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Jewish congressional candidate Scott Wiener (left) is harassed by anti-Zionists as he walks through the Trans March in San Francisco, California, June 26, 2026. (Screenshot via X via JTA)
June 30, 2026, 6:39 pm
US Jewish, LGBTQ groups denounce Pride harassment of Jewish politician Scott Wiener
Reactions come after gay congressional candidate was targeted by anti-Zionists at trans event, further inflaming tensions on the left surrounding Israel and antisemitism
By Andrew Lapin
Certified elementary school librarian Sarah Pepin speaks at a State Board of Education meeting in Austin on June 22, 2026. (Aiden Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune via JTA)
June 27, 2026, 9:50 am
Texas creates required reading list that includes Anne Frank and the Bible
State board of education votes 9-5 for the list, over objections from Jewish leaders concerned about injecting Christian content into lessons for the state’s 5.5 million public school students
By Grace Gilson and Andrew Lapin
A mailer reading 'No wars for Jews,' among other messages, was sent to thousands of Tennessee households in June 2026 bearing the name of a local Young Republicans chapter. JTA removed the QR code. (Courtesy of Representative Scott Cepicky via JTA)
June 27, 2026, 6:41 am
Tennessee GOP leaders condemn ‘No wars for Jews’ flyers bearing Young Republicans name
Jewish state lawmaker recalls confronting man behind mailers for spreading rhetoric ‘espoused in Europe,’ to which he responded by saying, ‘It was right then, and it is right now’
By Andrew Lapin
Screen capture of the TribeTalk website, June 26, 2026. (TribeTalk)
June 26, 2026, 8:40 am
Massachusetts principal under fire for apologizing for antisemitism discussion
Obliquely worded letter to parents sparks outcry for seeming to regret teaching about Holocaust; in fact, it reportedly apologized for lesson on modern-day antisemitism that used material by pro-Israel org
By Andrew Lapin
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander arrives with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for an election night watch party in New York on June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
June 25, 2026, 3:29 am
5 takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, King Mamdani and more
Wins by candidates backed by NYC’s anti-Zionist mayor shake pro-Israel Democrats and leave Jewish groups divided over where party is headed on Israel
By Andrew Lapin
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP/Ryan Murphy)
June 23, 2026, 2:30 am
Some Jewish allies of Mamdani denounce his use of ‘monsters’ to describe AIPAC
NYC mayor says term connoted a ‘broad use that speaks to the untenable nature of a status quo’; progressive activist Rabbi Jill Jacobs says comments part of a ‘disturbing trend’
By Andrew Lapin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2019. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
June 19, 2026, 9:15 am
Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal — but for now more quietly than in 2015
AIPAC, AJC, ZOA and others criticize US-Iranian MOU, but don’t pledge same full-court press they staged against Obama’s Iran agreement; Republican Jewish group praises Trump’s deal
By Andrew Lapin
US Senate candidate Mike Collins celebrates during an election-night watch party after winning the Republican nomination, June 16, 2026, in Jackson, Georgia. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
June 18, 2026, 4:21 pm
What to know about Georgia’s Jewish senator calling newly minted GOP opponent an antisemite
Mike Collins snagged the Republican nomination, putting him across from Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff in November’s election. Here’s what the contest means for local Jews
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: A patient and psychologist (Stock photo/Fiordaliso via JTA)
June 17, 2026, 5:42 pm
US feds probing antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association
Investigation stems from accusations by Jewish and Israeli psychologists that group promoted or failed to discipline anti-Israel activism among some of its affinity groups
By Andrew Lapin
Then-US Senate candidate Jackson Lahmeyer, a Tulsa-area pastor, speaks to Edmond resident Winona Heltzel on March 15, 2022, at the H&H Shooting Sports gun range in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo by Sean Murphy_File)
June 16, 2026, 10:21 am
Trump-backed congressional candidate supports Israel, says Antichrist will be Jewish
Jackson Lahmeyer favored in Tuesday’s primary for solidly Republican Oklahoma district with large Jewish community, amid widening evangelical divide over Zionism
By Andrew Lapin and Grace Gilson
Mayerson Hall at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
June 13, 2026, 9:56 am
Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity law suit violates its First Amendment rights
Move is latest battle between Reform rabbinical seminary and state AG’s office, which accuses HUC of violating nonprofit law by shuttering degree-granting programs on Cincinnati campus
By Andrew Lapin
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, author of 'Something We Said: Richard Pryor: A Notorious Word, And Me.' (Isabella Dellolio Photography via JTA)
June 12, 2026, 2:49 pm
Richard Pryor wrestled with the N-word. His Jewish daughter explores how it shaped her life
In her new memoir ‘Something We Said,’ Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor delves into her childhood, Black and Jewish identities, and the racism and antisemitism that continue to shape American life
By Andrew Lapin
California Assembly member Jasmeet Bains, California Senator Melissa Hurtado, Visalia Unified School District Trustee Randy Villegas, and Bakersfield Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur speak at a town hall organized by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, in Bakersfield, California, August 14. (Jeff Lewis/AP Content Services for National Nurses United)
June 11, 2026, 6:13 pm
Progressive California Democrat advances over rival backed by pro-Israel spending
Randy Villegas, who has called Israel a ‘genocidal regime,’ goes to runoff over moderate State Assembly member Jasmeet Bains, who had the support of Democratic Majority for Israel
By Andrew Lapin
California State Senator Scott Wiener, right, smiles before taking photos with supporters at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, February 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
June 3, 2026, 5:40 pm
‘Lefty Jew’ who accused Israel of genocide advances in San Francisco congressional primary
Scott Wiener to face off against Connie Chan, who was endorsed by current seat holder Nancy Pelosi, after a former AOC aide backed by anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker falls short
By Andrew Lapin
Clockwise from left: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar, congressional candidate Scott Wiener, L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti are among the California primary contenders of interest to the Jewish community. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)
June 2, 2026, 5:13 pm
In California primaries, Jewish voters face a slate of races shaped by Israel, antisemitism
Tuesday’s contests have some Jews weighing reality TV candidate over left-wing Israel critic, while others consider backing pro-Israel progressive who accused country of genocide
By Andrew Lapin
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