Two GOP politicians tied to Messianic Jews
Andrew Lapin, JTAFeb 16, 2023
A candidate for chair of the Michigan Republican Party who faced criticism after inviting a messianic “rabbi” to offer a prayer for the victims of the Pittsburgh...
Israeli citizens take to the streets
Andrew Lapin, JTAJan 12, 2023
JERUSALEM — As Israel’s new right-wing government continued to signal that it would push through measures to weaken the judiciary and clamp down on public dissent...
Israel’s new Diaspora man
Andrew Lapin, JTAJan 12, 2023
JERUSALELM — The Israeli ministry responsible for engaging with the half of the world’s Jews who don’t live in Israel has gotten a new name — and a new...
Netanyahu announces new government
Andrew Lapin, JTADec 29, 2022
As the sun set on the fourth night of Chanukah in Israel on Dec. 21, incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announce that he had successfully formed...
Why Jews thrived in Hollywood — and what they sacrificed for it
Andrew Lapin, JTANov 24, 2022
NEW YORK — On “Saturday Night Live” earlier this month, Dave Chappelle really wanted his audience to know there are a lot of Jews in Hollywood. “I’ve been to...
‘Maus’ among books pulled from some Missouri shelves
Andrew Lapin, JTANov 24, 2022
Art Spiegelman’s Maus, along with six books about the Holocaust geared toward young readers, are among the hundreds of books that a handful of school districts in...
‘Jew-free’ zones at UC Berkeley?
Andrew Lapin, JTAOct 13, 2022
Unpacking the assertion that pro-Zionist (read: Jewish) speakers are banned at UC Berkeley Law School.
Texas school district orders ‘Anne Frank’ removal
Andrew Lapin, JTAAug 18, 2022
A school district in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, has ordered its librarians to remove an illustrated adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank” from their shelves.
Levin dynasty ends in Michigan
Andrew Lapin, JTAAug 10, 2022
A Jewish political dynasty’s four-decade run in Congress has come to an end after Rep. Andy Levin conceded to Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s 11th congressional...
In the UN: Throw Israel out
Andrew Lapin, JTAAug 04, 2022
A UN commission formed to investigate alleged human rights abuses in Israel and the Palestinian Territories was under renewed scrutiny last week as two prominent...
