US & Canada
Jewish Group Partners With IsraAID to Help Iraqi Christians, Yazidis
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is partnering with the Israeli international relief organization IsraAID to help deliver urgent humanitarian aid to...
Video of Orthodox Jew High-Fiving New Yorkers Trying to Hail Cabs Goes Viral (VIDEO)
Footage of an Orthodox Jewish man high-fiving unsuspecting cab-hailers in New York City is spreading like wildfire online and has attracted the attention of major news outlets. Aspiring film maker Meir Kalmanson told Fox 5 News on...
3-year Study Charges UCLA Department With ‘Antisemitic Activity and Anti-Israel Bias’ (VIDEO)
A consortium of American Jewish and civil rights groups are concerned that federal funds are underwriting "one-sided, antisemitic programming that masquerades as scholarship," at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), according to statements released...
Biden: Use of ‘Shylock’ Was ‘Poor Choice of Words’
JNS.org - Vice President Joe Biden has spoke out Wednesday about his use of the term "shylock" in a speech at a conference marking the 40th anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation, calling the...
William Shatner Rips Elliot Gould in Fundraising Video for Jewish School
Legendary actor William Shatner took fellow star Elliot Gould to task over the latter's pronunciation...
Chabad Rabbi, Pregnant Wife Reached After Feared Missing in Hurricane Odile, Baja, Mexico”
Chabad Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, and his wife, Sonia, who is 9 months pregnant, are alive...
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey Joins Protest Against Metropolitan Opera Over Klinghoffer Play
Former United States Attorney General Michael Mukasey added his name to a long list of...
U.S. Airstrike Hits ISIS Target in New Phase of Military Action Against Iraqi Militants
NBC News - The U.S. carried out an airstrike near Baghdad on Monday as the...
Israeli-American Director Wins Prize at Toronto Film Festival
JNS.org - Israeli-American director Oren Moverman won the coveted International Federation of Film Critics...
Jewish Group Partners With IsraAID to Help Iraqi Christians, Yazidis
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is partnering with the Israeli international relief organization IsraAID to help deliver urgent humanitarian aid to beleaguered...
Video of Orthodox Jew High-Fiving New Yorkers Trying to Hail Cabs Goes Viral (VIDEO)
Footage of an Orthodox Jewish man high-fiving unsuspecting cab-hailers in New York City is spreading like wildfire online and has attracted the attention of major...
3-year Study Charges UCLA Department With ‘Antisemitic Activity and Anti-Israel Bias’ (VIDEO)
A consortium of American Jewish and civil rights groups are concerned that federal funds are underwriting "one-sided, antisemitic programming that masquerades as scholarship," at the...
Biden: Use of ‘Shylock’ Was ‘Poor Choice of Words’
JNS.org - Vice President Joe Biden has spoke out Wednesday about his use of the term "shylock" in a speech at a conference marking...
William Shatner Rips Elliot Gould in Fundraising Video for Jewish School
Legendary actor William Shatner took fellow star Elliot Gould to task over the latter's pronunciation of 'Oregon' in a recently released fundraising video for a...
Chabad Rabbi, Pregnant Wife Reached After Feared Missing in Hurricane Odile, Baja, Mexico”
Chabad Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, and his wife, Sonia, who is 9 months pregnant, are alive and, apparently, well, but out of contact in the wake...
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey Joins Protest Against Metropolitan Opera Over Klinghoffer Play
Former United States Attorney General Michael Mukasey added his name to a long list of speakers and activist groups who will protest the Metropolitan Opera's...
U.S. Airstrike Hits ISIS Target in New Phase of Military Action Against Iraqi Militants
NBC News - The U.S. carried out an airstrike near Baghdad on Monday as the beginning of intensified action against ISIS militants in Iraq, defense...
Israeli-American Director Wins Prize at Toronto Film Festival
JNS.org - Israeli-American director Oren Moverman won the coveted International Federation of Film Critics Award for Special Presentations for his film Time Out of...
Hollywood Friends of Israel Reiterate Support in New York Times Ad
The Blaze - Hollywood may be a famously liberal place, and liberals may be turning against Israel, but a significant chunk of the entertainment industry is...
Jewish Groups Rush to Defend Senator Ted Cruz After Shout-Down at Dinner
Major American Jewish groups rushed to defend Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday after he was booed off stage at a gala dinner on Wednesday...
Demand From Chasidic Community Expected to Boost Women Only Taxi Service
A new New York City-based taxi service, which will cater only to women, is expected to be a hit among ladies in the Chasidic Jewish community,...
Philadelphia Kosher Butchery Spray Painted With Swastikas
Owners of a Philadelphia kosher butchery arrived at their shop on Thursday morning to find it tagged with several large red swastikas, NBC News reported. The anti-Semitic...
CIA Now Estimates Number of Islamic State Fighters Could Total 31,500
Fox News - The CIA said Thursday that the number of Islamic State fighters has grown to as many as three times previous estimates, a...
