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An FBI poster showing a composite image of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, right, of how he would look like now after five years in captivity, and an image, center, taken from the video, released by his kidnappers, and a picture before he was kidnapped, left, displayed during a news conference in Washington, March 6, 2012. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
April 18, 2026, 6:53 am
Jewish groups urge Trump, during Iran ceasefire talks, to prioritize Americans held there
US branch of group that advocated for release of Hamas hostages signs onto initiative; Robert Levinson, American Jew who died in Iranian jail, among those considered wrongfully detained
By Grace Gilson
Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 28, 2026, 8:34 pm
American Jewish groups throw support behind US-Israeli operation against Iran
Organizations also call for increased security, urge Jewish communities worldwide to remain on alert for possible Iranian retaliation
By Grace Gilson
Jewish protesters and allies demonstrate against antisemitism outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City on March 4, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/AFP)
February 10, 2026, 4:56 pm
Nearly one in three US Jews reported being targeted by antisemitism in 2025, survey finds
American Jewish Committee findings show 55% of American Jews avoid specific behavior that may identify them as Jewish, and two-thirds feel less secure than in previous year
By Grace Gilson
A person holds a sign of Alex Pretti during a protest outside the office of US Senator Amy Klobuchar on January 26, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
January 27, 2026, 6:48 am
US Jewish groups speak out against latest ICE killing in Minneapolis
American Jewish Committee says that ‘regardless of one’s views… the deaths of two US citizens are a grave outcome that highlights need for a full review’ of immigration policy
By Grace Gilson
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives at City Hall in New York, January 2, 2026. (AP/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
January 3, 2026, 12:24 am
Leading Jewish groups issue warning as Mamdani cuts antisemitism protections on first day
Unusually broad alliance of organizations criticizes NY mayor for revoking IHRA antisemitism definition, anti-BDS measure; US Holocaust Museum: Revocation ‘should alarm everyone’
By Luke Tress
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather near an area where people were being taken into custody near Columbia University campus in New York, April 30, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
December 2, 2025, 9:52 pm
ADL, AJC slam ‘outrageous’ report blaming Jews, ‘whiteness’ for threats to academia
Report by group of communications scholars says structures of Zionism and colonialism threaten academic freedom, claims accusations of campus antisemitism designed to suppress criticism of Israel
By Zev Stub
A billboard showing an image of US President Donald Trump to thank him for his role in reaching the first phase of a ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas, and another one bearing Israel's national flag, are installed on a main highway in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2025 (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
October 9, 2025, 4:28 pm
‘Hope is finally within reach’: Jewish organizations cheer Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal
Jews around the world, from the US to New Zealand, welcome agreement to secure the release of all hostages in first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
By Zev Stub
People attend a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot at a public event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on September 10, 2025. (Melissa MAJCHRZAK / AFP)
September 11, 2025, 11:35 am
PM, ministers mourn ‘lion-hearted’ Charlie Kirk; some warn of copycat killings in Israel
Netanyahu joined by cabinet members, opposition leaders in grieving death of conservative activist gunned down at Utah campus; major US Jewish groups ‘horrified’ at shooting
By ToI Staff and JTA
Left: Yaron Lischinsky and his partner Sarah Milgrim, employees of the Israeli Embassy in the US, killed in a shooting in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025, in an undated photo. (Israeli Embassy, Washington); Right: The suspect in the shooting, Elias Rodriguez, shouts 'Free Palestine' as he is arrested. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 7, 2025, 9:36 am
Suspect in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers charged with hate crimes
Elias Rodriguez eligible for death penalty over May killing of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim outside AJC event in Washington
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police arrest a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protester near the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the Met Gala takes place, May 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
August 5, 2025, 9:49 pm
FBI says anti-Jewish hate crimes across US hit record high in 2024
The 1,938 recorded incidents, which translates to more than five incidents per day, accounted for 16% of all hate crimes in the US
By Zev Stub and Luke Tress
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo, home to the famous Sarajevo Haggadah, on February 22, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC)
August 4, 2025, 8:31 pm
Bosnia national museum accuses Israel of ‘genocide,’ draws flak from Jewish groups
National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina says profits from its sale of a publication about a historic Haggadah will be donated to help Palestinian causes
By Zev Stub and ToI Staff
A view of the damage to the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, after an Israeli tank shell hit the church the previous day, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 18, 2025. (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 2, 2025, 12:47 pm
American Jewish Committee gifts $25,000 to Gaza church damaged by Israeli shelling
In rare donation to Gaza from a mainstream US Jewish group, AJC says ‘in wake of this tragedy, we want to be there for Catholic partners who have been there for the Jewish people’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, a complex that was shut down a decade ago, is the site of a proposed conference center. (Flickr Commons via JTA)
July 31, 2025, 12:05 pm
Lithuania goes back on pledge to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site
Soviet ‘Sports Palace’ built on the site of a historic Jewish cemetery will become a convention center, in decision Jewish group says ‘casts a shadow’ on Holocaust remembrance efforts
By Grace Gilson
A Palestinian woman carries a bag of food on her head in the al-Mawasi camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025. (AFP)
July 27, 2025, 7:14 pm
Hundreds of rabbis demand Israel stop ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’
Letter signed by rabbis worldwide and across denominations warns of ‘grave moral crisis,’ calls on government to work urgently ‘to bring home all the hostages and end the fighting’
By Ben Sales
A view of Jerusalem as it anticipitates an attack from Iran on Israel. June 13, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
June 13, 2025, 7:29 pm
Jewish organizations show wall-to-wall support for Israel’s strike on Iran
Groups voice ‘unwavering solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Israel’ and call for strong global support in the face of Iran’s nuclear threat
By Zev Stub
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