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A march against antisemitism, Paris, Nov. 12, 2023. (Siren-Com/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inWorld

Do Jews have a future in Europe? A historian of antisemitism has her doubts.

by Andrew Silow-Carroll May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
A rendering of helical DNA structures. (onlyyouqj/iStock)
Posted inU.S.

Her body has been unidentified for decades. Her Ashkenazi DNA may explain why

by Hannah Feuer May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
La America, a Ladino paper from the U.S., published 1911. (Courtesy NIL)
Posted inBay Area

Stanford Ladino scholar keeps grip on fading Ottoman Jewish world

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 24, 2026April 24, 2026
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu review a military honor guard on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP)
Posted inWorld

In Orban’s rule, Israelis saw a model for their own country. Will he also be one in defeat?

by Deborah Danan April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
A poster is hung in Tehran's Revolution Square featuring an image of the Statue of Liberty, and photographs of several heads of state to mark the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis in Tehranon Nov. 5, 2025. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups urge Trump to prioritize Americans held in Iran during ceasefire talks

by Grace Gilson April 20, 2026April 20, 2026
A sign reading "Jewish Lives Should Matter, Too" is seen at the floral tributes area outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on Dec. 18, 2025, to honor victims of the Bondi Beach shooting. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Fatalities from antisemitic attacks reach highest toll in 30 years, Israeli analysis finds

by Grace Gilson April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Roya Hakakian (left) listens to a question from Rabbi Sarah Joselow Parris at Congregation Emanu-El. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

‘We can’t quit’: Jewish Iranian human rights advocate urges complete victory

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 10, 2026April 13, 2026
Pro-regime Iranians gather for a massive memorial march marking the 40th day following the death of the former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, April 9, 2026. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Iran ceasefire teeters as IDF continues to pound Lebanon, Strait of Hormuz stays closed

by JTA Staff April 9, 2026April 9, 2026
A Jewish couple ride in a rickshaw in Shanghai in the late 1930s or early 1940s. (Courtesy Sino-Judaic Institute)
Posted inIdeas

Local scholar keeps history of China’s oldest Jewish community alive

by Julie Zigoris April 8, 2026April 8, 2026
Video of an alleged strike on a synagogue in Tehran. (Screenshot)
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Iran claims synagogue in Tehran was ‘completely destroyed’ by U.S.-Israeli strike

by Grace Gilson April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

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