Jackie Hajdenberg

Women protest outside the UN Headquarters in Jerusalem over its failure to condemn Hamas violence against women during its October 7 onslaught, November 27, 2023. (Flash90)

November 28, 2023, 1:32 pm

Amid outcry over silence, UN Women posts, then deletes, condemnation of Hamas attack

UN body says statement was issued by mistake, was replaced by call for release of hostages; activists have decried UN failure to address evidence of rape, sexual abuse on Oct. 7

By Jackie Hajdenberg

A post showing writing on misssiles, from the Facebook group Great Kosher Restaurant Foodies. (Screenshot)

November 27, 2023, 11:42 am

Sponsoring Israeli missiles doesn’t fly for all in a Facebook group for kosher foodies

A post in Great Kosher Restaurant Foodies has put the fault lines of communal discussion in stark relief as even some in an ostensibly conservative community find it in poor taste

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Sacha Baron Cohen speaks at the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

November 17, 2023, 10:41 pm

Sacha Baron Cohen tells TikTok it’s creating biggest antisemitic movement since Nazis

Debra Messing, Amy Schumer, other Jewish celebrities and TikTok creator Miriam Ezagui denounce antisemitism on the social media platform in private video call with its executives

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Messages reading 'Glory To Our Martyrs' and 'Divestment From Zionist Genocide Now,' along with others, are projected onto a building at George Washington University's campus in Washington, October 24, 2023. (StopAntisemitism via X)

November 16, 2023, 5:36 am

George Washington University suspends Students for Justice in Palestine group

School made global headlines when student group, whose umbrella organization praised Oct. 7 Hamas massacres, projected messages including ‘Glory To Our Martyrs’ on campus

By Jackie Hajdenberg

The main cast of 'The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,' pictured from left to right: Rosa (Hila Saada), Gabriel (Michael Aloni), Luna (Swell Ariel Or), David (Israel Ogalbo), Merkada (Irit Kaplan). (Courtesy of yes Studios via JTA)

November 15, 2023, 1:04 am

‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ star opens up on Israel-Hamas war from afar

Promoting her new film ‘Kissufim’ — coincidentally the name of the kibbutz where 8 civilians, including kids, were massacred by terrorists — Swell Ariel Or says ‘my soul is sad’

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Supporters of Israel protest near the US Capitol in Washington on October 13, 2023. (Daniel Slim/AFP)

November 14, 2023, 4:36 am

Planes, trains and bus caravans: US Jews descend on Washington for pro-Israel rally

Jews planning to attend Tuesday’s demonstration say they feel imperative to show up in force as a counter to the large protests against Israel across globe

By Jackie Hajdenberg

A front and back view of a pocket watch belonging to Jewish Titanic passenger Sinai Kantor, with salt water stains showing approximately when the ship sank. (Courtesy Henry Aldridge and Son. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg via JTA)

November 11, 2023, 6:34 am

Hebrew pocket watch, frozen in time of Titanic wreck, to be auctioned

Dried water marks indicate watch that belonged to Sinai Kantor stopped at 2:25 a.m., five minutes after the famous shipwreck

By Jackie Hajdenberg

A full page ad from the Orthodox Union includes the text from a US House Resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses. (Courtesy Orthodox Union via JTA)

November 9, 2023, 1:06 pm

Orthodox Union pitching ads condemning antisemitism to over 20 US campus newspapers

So far five papers have accepted the notice, which thanks Congress for resolution denouncing antisemitism and asks readers, ‘Where do you stand in this moment of truth?’

By Jackie Hajdenberg

A ham bag with the slogan Merry Ham-mas has been pulled from Kmart shelves in Australia. (Image via K-Mart.com.au via WebArchive. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA)

November 9, 2023, 10:52 am

Australian Kmart drops ‘Merry Ham-mas’ Christmas ham bags

Australian Jewish groups say unintentional pun ‘not a good look’ but that store acted quickly after it was brought to their attention

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Pro-Israel demonstrators sing a song during a protest at Columbia University, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

November 1, 2023, 7:10 pm

Jewish schools to US colleges: Don’t recruit students unless you can guarantee safety

With rise of antisemitism on university campuses, Torah Academy and Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School in New Jersey seek reassurances from admissions officers on security plans

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Illustrative: A Cornell University student walks along the campus in Ithaca, NY, on Dec. 16, 2021, with luggage in tow. (AP/Heather Ainsworth)

October 30, 2023, 5:58 am

Cornell University Jews told to avoid kosher dining hall after vicious threats online

School president denounces comments on forum threatening to kill, rape, behead Jews on campus, says FBI investigating possible hate crimes

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Illustrative: Children watch through the window of a school bus as demonstrators attend a rally in solidarity with Israel on October 10, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ethan Swope / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

October 24, 2023, 4:26 pm

US Jewish day schools enroll Israeli children who have been displaced by war

Within days of the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities, Prizmah, the North American network for Jewish day schools, started getting calls from institutions about taking in Israeli students

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Israeli soldiers pray with a rabbi during a break in the southern Israeli city of Beit Kama, October 16, 2023. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

October 23, 2023, 12:53 am

Israeli rabbis are issuing guidance about how to adjust Jewish law during wartime

Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 onslaught, the rabbinic principle of pikuach nefesh, or preserving life, has taken precedence above all – though not everyone agrees on what it means

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Illustrative: Pope Francis blesses attendees from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Regina Coeli prayer on May 14, 2023 in The Vatican. (Tiziana FABI / AFP)

October 13, 2023, 3:54 pm

‘I pray for those families’: Pope Francis calls on Hamas to free Israeli hostages

In his second round of remarks since the terror onslaught on Saturday, pontiff urges ‘immediate release’ of the roughly 200 people abducted

By Jackie Hajdenberg

A Neilah service in 2017. Neilah was part of the ancient liturgy for communal fast days called in times of distress. (Courtesy Anna Carson-DeWitt via JTA)

October 12, 2023, 2:22 pm

NYC’s Hadar Institute calls for public fast day to pray for Israeli hostages of Hamas

Echoing ancient times, the egalitarian educational institution brings together over 600 Diaspora rabbis and Jewish leaders, fasting in solidarity with the Jewish state

By Jackie Hajdenberg