US & Canada
Borough President: NY Must Stop Honoring Nazi Collaborators
JNS.org - Philippe Pétain and Pierre Laval—who led the Vichy government during the Nazi occupation of France, and under whom 75,000 French Jews were...
US Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Honoring Diplomatic ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on Friday introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award granted by Congress, US and foreign diplomats who saved Jewish lives...
Biden Says Antisemitism Drove Him to Run for President
JNS.org - President Joe Biden said Thursday that he was motivated to run for his current office when Neo-Nazis and white nationalists marching in Charlottesville, Va., in the summer of 2017, were “spewing the same...
AJC Survey: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Many Jews Died in the Holocaust
JNS.org - Only 53% of Americans over the age of 18 answered correctly that approximately six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, according to an American Jewish Committee public opinion survey released ahead of...
Iowa to Test United Hatzalah EMS Model in Rural Areas
JNS.org - Iowa will fund a pilot program to test the efficacy of the United...
Jewish Boys Assaulted in Crown Heights Amid Antisemitic Crime Wave
A Jewish neighborhood watch group based in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York,...
Special Counsel Appointed to Probe Biden’s Handling of Classified Documents
US Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Thursday to probe the improper storage of classified documents at President Joe Biden's...
Harvard Palestinian Alumni Group Calls on Dean to Resign for Vetoing Anti-Israel Former Head of HRW
JNS.org -The Harvard Kennedy School’s Palestinian Alumni Collective demanded that the school’s Dean Douglas Elmendorf...
Harvard Students and Organizations Call on Dean to Step Down After Blocking Appointment of Anti-Israel Fellow
JNS.org - Hundreds of students and Harvard-affiliated organizations are calling on Harvard Kennedy School Dean...
Borough President: NY Must Stop Honoring Nazi Collaborators
JNS.org - Philippe Pétain and Pierre Laval—who led the Vichy government during the Nazi occupation of France, and under whom 75,000 French Jews were deported...
US Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Honoring Diplomatic ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on Friday introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award granted...
Biden Says Antisemitism Drove Him to Run for President
JNS.org - President Joe Biden said Thursday that he was motivated to run for his current office when Neo-Nazis and white nationalists marching in Charlottesville,...
AJC Survey: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Many Jews Died in the Holocaust
JNS.org - Only 53% of Americans over the age of 18 answered correctly that approximately six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, according to...
Iowa to Test United Hatzalah EMS Model in Rural Areas
JNS.org - Iowa will fund a pilot program to test the efficacy of the United Hatzalah emergency response model in rural parts of the state,...
Jewish Boys Assaulted in Crown Heights Amid Antisemitic Crime Wave
A Jewish neighborhood watch group based in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, is seeking information about an assault on two Jewish boys...
Special Counsel Appointed to Probe Biden’s Handling of Classified Documents
US Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Thursday to probe the improper storage of classified documents at President Joe Biden's home and former office, an echo of a wider-ranging inquiry...
Harvard Palestinian Alumni Group Calls on Dean to Resign for Vetoing Anti-Israel Former Head of HRW
JNS.org -The Harvard Kennedy School’s Palestinian Alumni Collective demanded that the school’s Dean Douglas Elmendorf resign after he blocked the appointment of former Human Rights...
Harvard Students and Organizations Call on Dean to Step Down After Blocking Appointment of Anti-Israel Fellow
JNS.org - Hundreds of students and Harvard-affiliated organizations are calling on Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf to resign after blocking the appointment of former...
Long Island Republicans Call for George Santos Resignation Over False Jewish Heritage: ‘This Joke’s Gotta Go’
Republican officials in New York’s Nassau County called on Congressman George Santos (R-NY-3) to resign Wednesday over Santos’ false claims that his grandparents were Jewish...
George Washington University Students for Justice in Palestine Acquitted of Vandalism Charges
George Washington University has cleared its Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter of all misconduct charges filed against the group for its alleged role...
White House Establishes Inter-Agency Group to Counter Antisemitism
The White House on Monday announced the creation of an inter-agency group tasked with developing a national strategy to combat antisemitism. White House Press Secretary Karine...
Former NFL Star Julian Edelman Talks Antisemitism and Jewish Life at Syracuse University
Former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and Super Bowl LIII MVP on Wednesday spoke at Syracuse University about Judaism's centrality in his life...
‘Not Among The Very Best’: Virginia Commission Issues Final Report on Antisemitism in The State
A commission created by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to study antisemitism in the state issued its final report on Monday. "Though Virginia is certainly not among...
