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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

American Jews

Reporter's notebook
Anti-Israel activists show their true face at Columbia as students mark year since Oct. 7
By Cathryn J. Prince
Supporters of the Jewish state cap a difficult year amid raucous demonstrations by rival anti-Israel groups at NYC school that has been a hotspot since Hamas onslaught sparked the war
Across North America, Jews and their allies prepare for a poignant Oct. 7 commemoration
By Cathryn J. Prince
What Matters Now to Joshua Leifer: The fall of US Jewry and how it can rise again
By ToI Staff
Anti-Israel protesters hold up posters behind a student attending a rally to mourn victims on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terror onslaught, on October 7, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Kent / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
October 8, 2024, 4:02 am
Anti-Israel activists show their true face at Columbia as students mark year since Oct. 7
Supporters of the Jewish state cap a difficult year amid raucous demonstrations by rival anti-Israel groups at NYC school that has been a hotspot since Hamas onslaught sparked the war
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: Family members of hostages held by terror group Hamas in the Gaza Strip lead a crowd at a rally for the captives' release, in Central Park, New York, March 10, 2024. (Luke Tress via JTA)
October 6, 2024, 12:43 am
Across North America, Jews and their allies prepare for a poignant Oct. 7 commemoration
Falling during the Days of Awe, the anniversary of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust still painfully resonates – and brings people together – around the world
By Cathryn J. Prince
Joshua Leifer and his new book, "Tablets Shattered." (Courtesy/Dutton Publishing via JTA)
October 4, 2024, 8:55 am
What Matters Now to Joshua Leifer: The fall of US Jewry and how it can rise again
While a product of the Conservative movement, the left-wing journalist argues in a new book that ultra-Orthodoxy offers blueprint for ensuring that American Jewish life can thrive
By ToI Staff
Craig Berko, director of membership at Temple Beth Sholom, prepares to hand out prayer books during a Shabbat service, September 27, 2024, in Miami Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
October 1, 2024, 9:44 am
US Jews report ‘difficult time’ as High Holidays and October 7 anniversary coincide
At peak of religious calendar, synagogues to commemorate deadly Hamas attack on Israel, amid rising antisemitism and pain over ongoing war, remaining hostages
By AP and ToI Staff
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd after speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Washington, DC, September 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 28, 2024, 9:32 am
Trump’s latest religious loyalty tests leave Jews and Catholics on edge
Prominent rabbi says GOP candidate blaming potential loss on Jews ‘puts target’ on community, as allies of former US president tout his pro-Israel record while in office
By David Crary and holly meyer
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, second right, exits Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor, September 26, 2024, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
September 27, 2024, 11:54 am
NYC mayor’s indictment sparks mixed reaction among Jewish allies, opponents
Eric Adams has built strong bonds with local Jewish community over decades in local politics, but some Jewish progressives say he can’t run the city while fighting criminal charges
By Luke Tress
A member of the New York Police Department patrols in front of the synagogue Congregation Bais Yaakov Nechamia Dsatmar on October 13, 2023 in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. (Photo by STEPHANIE KEITH / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
September 23, 2024, 11:35 pm
Antisemitic hate crimes in US surged 63% in 2023, to all-time high of 1,832 – FBI
Anti-Arab incidents jumped 34%, anti-Muslim incidents 49%; Anti-Defamation League, Arab American Institute caution that agencies still not reporting all incidents
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Cary Kozberg of Temple Sholom in Springfield, Ohio, in 2016; a mural in Springfield, Sept. 16, 2024. (Courtesy of Dayton Jewish Observer; Luke Sharrett/Getty Images via JTA)
September 21, 2024, 4:59 am
Springfield’s Trump-voting rabbi claims Haitian immigrants lack ‘Western civilized values’
Reform Rabbi Cary Kozberg admits there is no basis to the former president’s claims that Haitian townsfolk are eating resident’s pets, but complains they are not trying to assimilate
By Andrew Lapin
Former US president Donald Trump acknowledges the audience as he departs following his remarks during the Israeli American Council national summit in Washington, September 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
September 21, 2024, 2:20 am
Top US Jewish groups, Biden and Harris slam Trump for saying Jews to blame if he loses
ADL chief says ex-president highlighted record antisemitism but then undercut that by ’employing numerous antisemitic tropes’; VP’s campaign: He made the claim ‘because he’s weak’
By Jacob Magid and Alexander Fulbright
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, center, meets with Iraqi community members during his visit to Basra, Iraq, September 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani)
September 20, 2024, 8:54 am
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: The regional war has already begun
ToI’s senior analyst weighs in on the deep-rooted meaning of hostages in Jewish psyches and weighs in on what to look out for as Jewish students return to campuses across the US
By ToI Staff
A Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrator holds a UAW sign at the University of California Los Angeles campus on May 23, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
September 19, 2024, 1:07 am
As US unions take on Israel, some Jewish members can feel attacked instead of protected
With a tight presidential race, left-leaning labor unions are doubling down on a Gaza ceasefire, while some supported an Israeli general strike after Hamas murder of six hostages
By Cathryn J. Prince
US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall event at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, September 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
September 18, 2024, 12:38 pm
Trump campaign to hold ‘Fighting Anti-Semitism’ event, branding Harris an enabler
Republican candidate teams up with pro-Israel donor Miriam Adelson, while 78 Jewish communal leaders endorse VP, touting her defense of Israel at Democratic Convention
By Ron Kampeas
American citizen Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, who has been sentenced to death for his involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Hardy Bope/AFP via Getty Images)
September 17, 2024, 5:29 pm
American Jew faces execution in DR Congo for taking part in foiled coup
Photo of Benjamin Zalman-Polun with failed coup leader Christian Malanga at Tel Aviv ‘spy shop’ prompts conspiracy theories he was secret agent sent to destabilize government
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Illustrative: An anti-Israel rally at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2017. (YouTube screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 16, 2024, 2:13 am
4 years after complaint, Illinois university bans harassment of students for Zionist views
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign amends its code of conduct after a 2020 complaint alleging numerous antisemitic acts, but its timing amid the Gaza war is notable
By Cathryn J. Prince
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, head rabbi of New York’s Park Avenue Synagogue, holding his new book, 'For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today,' September 11, 2024. (Courtesy)
September 13, 2024, 12:32 pm
What Matters Now to Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: What binds US Jews to Israel post-Oct. 7
New book by influential Conservative NY rabbi delves into the invisible thread that has tied the Jewish state to US Jewry – and how it could be snapped in the next generation
By ToI Staff
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