new variants of Covid in the mix, medical professionals have warned of a “triple threat” as these illnesses coincide with a… By Maya Mirsky Dec 1, 2022
Bay Area Bay Area Jewish elected officials find common cause as ‘BANJO’ The S.F.-based Jewish Community Relations Council has launched an initiative to support Jewish elected officials across the Bay Area, from city council… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Nov 30, 2022
World Old German Jewish cemetery yields insights about Ashkenazi DNA The city of Erfurt in central Germany is home to an impeccably restored medieval synagogue made possible because local Jews had been expelled long before… By Toby Axelrod, JTA Nov 30, 2022
Bay Area Imperfect survey raises questions about anti-Jewish bias in hiring A new poll indicates that ideas about Jewish “power and control” may affect how some hiring managers approach applicants who they believe are Jewish. But… By Maya Mirsky Nov 29, 2022
U.S. Should Jews be concerned about Hebrew Israelites? Dressed in matching purple hoodies and shirts, with gold fringes attached to the bottom in observance of Deuteronomy 22:12, hundreds of members of a… By Andrew Esensten, JTA Nov 28, 2022
Politics Who is Donald Trump’s antisemitic new friend, Nick Fuentes? Kanye West was spotted on last week in Florida, en route to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. But the notable story from the visit isn’t that West asked… By Mira Fox, Forward Nov 28, 2022