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US Senate candidates Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Republican Mike Rogers shake hands after the debate on October 21, 2026, at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Mich. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP, Pool)
October 22, 2026, 1:20 pm
In final Michigan Senate debate, GOP’s Rogers says Jewish voters ‘afraid’ of El-Sayed
Trump-backed candidate claims progressive Democrat’s ‘vitriol’ is making state’s Jews wary of wearing Star of David in public
By Andrew Lapin
Autumn foliage frame banners on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh campus in Pittsburgh, November 10, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
October 22, 2026, 1:04 pm
U of Pittsburgh now says some Jewish students were interviewed for antisemitism report
After working group publishes recommendations without citing any interviews with campus Jews, school claims it spoke with some but offers no details; claim immediately disputed
By Andrew Lapin
US Senate candidate Democrat Abdul El-Sayed speaks during the debate at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Michigan, on October 21, 2026. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP)
October 22, 2026, 8:12 am
El-Sayed, Israel-critical Michigan Senate candidate, hires Jewish liaison
Veteran political consultant Lenore Goldman part of new push to swing undecided Jewish voters amid tight race with Republican rival; outreach activists focusing on rights concerns
By Andrew Lapin
Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed, left, appears with Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers during a televised debate at WOOD-TV, on October 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool)
October 21, 2026, 11:15 am
Michigan Senate race puts Jewish voters at center of Rogers-El-Sayed battle
Mike Rogers brands Abdul El-Sayed ‘anti-Jew’ after interview; progressive Jewish groups mobilize to defend Democrat and argue a Republican victory carries its own risks
By Andrew Lapin
FILE: The Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus on September 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
October 18, 2026, 7:12 pm
U of Pittsburgh publishes antisemitism report without consulting Jewish students
School’s 1,400 Jewish students were never approached for testimony by working group behind report, which is made up of Jews; writer says ‘a very diverse group’ of people were involved
By Andrew Lapin
(L-R) Michigan Israel Business Accelerator CEO Mark Davidoff, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest Elad Strohmayer, Michigan Israel Business Accelerator Board Chair Howard Handler, and Israel's attaché to the US Chaim Martin pose at the first US-Israel Innovation Exchange Summit in Detroit, Michigan, on October 14, 2026. (Ryan Southen Photography via JTA)
October 17, 2026, 10:28 am
Detroit summit boosts Israeli business in face of pro-Palestinian wave
Michigan Israel Business Accelerator drew fire ahead of the Innovation Exchange Summit at Huntington Bank HQ, with Rep. Rashida Tlaib demanding state end funding for group
By Andrew Lapin
FILE: US President Donald Trump listens as Leo Terrell speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House, February 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
October 15, 2026, 11:59 am
Trump’s antisemitism czar visits Michigan synagogue ahead of contentious US midterms
Leo Terrell attends Detroit suburb event co-hosted by right-wing Zionist Organization of America, as Trump administration courts Jewish vote in tight swing state Senate race
By Andrew Lapin
An interior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of The Weitzman Museum via JTA)
October 14, 2026, 7:45 pm
Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum moves closer to joining the Smithsonian
Congressional commission studying whether to make Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History a Smithsonian member, at a difficult moment for the storied institution
By Andrew Lapin
Hannah Gann, a Jewish public school teacher and activist in Philadelphia who pretended to be Palestinian for years, addresses a meeting of the Philadelphia Board of Education, Dec. 4, 2025.(Screenshot via JTA)
October 7, 2026, 9:53 am
Philadelphia teacher who pretended to be Palestinian was infamous among local Jews
Some PA Jewish groups didn’t know Hannah Gann was claiming to be from the Middle East, but they knew she praised Oct. 7 and brought anti-Israel bias into her high school classroom
By Andrew Lapin
Senatorial candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, left, and former vice-president Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion about reproductive health in Detroit, September 22, 2026. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, Pool)
September 29, 2026, 8:02 pm
More Michigan Jews pressure El-Sayed on Israel as Democrats rally behind him
17 additional signers join clergy-led ‘Nonnegotiables’ petition demanding concessions from Senate nominee, but with Election Day nearing, he may have little incentive to listen
By Andrew Lapin
Left: Bo French speaks at a rally on April 15, 2025, in Mansfield, Texas (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images via JTA); Center: Karl Rove on September 20, 2024, in Washington, DC (Paul Morigi/AFP); Right: Jon E. Rosenthal in Austin, Texas, August 18, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images via JTA)
September 29, 2026, 12:13 pm
Karl Rove backs Jewish Democrat in Texas over opponent with track record of racist comments
Candidate for state railroad commissioner Bo French inspires rare show of bipartisanship as GOP stalwarts distance themselves over remarks on Jews, Muslims and people of color
By Andrew Lapin
Hannah Gann, a Jewish public school teacher and activist in Philadelphia who pretended to be Palestinian for years, addresses a meeting of the Philadelphia Board of Education, Dec. 4, 2025.(Screenshot via JTA)
September 24, 2026, 2:24 am
Jewish teacher in Philadelphia admits to fabricating Palestinian identity for years
Hannah Gann comes out as ‘a white woman with significant privilege and wealth’ after being confronted by fellow activists, who say she also pretended to be Tunisian and Black
By Andrew Lapin
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks at the Republican convention September 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
September 19, 2026, 1:26 am
After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach ‘Night’ and other Holocaust books
Dan Patrick clarifies to JTA that Texas schoolchildren should read Elie Wiesel’s memoir and ‘Diary of Anne Frank,’ both of which he had included on list of ‘dirty, filthy and vulgar books’
By Andrew Lapin
US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed poses for a photo at the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Michigan on September 7, 2026. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 6:53 am
Hundreds of Michigan Jews pledge to vote for Abdul El-Sayed
‘A vote is not a valentine; it’s a strategic chess move’: Open letter from ‘Michigan Jews for Democracy’ joins other open letters backed by Jews critical of the anti-Israel Democratic candidate
By Andrew Lapin
Rep. Sander Levin on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 17, 2026, 12:47 pm
Jewish Democratic elder statesman Sander Levin backs Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race
Candidate’s refusal to endorse two-state solution has many local Jews balking; 95-year-old former congressman of over three decades says while he differs on Israel, they agree on other policy
By Andrew Lapin
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