Jewish Americans
US Jews upset with Trump’s latest rhetoric say he doesn’t get to tell them how to be Jewish
By Peter Smith and Tiffany Stanley — March 26, 2024
(AP) – This week, Trump charged that Jewish Democrats were being disloyal to their faith and to Israel.
Polling places inside synagogues are being moved for Pennsylvania’s April primary during Passover
By Mark Scolforo — March 25, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, election officials relocated 16 polling places from six locations — synagogues as well as a Jewish community center
‘We can no longer be silent’: New York’s Latino faith leaders call for cease-fire in Gaza
By Fiona André — March 6, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — The community has avoided taking stances on the Israel-Hamas war for fear of altering the group’s strong relationship with the city’s Jewish community.
Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists and classes for some religious schools
By Holly Meyer — March 4, 2024
(AP) — Against the backdrop of favorable decisions by the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court, Florida was among nine states that expanded school voucher programs last year.
Florida Senate unanimously passes bill to define antisemitism
By Brendan Farrington — February 29, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It defines antisemitism as “a certain perception of Jewish individuals which may be expressed as hatred toward such individuals.
Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds
By Tiffany Stanley — February 13, 2024
(AP) — The American Jewish Committee, a prominent advocacy organization, conducted the survey last fall just as the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7. The number of American Jews who say they feel less secure in the U.S. jumped 22% from last year’s survey.
What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
By Giovanna Dell'orto — November 30, 2023
(AP) — On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.
Emhoff visits New York’s Cornell University as he seeks to reassure Jewish community after threats
By Zeke Miller — November 10, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — He also discussed the Biden administration's work to combat antisemitism and security in schools and on college campuses, the White House said.
Protesters occupy New York’s Grand Central to demand cease-fire in Gaza
By Fiona André — October 28, 2023
New York (RNS) — The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionist organization created in 1996 that also occupied Congress a week ago, asking for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Hindu and Jewish Americans foster kinship through shared traditions, connections to homeland
By Richa Karmarkar — September 11, 2023
(RNS) — Hindu and Jewish organizations hope interreligious dialogue will aid in the broader goal of allyship between India, Israel and the United States.
Study: Girls raised by Jewish parents outperform Christian girls academically
By Yonat Shimron — May 12, 2022
(RNS) — Adolescent girls raised by Jewish parents have ambitious career goals and prioritize their professional success over marriage and motherhood, a study in the American Sociological Review found.
A devastated Jewish community in Surfside, Florida, begins burying its dead
By Yonat Shimron — June 28, 2021
(RNS) — At least 50 of the total trapped in the collapse of the Champlain condo are likely Jewish, many of them Orthodox Jews who attended The Shul, a large Chabad congregation in Surfside.
A cemetery is desecrated, shaking Michigan’s Jewish community on Election Day
By Yonat Shimron — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — Gayle Kirshenbaum planned to spend Election Day calling potential voters and urging them to vote. Instead she woke up to the news that the cemetery where her grandparents are buried was desecrated.
Meet the ‘Nominals’ who are drifting from Judaism and Christianity
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 1, 2013
(RNS) Vague Jews and "mushy Christians" have a lot in common. Survey after survey finds many people who don't know or care about doctrine or practice still proudly claim a religious brand identity.
Who’s a Jew? Few American Jews say it’s a matter of belief
By Lauren Markoe — October 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) What's the most defining trait of what it means to be a Jew in America? Just 15 percent say it involves religious belief, according to a new study.
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