Diaspora

Not just for some: Israel is, or soon will be, home to most Jews in the world

It is clear that Israel has already become, or is about to become, home to most of the world’s Jews.

By JACOB SIVAK
16/08/2024

Editor's Notes: Why Harris’s golden boy should alarm every friend of Israel

If these are the kinds of voices Harris is elevating, we have every reason to be deeply concerned about what this means for the future of US-Israel relations – and the security of the Jewish people.

16/08/2024

How do Jewish Columbia students feel about Minouche Shafik’s resignation?

While some outspoken pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activists cheered her departure, others said that Shafik deserved a chance to setter the school through calmer waters this year.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
16/08/2024

After UK riots, British Jews grapple with extremism that targeted them

More than 1,000 people have been arrested and at least 466 face charges over the violence that swept Britain starting July 30.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
16/08/2024

‘Bachelorette’ contestant is the great-great-grandson of the last chief rabbi of Kovno

Simon, 29, is one of four men who remain in competition in the current season of the matchmaking show “The Bachelorette,” which began in June.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
16/08/2024

Sen. Chuck Schumer to release book warning about antisemitism in the United States

Antisemitism in America: A Warning is scheduled for publication in February and will be based on Schumer’s experiences growing up in Brooklyn in the 1960s.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
14/08/2024

What problems do Jews care about? Voice of the People survey seeks solutions

Participants in the project are tasked with identifying how recent events have impacted their sense of Jewish identity.

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