PHILISSA CRAMER

Democratic candidate for the Third Congressional District for Colorado Adam Frisch speaks during an appearance on the campus of the University of Colorado-Pueblo Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Pueblo, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

October 6, 2022, 11:17 pm

Poll puts Jewish Democrat just 2 percentage points behind Boebert in Colorado

Survey has former synagogue board member and self-described moderate Adam Frisch winning 45% of vote compared to far-right incumbent’s 47% in Congressional race

By PHILISSA CRAMER

The rabbi of the Jewish community of Hannover, Germany posted pictures of a broken window he said followed an attack during Yom Kippur services in 2022. (Instagram via JTA)

October 6, 2022, 9:54 pm

German synagogue vandalized during Yom Kippur services

Object thrown through window at Hannover synagogue as prayers were underway; police say they still don’t know what exactly happened

By PHILISSA CRAMER

David "Sandy" Gottesman. (Matt Greenslade/photo-nyc.com; courtesy of the Gottesman family via JTA)

October 1, 2022, 5:41 am

Buffett business partner, scion of Jewish philanthropic dynasty, dies at 96

David ‘Sandy’ Gottesman often opted to remain out of spotlight, but through family foundation supported various causes, including Israel National Library’s new building

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Illustrative: The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue in Porto, Portugal, on September 2, 2016. (AFP Photo/ Miguel Riopa)

September 29, 2022, 11:14 pm

Restrictions lifted from Porto rabbi as Portuguese citizenship fraud case continues

Lisbon court says no ‘single fact’ shows Rabbi Daniel Litvak gave priority to requests of Jews for Portuguese citizenship, in investigation tied to oligarch Roman Abramovich

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Mourners during a moment of silence ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in central London, September 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, Pool)

September 20, 2022, 6:58 am

London Holocaust Memorial Garden clears Queen Elizabeth tributes left on its grounds

After some concern over displays to monarch at Holocaust site, managers move expressions of mourning to official tribute area

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Theodor Herzl, center, shown on a boat in 1898. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

August 22, 2022, 11:50 pm

Creator of ‘Shtisel’ working on new Herzl series

Considered the father of modern political Zionism, Herzl’s contribution to Jewish history will be depicted on TV for the first time

By PHILISSA CRAMER

A stained glass window that once had bullet holes is now repaired at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

August 20, 2022, 2:11 am

CNN antisemitism special covers synagogue attacks, targeting of Zionist students

‘Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America,’ airing this weekend, tours through some low points in recent American Jewish history, offers analysis of ongoing spike in incidents

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Illustrative: A Meta Portal Go is displayed during a preview of the Meta Store in Burlingame, California, May 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

August 18, 2022, 4:42 am

BlenderBot, Meta’s AI chatbot, really, really wants you to check out its synagogue

Immediately following its August 5 launch, the program drew criticism for embracing antisemitism and election lies – but, as one reporter finds out, it’s far from one-dimensional

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Julia Haart and her family compete on 'Celebrity Family Feud,' hosted by comedian Steve Harvey, August 14, 2022. (ABC/Christopher Willard via JTA)

August 16, 2022, 9:29 am

‘My Unorthodox Life’ family donates game show prize to anti-child marriage cause

Citing Orthodox Jewish community norms, celebrity Jewish family gives $25,000 to VOW for Girls, a nonprofit that aims to eliminate marriages involving girls under 18

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Lesbian author, poet and playwright Elana Dykewomon, photographed at her home in Oakland, Calif., on May 1, 2022, died Aug. 7, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images via JTA)

August 12, 2022, 6:10 pm

Elana Dykewomon, influential Jewish lesbian author and playwright, dies at 72

Award-winning writer, whose characters were Jewish lesbians like her, passes away minutes before her first play, inspired by 2016 death of her wife, was to be performed

By Andrew Esensten and PHILISSA CRAMER

Arizona Republican US Senate candidate Blake Masters speaks to supporters at a campaign party in Chandler, Arizona, August 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

August 4, 2022, 2:27 am

Blake Masters, Republican who once cited a Nazi official, wins in Arizona primaries

Candidate, who will face off against Democrat Mark Kelly for Senate, is one of several far-right politicians to prevail in battleground state

By PHILISSA CRAMER and Andrew Lapin

A watch said to have been owned by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. (Alexander Historical Auctions)

August 2, 2022, 12:50 am

Hitler’s alleged watch was purchased by a Jew, auction house says

Watch sold for $1.1 million; Alexander Historical Auctions President Bill Panagopulos says he received death threats, emphasizes that most buyers are not neo-Nazis

By PHILISSA CRAMER

In this illustrative photo from December 11, 2019, Orthodox Jewish men pass by New York City police guarding a Brooklyn synagogue prior to a funeral for Mosche Deutsch, a rabbinical student from Brooklyn who was killed in a shooting at a Jersey City, New Jersey market. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

July 27, 2022, 11:26 pm

Neo-Nazi US Marine plotted to attack Jews with Rapekrieg group, prosecutors say

Matthew Belanger, from New York, procured weapons and other gear, discussed attacking synagogue and other targets with other white supremacists

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Gil Ofarim arrives at an event at the Hotel de Rome in Berlin, August 19, 2021. (Gerald Matzka/picture alliance via Getty Images)

July 27, 2022, 12:23 pm

German man jailed for Holocaust comment about Jewish singer who claimed antisemitism

‘In Buchenwald he would have liked to be seen with his Star of David,’ man writes about German-Israeli singer Gil Ofarim, who is accused of lying about an antisemitic incident

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Andy Levin, a Democrat representing Michigan's 9th district, is seen at the House steps of the Capitol during the last votes of the week on May 20, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via JTA)

July 26, 2022, 6:02 pm

AIPAC-funded Michigan Democrat may overthrow Jewish political dynasty

Lobby group prefers the non-Jewish Haley Stevens, seen as more likely to fulfill its vision of US-Israel ties, to Andy Levin, who believes in conditioning funds to the Jewish state

By PHILISSA CRAMER