US & Canada
US Jewish Groups Call on Ted Cruz to Explain Backer With Controversial Views on Jews
American Jewish groups have demanded that presidential hopeful Ted Cruz clarify his position on his provocative endorsement of an evangelical leader whose views on...
US Jewish Leaders Meet With El-Sisi in Egypt, Following Talks With Turkey’s Erdogan
US Jewish leaders met in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Thursday, Israel's Channel 10 reported. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations delegation was led by executive vice chairman Malcolm Hoenlein, whom the news outlet described...
Jewish Group Offers $5,000 Reward to Locate Stabber of Son of Prominent Brooklyn Rabbi
An international Jewish organization is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator of Wednesday's stabbing attack against an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn, New York. The Anti-Defamation League announced it would pay $5,000 for such information. The...
Orthodox Union Asks for Absentee Ballots for Shabbat-Observant Democrats in Nevada
The largest Orthodox umbrella organization in the US called on the Democratic Party in Nevada to accommodate Jewish voters who observe the sabbath and therefore cannot participate in the party's caucus and primary on Saturday, Feb. 20. In a...
Commentators Hail Sanders’ Historic Victory, Warn Jewish Factor Could Ignite Antisemitism
Jewish commentators were quick to weigh in on Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders' New Hampshire...
North Carolina Jewish Day School Embroiled in Legal Battle With Former Parents Over Tuition, Israel
A legal battle between a Jewish elementary school and the parents of two children who no...
Jewish U of Illinois Student Posts Youtube Condemnation of Chabad Menorah Vandals
A Jewish University of Illinois student denounced the two vandals responsible for damaging a menorah on campus,...
During Prison Term, ‘Real Housewife’ Teresa Giudice Crocheted Star of David for Jewish TV Host Andy Cohen
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice said on Tuesday that she crocheted a Jewish...
Orthodox Jew Wounded in Brooklyn Stabbing Attack; Assailant Still at Large
An Orthodox Jew was stabbed while walking in the street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of...
US Jewish Groups Call on Ted Cruz to Explain Backer With Controversial Views on Jews
American Jewish groups have demanded that presidential hopeful Ted Cruz clarify his position on his provocative endorsement of an evangelical leader whose views on Jews...
US Jewish Leaders Meet With El-Sisi in Egypt, Following Talks With Turkey’s Erdogan
US Jewish leaders met in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Thursday, Israel's Channel 10 reported. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations delegation was led...
Jewish Group Offers $5,000 Reward to Locate Stabber of Son of Prominent Brooklyn Rabbi
An international Jewish organization is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator of Wednesday's stabbing attack against an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn, New...
Orthodox Union Asks for Absentee Ballots for Shabbat-Observant Democrats in Nevada
The largest Orthodox umbrella organization in the US called on the Democratic Party in Nevada to accommodate Jewish voters who observe the sabbath and therefore cannot participate...
Commentators Hail Sanders’ Historic Victory, Warn Jewish Factor Could Ignite Antisemitism
Jewish commentators were quick to weigh in on Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders' New Hampshire win on Wednesday, which made him the first American-Jewish candidate ever to...
North Carolina Jewish Day School Embroiled in Legal Battle With Former Parents Over Tuition, Israel
A legal battle between a Jewish elementary school and the parents of two children who no longer attend it is taking place in North Carolina, The...
Jewish U of Illinois Student Posts Youtube Condemnation of Chabad Menorah Vandals
A Jewish University of Illinois student denounced the two vandals responsible for damaging a menorah on campus, the third such incident to place in less than a...
During Prison Term, ‘Real Housewife’ Teresa Giudice Crocheted Star of David for Jewish TV Host Andy Cohen
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice said on Tuesday that she crocheted a Jewish star onto a bookmark as a gift for Watch What...
Orthodox Jew Wounded in Brooklyn Stabbing Attack; Assailant Still at Large
An Orthodox Jew was stabbed while walking in the street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn on Wednesday, local blog Collive.com reported. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Yehuda Brikman,...
Defense Department 2017 Budget Asks for $146 Million for Israel
JNS.org - The US Defense Department's fiscal year 2017 budget has asked for about $146 million to go towards Israeli defense — including for the Iron...
Trump, Sanders Take Home Win in New Hampshire
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders scored decisive victories in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary – as Ohio Gov. John Kasich surged into a second-place...
Bernie Sanders Becomes First Jewish Candidate to Win Presidential Primary
JNS.org - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday convincingly won the Democratic presidential race’s New Hampshire’s primary over opponent Hillary Clinton, 60-38.3 percent, becoming the first...
Major Jewish Groups Denounce Antisemitic Gun Control Post by Ted Nugent, Right Before He Posts About the Holocaust
Famed rocker and pro-gun activist Ted Nugent posted a meme on Facebook comparing gun control advocates to Nazis shortly after Jewish groups condemned another post on Monday...
Man Wearing Tallit to New York Fashion Week Snapped by Vogue Mag
A man wearing a Jewish prayer shawl during New York Fashion Week caught the attention of Vogue and was featured in a photo spread published by...
