Israel Israeli man killed in shooting as West Bank violence continues (JTA) — An Israeli man was killed in a terror attack on Tuesday in the northern West Bank, the latest in a string of violent incidents in the territory… By Ben Sales May 30, 2023
World Alliance of Orthodox rabbis calls for release of Evan Gershkovich (JTA) — An umbrella association of American Orthodox rabbis is calling on the Russian government to release Evan Gershkovich, the imprisoned Jewish… By Ben Sales May 30, 2023
Bay Area Bay Area leaders join one of the last flights of Ethiopians to Israel As she exited a chartered flight that had taken her from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Tel Aviv, Joy Sisisky found herself holding a stranger’s luggage. The… By Emma Goss May 25, 2023
Politics Biden's new plan to fight antisemitism demands sweeping reforms WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden today unveiled a multifaceted and broad strategy to combat antisemitism in the United States that reaches from… By Ron Kampeas May 25, 2023
Analysis Who won debate over defining ‘antisemitism’ in White House plan? This story was originally published in the Forward. The White House carefully crafted a definition of antisemitism — or rather declined to craft one. In… By Lauren Markoe May 25, 2023
World Condoms and tikkun olam: Orthodox Jew aids Prague sex workers PRAGUE (JTA) — Not long after she puts away her silver Shabbat candlesticks and home-baked challah, Yael Schoultz walks through a cavernous hallway, and… By Dinah Spritzer May 25, 2023
News Antisemites, protesters plunge Sacramento city council meeting into chaos A Sacramento City Council meeting turned chaotic Tuesday when protesters, shouting and holding up signs, preempted an address by a man who has repeatedly… By Gabe Stutman May 24, 2023
U.S. Israel debate could overshadow White House antisemitism strategy This story was originally published in the Forward. As the White House prepares to release the first national strategy to counter antisemitism, one topic… By Arno Rosenfeld May 24, 2023
Bay Area Gang graffiti mistaken for antisemitic symbols in Fairfield Graffiti on a warehouse in Fairfield, decried by a local Jewish group as antisemitic, was in fact the markings of Norteño street gangs, according to the… By Maya Mirsky May 24, 2023