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Black-Jewish caucus loses its founder

As she nears her retirement from Congress, Brenda Lawrence knows her work bringing Jews and blacks together is not finished. Her latest reminder: Kanye West.

Adidas boots Kanye

The athletic wear company Adidas is ending its relationship with Kanye West, days after the rapper boasted that he could “literally say anti-Semitic [expletive...

Stanford apologizes, 70 years later

An official investigation by Stanford University released on Oct. 12 confirmed longstanding suspicions that university administrators acted to limit Jewish enrollment in...

‘Jew-free’ zones at UC Berkeley?

Unpacking the assertion that pro-Zionist (read: Jewish) speakers are banned at UC Berkeley Law School.

Orthodox groups joining mailman’s Supreme Court case

WASHINGTON — A number of Orthodox Jewish groups are filing friend of the court briefs on behalf of an evangelical Christian postal worker who is taking his case to get...

No surprise: Jews favor Dems

A poll showed that the Supreme Court’s removal of abortion protections and concerns about democracy are driving Jewish turnout in November, which will favor Democrats...

New York to oversee non-public schools

On Sept. 13, the New York State Board of Regents voted to allow significant oversight of all non-public schools in the state; it is a measure many say is aimed squarely...

Greeting migrants

The first sight that many of the migrants who have arrived over the last few weeks at the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan after a long ride from the southern US...

Politics of nature

Five months after canceling its planned trips to Israel, and then — following outrage from Jewish organizations — apologizing days later and saying the trips would...

New White House liaison to the Jewish community

Late last month, Shelley Greenspan, a Jewish advocacy and outreach veteran, was named as the White House liaison to the Jewish community.