World
Proportion of Jews living in Europe as low as it was 1,000 years ago
Jews’ share of the population of Europe is as low now as it was 1,000 years ago and is declining even further, according to a landmark new demographic…
Israel
Right-wing takeover of top World Zionist Congress positions blocked
A coalition of Jewish groups including the likes of Hadassah and B’nai B’rith International has temporarily blocked a plan by Orthodox and right-wing…
Bay Area
Temple Sinai hit with swastika, police investigating as hate crime
UPDATE, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.: Oakland Police Department announced that it has arrested an individual responsible for a hate crime at Temple Sinai. The case…
Talking With ...
Q&A: He’s served presidents, and now he’s serving democracy
Arthur Blaustein, 87, is passionate about community service. Now retired after a long tenure as professor of community development, politics and public…
Profile
Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet
This piece originally appeared in Alma. After over a year of immersing herself into the darkest depths of white supremacy on the internet, Talia Lavin…
U.S.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg to get a statue in her native Brooklyn
The late Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is getting her own statue in her native Brooklyn. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo named the members…
Profile
Art Green (still) believes Hasidic ideas are key to the Jewish future
Rabbi Art Green is a scholar of worldwide renown, the author of dozens of books, one of the world’s leading experts on Hasidic Judaism and perhaps the…
California
State initiative to fight bias, make public schools safer
Facing what the California Department of Education called rising “hate, bigotry and racism” in “communities across the state and nation,” State…
Politics
Poll finds American Jews set to vote overwhelmingly for Joe Biden
Jewish voters are set to vote 75% to 22% for Joe Biden, according to a poll by the American Jewish Committee. The poll released Monday shows the…