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Department of Education Investigates Antisemitism, Islamophobia at 7 Schools, Including Penn

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The U.S. Department of Education announced ...

You Should Know: Molly Wernick

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Jews in their 20s, 30s and 40s don’t necessarily engage ...

CNN’s Jake Tapper: Anchor, Author and Proud Jew

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In the weeks since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks ...

Philadelphia-Area Jews Explain Why It’s Important to Show Up for Israel

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There was a strong Philadelphia-area presence at the Nov. 14 March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C. Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia sent eight busloads...

Historic Pro-Israel Rally in DC Draws Massive Crowd, Energizes Support for Israel

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People from across the United States converged on the nation’s capital ...

Jewish Exponent Podcast, Episode 04: Aviva Menche

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Aviva Menche grew up in Northeast Philadelphia in an Orthodox household with strong Zionist values. She kept noticing that Jewish prayers were about “aspiring...

ADL Philadelphia Director Andrew Goretsky Fights Ongoing Antisemitism

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In January 2022, Andrew Goretsky took over as regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia. It was less than two weeks after the synagogue hostage...

Congregation Kol Emet Celebrates 10 Years With Rabbi Anna Boswell-Levy

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Congregation Kol Emet has a scenic, tree-covered property in Yardley. It has 180 member units in its community. It has a preschool, a summer...

A Jenkintown Man Collected Holocaust Artifacts. What Will His Family Do with Them?

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It’s the first thing you see when you walk into the small square room in the basement of this Jenkintown home. It stares right...

A Briefing on the Local Spike in Antisemitism Since Oct. 7

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There were more than 500 complaints about antisemitic incidents in the Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia’s territory of eastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware in all...