A Chabad Couple Built an Immersive Village for Kids With Autism
Josefin Dolsten / JTA
A new 11,000-square-foot shopping center in Livingston, New Jersey, is home to 15 storefronts, including a bank, pet shop and clothing...
This Bill Will Help Nonprofits Pay for Security Improvements
For Jewish nonprofits in Philadelphia and across the state, there is relief and appreciation that, as of press time, Gov. Tom Wolf was slated...
Man Arrested for Plotting to Blow up Colorado Synagogue
By Ben Sales / JTA
A white supremacist has been arrested for plotting to blow up a synagogue in Colorado.
Richard Holzer, 27, was charged for...
Deborah Lipstadt, Most American Jews Say Anti-Semitism a ‘Problem’
By Samantha Cooper
The same week that the American Jewish Committee released the results of a survey on American anti-Semitism, the subject’s foremost expert, scholar...
The Tree of Life Rabbi’s Message One Year Later
On the first anniversary of the Pittsburgh shooting, Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers, the spiritual leader of Tree of Life, shares his thoughts on the...
What Pittsburgh Victims’ Families Want to Tell the World
Peg Durachko has four bankers’ boxes filled to the brim with cards and small items that she received from friends and strangers after her...
These Are the People We Lost
On Oct. 27, 2018, everything changed for the American Jewish community. Even as we must move forward, we can never forget those who lost...
After Pittsburgh: A Year of Mourning, A Year of Healing
On Oct. 27, 2018, unimaginable horror descended on the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as an anti-Semite extinguished the lives of 11 innocent Jews and...
How the Democratic Candidates Differ on Middle East Policy
By Ron Kampeas / JTA
The fourth Democratic presidential debate revealed fissures among the candidates on whether to keep U.S. troops in the Middle East.
The...
Elijah Cummings, Who Bridged African-American and Jewish Communities, Dies
By Josefin Dolsten / JTA
Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime Baltimore congressman who worked to build ties between the African-American and Jewish communities in his...