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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 584

Latino Americans

Natalia Casarotti speaks about the murder of her son Keshet at the Supernova music festival on October 7 for the Spanish-language series 'Testigos del Terror.' (Courtesy Fuente Latina)
March 24, 2025, 2:00 am
Looking to sway Spanish-speaking world, new series interviews Latin Israelis about Oct. 7
Following its premiere last month, ‘Testigos del Terror,’ or ‘Witnesses of Terror,’ seeks to show non-Jewish Hispanic viewers that the tragedy is not a political issue but a human one
By Rich Tenorio
Pastor Sam Rodriguez (L) and Bishop Robert Stearns (R) in Jerusalem, February 2025 (Courtesy Eagles' Wings)
February 20, 2025, 8:52 pm
Leading Hispanic pastor seeks to build firewall against declining Israel support
In partnership with Eagles’ Wings, Sam Rodriguez – adviser to Bush, Obama, and Trump – sees young clergy as key to countering pro-Palestinian trends in Latino community
By Lazar Berman
Stickers are placed on the pictures of Los Angeles Council members Gil Cedillo, left, and Nury Martinez near the entrance of the John Ferraro Council Chamber Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
October 15, 2022, 2:09 am
Pressure mounts on LA councilmembers to resign over racist remarks
Scandal following aired recordings could have broader legal and political consequences
By brian melley and Don Thompson
In this June 8, 2013, photo, students of the East Ramapo School District hold a sign during the One Voice United Rally in Albany, NY. (AP Photo/Shannon DeCelle, File)
April 9, 2022, 4:46 am
In a NY town, increasing Haredi influence turns a school board into a battleground
A court says public schools in Ramapo, home to a large and growing ultra-Orthodox community, have been gutted by officials who prefer that tax funds benefit religious school pupils
By Ethan Freedman
The Jewish creators of 'West Side Story,' Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, on the opening night of the original Broadway musical, on September 26, 1957. (Ben Martin/Getty Images/ via JTA)
December 12, 2021, 2:53 am
Jews were behind the original ‘West Side Story’ and today’s remake. Should they be?
Originally titled ‘East Side Story,’ the musical was about warring Jews and Catholics and was altered to reflect a changing NYC. Now, critics ask: Is the classic truly ‘timeless’?
By Jordyn Haime
Josh Boloña, pictured sitting in his campus library, is the president of the Student Government Association at the University of Central Florida. (Ben Sales)
February 25, 2019, 3:56 am
How a Jewish undocumented immigrant became student president of his university
Josh Boloña has benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, instituted by Barack Obama to give people who came to the US as kids a chance to rise to the top
By Ben Sales
A police officer stands outside the Jewish Children's Museum following a bomb threat, Thursday March 9, 2017 in Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP /Bebeto Matthews)
June 29, 2017, 9:02 am
Most hate crimes in US go unreported, figures show
250,000 incidents every year between 2004 and 2015; racial bias and ethnicity seen as top motivating factors behind hate crimes
By SADIE GURMAN and Russell Contreras
Illustrative: Hola Hillel is an offshoot of University of Miami's Hillel House, geared specifically towards Jewish-Latin relations. (Janu Mendel)
February 3, 2017, 11:23 pm
Jewish-Latin fusion seeks to kick democracy up a notch
The unlikely allies have teamed up in the defense of American pluralism — and Israel
By Cathryn J. Prince
An attendee holds up a sign in support of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that reads "Women For Trump" during the election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown on November 8, 2016 in New York City. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
November 10, 2016, 11:16 am
Exploding the poor white myth of Trump’s rise to power
Votes from women, Latinos and the educated show the maverick billionaire appeals to a crumbling middle class
By Jennie Matthew and Catherine TRIOMPHE
Trump piñatas at Raquels Partyland in Austin, Texas, November 8, 2016. (Ricky Ben-David/Times of Israel)
November 8, 2016, 8:49 pm
Trump piñatas a popular buy in Austin
Party store sells over 500 candy-filled likenesses of GOP nominee meant to be smashed in celebration
By Ricky Ben-David
Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump hold up their signs as he speaks during a campaign stop at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena on October 21, 2016 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Justin Merriman/Getty Images/AFP)
November 7, 2016, 4:06 pm
Donald Trump’s rage-driven candidacy is just the beginning
The scorn and vitriol of the 2016 race were not caused by a single swaggering provocateur, but by deep-seated anxieties and widening divides that won’t disappear quickly, no matter what voters decide
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Miami Beach, Florida. (YouTube screen capture)
November 5, 2016, 12:12 pm
Conservative Cuban Americans divided over Trump
Republican nominee says he will oppose communist regime in Havana, but his comments on immigrants do not sit well with many Latino voters
By AFP
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. (Jessica Kourkounis, Jogn Sommers II/AFP)
September 3, 2016, 12:43 pm
Poll: Young Americans divided on immigration, border control
Minorities aged 18-30 say Clinton would better deal with illegal immigrants than Trump; more whites trust billionaire to secure border
By Catherine Lucey and EMILY SWANSON
Gina Rodriguez in 2014 (Wikimedia Commons, Richard Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0)
August 26, 2016, 11:54 pm
Gina Rodriguez: Latinos can learn from Jews in breaking Hollywood barriers
‘Jane the Virgin’ star, who has some Jewish ancestry, says in Jewish culture, ‘Every ant brings food to the anthill and everybody eats’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
August 24, 2016, 6:32 am
In latest hedge, Trump says immigration laws can be softened
Continuing his full-court press for staunchly Democratic minority votes, GOP candidate insists ‘we’re not looking to hurt people’
By Jonathan Lemire
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