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Andrew Silow-Carroll

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Andrew Silow-Carroll is the editor-in-chief of JTA
People look over a record book from 1836 that is displayed at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York, on October 24, 2017. (AP/Seth Wenig)
October 12, 2026, 4:26 am
How YIVO pivoted from studying a living Yiddish world to preserving a vanishing culture
In a new book, ‘Yiddish Scholarship Comes to America: The YIVO Institute at 100,’ Kalman Weiser explores how the institute’s surviving caretakers adapted to a post-Holocaust world
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Protesters outside The New York Times offices in New York City, May 14, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 3, 2026, 10:16 am
As The New York Times turns 175, the fight over its Israel coverage again heats up
Hometown paper for largest Jewish community outside Israel, NYT has long, tumultuous relationship with Israel and Jews; that’s been sharply back in focus since Hamas invasion of Oct. 7, 2023
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Rabbi Noa Kushner, founding rabbi of The Kitchen in San Francisco, is the author of 'Pretend You Believe: How to Enter Religion.' (Schocken via JTA)
September 20, 2026, 7:47 pm
We need religion, writes rabbi in her new book, but it’s not there to make our lives better
Noa Kushner urges Jews to stop asking what Judaism can do for them and start asking what it means to enter into a relationship with God in ‘Pretend You Believe,’ on shelves Oct. 13
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
File: Two Jewish men look up as the two columns of light, known as the ‘Tribute in Light’ memorial, shine from lower Manhattan on September 11, 2007, in New York City. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images via JTA)
September 10, 2026, 11:19 am
The Jewish world before September 11 — and what it became
The 9/11 terror attacks are often called a historic inflection point, dividing the world into a before and after, and the Jewish community did not go unchanged
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Manhattan synagogues featured in 'My Year in New York Synagogues' by Andrew Waxman include, clockwise from top left: Congregation Shearith Israel, Sutton Place Synagogue, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Park East Synagogue, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, Park Avenue Synagogue, Congregation Or Zarua and Congregation Emanu-El. (All images Wikimedia Commons; design by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
September 7, 2026, 2:17 am
New ‘Yelp guide for synagogues’ in Manhattan showcases Big Apple’s Jewish diversity
Andrew Waxman attended a different service weekly for his book ‘My Year in New York Synagogues,’ and found much more to review than just the after-prayer kiddush spreads
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
'120 Years of Zionism,' an exhibit at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, was launched in 2017 to mark the establishment of the World Zionst Congress in 1897. (Rakoon/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
August 13, 2026, 3:50 am
Should Diaspora Jews who support Israel avoid the word ‘Zionism’? 
JFNA first supports, then fires consultant for suggesting Jewish leaders shouldn’t use the loaded term that has been hijacked by its opponents — but many think he has a point
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Woody Guthrie (left) and Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt. After Guthrie married Greenblatt's daughter, Marjorie Mazia, the two developed a close bond, explored in the new documentary 'Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls.' (Woody Guthrie Publications via JTA)
August 6, 2026, 2:27 am
Woody Guthrie was surprisingly in tune with Judaism. A new documentary explains why
‘Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls,’ now making the rounds on the Jewish film circuit, shows a little-known side of the legendary American folk singer that was steeped in Jewish culture
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour (left) and John Galliano attend Vogue’s Forces of Fashion Conference at Milk Studios on October 12, 2017, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/AFP)
August 4, 2026, 2:46 pm
Sorry not sorry? John Galliano exhibit at the Met sparks Jewish debate on repentance
Former Dior designer claims turnaround after his 2011 antisemitic tirade praising Hitler, and while the ADL accepted his apology, others ask if it’s enough – or even truly sincere
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens speaks at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, February 1, 2026. (Peter Jamus/Michael Priest Photography via JTA)
July 30, 2026, 1:36 pm
Stalwart Israel defender Bret Stephens calls out ‘Jewish terrorists’ in West Bank 
Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist takes aim at country’s handling of settler violence, says it harms security and legitimacy of Jewish state
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Pro-Israeli protesters attend a rally in opposition to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
July 30, 2026, 10:53 am
Mamdani’s Netanyahu video fuels debate over the meaning of antisemitism
Defenders of NYC mayor say charge of Jew-hatred stifles foreign policy debate, but even some critics of Israeli PM say Mamdani’s rhetoric crossed a line, made city’s Jews less safe
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
On July 28, at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, Amit Tibon will receive the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for his memoir, 'The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel's Borderlands.' (©Ofir Berman/Courtesy Stribe via JTA)
July 24, 2026, 4:26 pm
Award-winning writer Amir Tibon readies to return to kibbutz where his family survived Oct. 7
As he accepts the Sami Rohr Prize for his memoir and prepares to move back home to Nahal Oz after three years as an evacuee, the Haaretz journalist talks about what still gives him hope
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Illustrative photo of a Jewish man reading from a prayer book. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
July 18, 2026, 6:48 am
Why Orthodox Jews in the US are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time
Orthodox groups urge US Senate to oppose House-approved bill that promises more evening light, which would create challenge for observant Jews who take part in early morning prayer
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Matt Damon plays Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey.' (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via JTA)
July 17, 2026, 10:55 am
As Christopher Nolan revives ‘The Odyssey,’ a scholar links Homer and the Bible
What do a wily Greek king and the heroes and heroines of Genesis have in common? Academic and author Jacob Howland highlights more than a few points as the film premieres in the US on Friday
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Members of Standing Together protest for equal financial security for all residents of Israel outside the Knesset on May 14, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 14, 2026, 3:54 pm
As two-state hopes fade, more US Jews are open to a one-state future for the Middle East
Nearly half of Jewish Americans under 35 now support a binational state, a poll finds, reviving an idea long considered anti-Zionist – though many say they’re emotionally attached to Israel
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A cartoon from the July 4, 1900 issue of Puck, title 'No Envy,' shows stereotypically dressed Jews enjoying a building fire. (Courtesy NYU Press via JTA)
July 7, 2026, 1:03 pm
Scholar unpacks slur that early US Jewish immigrants were arsonists — and why it stuck
Jeffrey Marx’s new history, ‘Jewish Firebug,’ puts new light on an old trope as newcomers are again being blamed for economic and social ills and antisemitism reaches new highs
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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