Posts Tagged: US Jews
Can We Keep Politics Out of Yom Kippur?
JNS.org - Whether Donald Trump deserves to be impeached or not, with Yom Kippur just around the corner, the question on my mind is: How...
Amid Violent Attacks, the Time for Jewish Unity Is Now
Yet another serious physical attack on a Jewish man took place on August 31. This time, it was in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. According...
Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 US Voters Disapprove of Trump’s Jewish ‘Disloyalty’ Comment
A majority of American voters rejected President Donald Trump’s comment last week that US Jews who supported Democrats were either ignorant or disloyal, according to...
US and Israeli Jews: Profound Connections and Alarming Gaps
JNS.org - A recent AJC survey contrasting the opinions of American, Israeli and French Jews regarding Jewish issues that affect both the global and regional...
Pew: US Jews are More Likely Than Christians to State That Trump Favors Israel
JNS.org - US Jews are more likely than Christians to say that US President Donald Trump favors Israelis more than the Palestinians, according to a Pew Research...
Jewish High School Students Face Emboldened Antisemites
When Democrats failed to explicitly rebuke Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her antisemitic remarks, they sent a disturbing message beyond the Beltway -- namely, that...
Gallup Data: 52% of US Jews Identify as Democrats, 16% as Republicans
More than half of US Jews identified as Democrats in 2018, while fewer than one in five said they were Republicans, according to combined Gallup...
Why Crown Heights Hate Crimes Aren’t Newsworthy
Noting the recent spate of hate crimes against Jews in his community, Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, who heads the Crown Heights-based “Jewish Future Alliance,” innocently asked, “Where...
Three Maryland Synagogues Receive Suspicious Letters, but No Hazards Found
Authorities found no dangerous substances on Monday after investigating three suspicious envelopes sent to synagogues in Baltimore County, Maryland. The incidents come amid a rise in...
Trump Sends Wishes for ‘Meaningful’ Yom Kippur to Jewish Community
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania sent the Jewish people their “warmest greetings” on Tuesday ahead of the start of Yom Kippur. “Yom Kippur...
US Jewish Groups Slam Government’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy, Citing Separation of Children From Parents
Several of the most prominent Jewish organizations in the US have roundly condemned the government's practice of separating children from parents who cross the American border illegally. In a...
How Not to Beat BDS
JNS.org – The BDS movement hasn’t won many victories in the United States in recent years, but Israel’s opponents had to be thrilled when they...
US Jewish Groups Express Condolences Over Barbara Bush’s Passing
A number of US Jewish groups have expressed their condolences over the Tuesday death of former First Lady Barbara Bush. Bush, the wife of the 41st...
Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief: Trump’s Jewish Critics Should Recognize Good He Has Done for Israel
Jewish critics of US President Donald Trump should acknowledge the good his administration has done on a number of Israel-related issues, the editor-in-chief of The...
