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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 615

Jordana Horn

Jordana Horn

Reporter at The Times of Israel
One Mitzvah A Day founder Mandana Dayani. (Jojo Korsh)
January 16, 2025, 1:34 am
New project urges US Jews and allies to spur change via one ‘good deed’ text per day
Jewish American activist Mandana Dayani says bipartisan One Mitzvah A Day can help mobilize pro-Israel activists, fight antisemitism, and show gratitude to supporters
By Jordana Horn
Lisa Barr, author of 'The Goddess of Warsaw.' (Courtesy)
November 30, 2024, 4:24 am
Blacklisted for Israel support, author draws strength from Holocaust survivor grandma
Bestselling writer Lisa Barr – targeted by hecklers and review bombers – vows that though she wants to ‘curl up in a ball’ after Oct. 7, she will ‘fight back constructively’
By Jordana Horn
Participants march during the annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in New York. (Jordana Horn)
June 3, 2024, 1:53 am
Determination and grit at a somber NYC Israel Day parade, led by families of hostages
45,000-strong show of Jewish unity down Fifth Ave., normally a jubilant affair, reflects eight months of war, 120 hostages still held by Hamas, and skyrocketing global antisemitism
By Jordana Horn
Mandana Dayani speaks at the UN on sexual assault of women on October 7 in New York City, December 4, 2023. (Perry Bindelglass/ NCJW)
May 22, 2024, 2:26 am
Jewish activist who fled Iran sees shades of the fall of the shah on US campuses
I Am A Voter co-founder and pro-democracy advocate Mandana Dayani has turned her focus to America’s surging antisemitism – an issue she sees as inalienable from her core mission
By Jordana Horn
Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby have a new book titled 'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew,' which candidly discusses race and antisemitism. (Courtesy)
May 3, 2024, 6:00 pm
Noa Tishby and Emmanuel Acho discuss their candid new book on Black-Jewish relations
The Israeli actress and the former NFL linebacker have both turned to activism. Their collaboration, ‘Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew,’ breaks taboos to find common ground
By Jordana Horn
(L-R) President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, Dean Emeritus of Columbia Law School David Schizer, Columbia University Board of Trustees Co-Chair Claire Shipman, and Columbia University Board of Trustees Co-Chair David Greenwald testify during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing about antisemitism on college campuses, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. (Drew ANGERER / AFP)
April 17, 2024, 11:17 pm
Congresswoman to Columbia U president: ‘Fire the racists; it’s a pretty low bar’
In four-hour hearing on antisemitism on Ivy League campus, House Committee grills university officials on incendiary staff, lack of disciplinary measure for acts of Jew hatred
By Jordana Horn
Lizzy Savetsky wears a Star of David top ahead of the United Jewish Appeal Generosity Gala in New York City, March 14, 2024. (Courtesy)
March 21, 2024, 5:08 pm
Modern-day ‘Queen Esther’ Lizzy Savetsky gets real about her Israel activism
The social media star, former beauty queen, New York socialite and proud Zionist talks about her nonstop work and how she’s learned to drop the haters and empower fellow Jews
By Jordana Horn
Eitan Hersh speaks in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, February 21, 2018. (Anna Miller/Tufts University)
March 20, 2024, 1:12 am
Prof. Eitan Hersh answers the $64,000 question: Are Jewish kids safe at US colleges?
The political scientist at Tufts began a far-reaching student survey in 2022 amid rising antisemitism. After October 7, his data-driven mission has become pivotal for American Jews
By Jordana Horn
Illustrative: The alma mater statute on the Columbia University campus. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
March 11, 2024, 2:14 am
Former Columbia Law dean says antisemitism task force’s next report to focus on Jews
David Schizer believes that despite post-Oct. 7 displays the NYC university is incredibly welcoming to Jewish students and that this will be felt again when its charter is enforced
By Jordana Horn
Lizzy Savetsky leads protests outside UN Women headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, March 8, 2024. (Jordana Horn)
March 8, 2024, 8:59 pm
Slamming double standard, Jewish women picket NYC office of UN Women head Sima Bahous
Hundreds demonstrate in Midtown Manhattan on morning of International Women’s Day, chanting to bring home hostages and recognize the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists
By Jordana Horn
Abraham Foxman (Miriam Alster / Flash 90)
March 7, 2024, 1:53 am
Former ADL head Abe Foxman: ‘Israel has become the Jew among the nations’
The antisemitism expert is shocked by the intensity of the hate that has surfaced post-Oct. 7, says Biden ‘is weak and has been politicized,’ and Netanyahu has ‘become a liability’
By Jordana Horn
Pro-Israel demonstrators sing a song during a protest at Columbia University after the October 7 Hamas atrocities, October 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
March 5, 2024, 5:28 pm
Inaugural Columbia task force report confirms Jewish students’ claims of antisemitism
Report recognizes that Jews on campus were subject to ‘racist epithets and antisemitic tropes’; focuses on enforcing guidelines around demonstrations
By Jordana Horn
From left: Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images via AFP)
March 5, 2024, 3:52 am
The 4th to testify: Congressional witness Pamela Nadell on the US antisemitism crisis
The historian, who had a front-row seat next to three university presidents during their earth-shattering testimony on campus Jew hatred, dissects the ‘sea change’ since Oct. 7
By Jordana Horn
From left to right: Yasmeen Ohebsion, Kevin Feigelis and Talia Khan testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on the state of antisemitism on American university campuses, in Washington, DC, February 29, 2024. (Screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 1, 2024, 3:13 pm
In DC, Jewish students tell House committee: ‘It’s open season on Jews on our campus’
Months after the Education and Workforce Committee hearing that contributed to the resignation of top school presidents, Jewish students say the hatred continues unchecked
By Jordana Horn
An illustrative photo of students at a Jewish day school. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images via JTA)
January 19, 2024, 11:19 am
North American Jewish schools see dramatic enrollment upturn after Oct. 7 — study
Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools says concerns about antisemitism and desire for Jewish environment have boosted interest in schools of all denominations
By Jordana Horn
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