US House Passes Bill Stripping Federal Funds from Universities that Boycott Israel
Sharon Udasin | JTA
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent federal funds from going to academic institutions that...
JD Vance Refuses to Disavow Tucker Carlson
Joseph Strauss | JTA
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that he has “political disagreements” with Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News personality who has spread...
Hallie Weiner: Old York Road Temple-Beth Am Cantor Finds a Home
Hallie Weiner moved to the Philadelphia area from Dallas in June to take over as cantor at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am. She succeeded...
New Jewish Cohort for Interfaith Couples Coming to Philadelphia This Fall
The cohort is called Embark, which is a fitting title because the couples who participate are launching their Jewish journeys together.
Run by Mem Global,...
Katz: Top Hamas Terrorist Captured in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended his congratulations on the capture of the head of Hamas's internal security apparatus on Tuesday.
Describing the terrorist as...
Carl Lutz Exhibition Moves Over to Mikveh Israel
Carl Lutz, the Swiss diplomat in Budapest from 1942 to 1945, helped save over 60,000 people from the Nazis during the Holocaust. The group...
Base Philly, Gathering Space for Jews in Their 20s and 30s, to Open in...
As Rabbi Arielle Krule explained it, “There’s a whole Jewish infrastructure in South Philadelphia.”
It includes the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, launched in 2019, and some...
Penn Athlete Proud to Wear the Blue Square as Part of NIL Deal
For the last two years, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s Blue Square Alliance Against Hate has selected Jewish athletes at the college level...
Fanny Kraus Partow, Who Survived Holocaust as Hidden Child, Dies at 92
In August 1944, 10-year-old Fanny Kraus watched from a window of the children’s home where she was living near Huriel in central France. Retreating...
US State Department Urges Countries to Protect Jews During High Holidays
Mike Wagenheim
The U.S. State Department is directing nearly all of its global missions to emphasize to local governments the importance of protecting their Jewish...