Two Georgia shuls targeted by neo-Nazis
Andrew Lapin, JTAJun 29, 2023
Two Georgia synagogues were targeted by nearly identical anti-Semitic protests last weekend, both apparently organized by a neo-Nazi group that has gained notoriety in...
This version of Anne Frank removed
Andrew Lapin, JTAJun 22, 2023
The graphic adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary, published in English in 2018, has found itself at the center of a growing number of controversies involving book removals...
At SUNY, assault survivor booted — he’s a Zionist
Andrew Lapin, JTAJun 15, 2023
The US Dept. of Education has opened an investigation into the State University of New York at New Paltz surrounding an incident in which a student-led group for sexual...
Apology for promoting the Protocols in Miami
Andrew Lapin, JTAJun 01, 2023
Months before a Miami-area mother persuaded a local school to restrict access to an Amanda Gorman poem read at the Biden inaugration, she was posting anti-Semitic memes...
Russia sentences Jewish dissident to 25 years
Andrew Lapin, JTAApr 27, 2023
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian-Jewish dissident was sentenced by Russia to 25 years in prison for treason last week.
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...
