Posts Tagged: American Jewish community
After 130 Years, Poughkeepsie’s Jews Get an Eruv
JNS.org - In the rich, nearly 130-year history of the organized Jewish community in Poughkeepsie, NY, pushing a stroller or carrying any possession in public...
New Interactive Maps Detail Geography, Intensity of Campus Antisemitism
A new interactive map project created by a watchdog group highlights "three key ingredients of campus antisemitism," its initiator told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, founder of the AMCHA...
US Jewish Centers: ‘We Are Well Prepared’ to Handle Spate of Bomb Threats
JNS.org -- Jewish community centers (JCCs) across America said they were "well prepared" to handle the spate of bomb threats that hit 27 locations Wednesday, the second...
Top American Jewish Leader Calls on Incoming Trump Administration to Show Strength, Stand Up to Iran
There are numerous steps President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could take to diminish the threats posed by the Islamic Republic, a top US Jewish leader...
American Jewish Liberals Have Lost the Plot
Throughout the 2000 years of Jews living in the Diaspora, there has been no precedent comparable to the behavior of major liberal mainstream sectors of...
New Study Finds US Jewish Voters More ‘Pro-Choice’ Than ‘Pro-Israel’
JNS.org - A new study examining the roots of liberalism within the American Jewish community has found that Jewish voters are “more pro-choice” than “pro-Israel” when...
White House Approves New Liaison to Jewish Community
JNS.org - The White House on Thursday approved a new liaison to the American Jewish community, Chanan Weissman, who will be the first Orthodox Jew to...
A Watershed for America’s Jews?
Are the years when the United States was a supremely comfortable place for American Jews coming to an end? Thanks to President Obama’s polices, the...
Obama Tells US Jews That Opponents of Iran Deal Are Not ‘Warmongers’
JNS.org - In a live webcast address to the American Jewish community, President Barack Obama sought to distance himself from accusations that those opposing the Iranian...
Israeli Politicians Warmly Welcome Jonathan Pollard’s Impending Release
JNS.org - Israeli politicians warmly welcomed the news that Jonathan Pollard, the Israeli spy imprisoned in the U.S. for nearly 30 years, is due to be...
The Blowback From the Oren Revelations
The fierce reactions to Kulanu MK and former Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren’s evaluation of the Obama administration in his new book, and in...
Netanyahu Speaks and (Some) American Jews Tremble
On the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress the level of hysteria among American Jewish liberals has reached cascading proportions. From full-page...
Why is Thomas Friedman Worrying About Antisemitism?
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who has repeatedly claimed that Israel controls Washington, is warning that if Israel's prime minister addresses Congress next...
The American Jewish Community Should Join the GOP
The recent Gaza war has demonstrated that the era of bipartisan support for Israel is over. Republicans overwhelmingly sided with Israel while Democratic leaders hemmed and...
