West Bank field trips and Bible tests: Israel's plan to reinforce Jewish identity in schools

Education Minister Yoav Kisch presented a new plan Tuesday to strengthen Jewish and Zionist identity in school that includes increasing Jewish studies, making Bible study a core subject and requiring teacher training in Jewish heritage topics.

Israel's fascistic bloc is inciting for a Jewish jihad

Both religious and secular friends have explained to me recently that every time I call Jewish fundamentalists "messianic," I am making a tactical and political mistake. Many observant Jews believe in the coming of the Messiah, even those who are …

Letter: Given Jewish history, how can Israel justify Gaza?

Given Jewish history, how can Israel justify Gaza? Editor: On the one hand, no one wants to make light of the suffering of the Jewish people and the tragedy of the genocide. At the same time, one has to address the vicious retribution that has been visited …

Jewish Student Union Thrives at University High

Students attend the April 15, 2025, Jewish Student Union meeting at University High School. (Photo: Joseph Goodman) You don’t have to be Jewish to attend Jewish Student Union meetings at University High School. JSU board members offer snacks to entice …

Leaked chats of Jewish DC museum 'killer' reveal disturbing obsession

Elias Rodriguez, the man accused of shooting a young Jewish diplomatic couple dead outside a museum in DC, was obsessed with white people and white genocide, according to leaked messages he sent.   The 31-year-old Chicago native was taken into custody May …

Once a center of Jewish life, Berdychiv’s tiny community struggles amid Ukraine war

BERDYCHIV, Ukraine (JTA) — Back in early 2022, Hennadiy Kysliuk felt that he was on the verge of a breakthrough in his mission to create a memorial at the site where Nazis massacred this Ukrainian city’s Jews in six pits on a single day in 1941. Kysliuk, …

Resurrecting its past, Iraq’s Jewish community restores long-forgotten shrine

In a vibrant Baghdad district, laborers are working tirelessly to repair the centuries-old shrine of a revered rabbi in an effort to revive the long-faded heritage of Iraq’s Jewish community. A few months ago, the tomb of Rabbi Isaac Gaon was filled with …

The life and legacy of basketball phenom Tamir Goodman, known as "The Jewish Jordan"

Burglar sought in series of Jewish school break-ins

Police are in search of a man they say is connected to a series of burglaries at a Jewish school in Kensington. The latest incident happened this past weekend, when he was caught on camera climbing a fence and damaging a wall in the process. The suspect …

Governor Newsom proclaims Jewish American Heritage Month 2025

PROCLAMATION Throughout our history, generations of Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution have sought the promise of freedom and opportunity to start life anew in America. California is home to the second-largest Jewish population in the U.S., with …