American Jewry

A diverse community of the adherents to the Jewish faith in the United States, currently numbering some four million.

Israel should engage with Hamas directly, Edan Alexander's father says

"I think we should engage back with them directly and see what can be done," the father said in an interview on Saturday.

By REUTERS
20/04/2025

American Jewish students, alumni decry ‘weaponization of antisemitism’ across country

Their message went to President Christina Paxson as she weighs how to respond to a $500 million funding cut threat by the Trump administration, over Brown’s handling of antisemitism on campus.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
19/04/2025

The rise of strategic philanthropy in Israel: How crisis drives long-term giving

As Israel confronts the complex challenges of recovery and rebuilding, this evolution in philanthropic infrastructure may prove as important as the funds themselves.

By MAYA NATAN
17/04/2025

Eyeing an escape route in the Trump era, these American Jews are moving to Canada

"There’s such a fundamental cultural change, the zeitgeist has changed, that they don’t understand what’s going on in America, and that creates fear," said a Jewish immigration lawyer.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
16/04/2025

The American Heritage Haggadah: A personal story of production and publication

I worked hard to fulfill my dream, and thankfully I was successful. Some 7,000 copies are used at Seder tables throughout the world.

By DAVID GEFFEN
12/04/2025

Trump's danger to US Jewry: Living under autocracy never ends well for Jews

We must not let Trump’s policy of cracking down on far-Left antisemitism lull us into silence while his administration normalizes far-Right extremism and imperils our democracy.

By ROBERT HORENSTEIN
12/04/2025

Revelations of likely voter fraud spark call for consequences in World Zionist Congress election

More than 2,000 suspicious ballots were discovered midway through the voting period as turnout reached "unprecedented" levels in the critical election for Israel's future.

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
11/04/2025

Trump taps Yehuda Kaploun as State Dept. antisemitism envoy

Kaploun, born in Israel to a haredi family, aided then-President-elect Trump as his Jewish outreach chief on Trump's vision for US-Israel relations after the 2024 election victory.

 Bellamy Bellucci: The pro-Israel advocate breaking every mold and defending every truth.

Bellamy Bellucci: The outspoken activist defying Israel’s critics, antisemites

South African by birth, Jewish by choice: Israel’s fiercest defenders don’t always wear uniforms. Some wear heels, quote Torah, and fight fire with truth.

Most Americans view Israel more unfavorably than before Oct. 7, Pew survey finds

Young people in both parties have relatively high unfavorables toward Israel.

By BEN SALES/JTA
09/04/2025
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