Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA

Jewish schools to Ivies: Don’t recruit if you can’t guarantee student safety

Any college or university that wants to recruit students from several day schools in New Jersey will now have to prove it can keep Jewish students safe, according to announcements from the schools.

More Schiele paintings returned

For decades, the heirs of Viennese Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum have sought the restitution of his extensive art collection, which was pilfered by the Nazis.

Rice LGBTQ group cuts ties with campus Hillel

An LGBTQ student group at Rice University has cut ties with the school’s Hillel, in the latest instance of backlash from a progressive group against the Jewish campus organization’s support for Israel.

IV therapy — from Instagram to pre-Yom Kippur hydration hack

The rise of non-medical IV treatments, a trend in so-called “wellness” culture that celebrities including Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber have popularized, has been taken up by some Yom Kippur fasters.

Zelensky meets Jewish leaders

Volodymyr Zelensky met with 15 Jewish soldiers and 32 Chabad rabbis on Sept. 14, a day ahead of Rosh Hashanah, marking the Jewish president of Ukraine’s first official meeting with Jewish leaders since Russia invaded in February, 2022.