Activism
Protesters rally in support of Mahmoud Khalil outside his court hearing in New York City, March 12, 2025. (Luke Tress/The Times of Israel)
March 27, 2025, 10:40 am
Columbia students’ lawyers, street protest groups part of linked anti-Israel network
Legal representatives for allegedly pro-Hamas students threatened with deportation have advised and mentored activists leading disruptive rallies around New York and on campuses
By Luke Tress
Peter Yarrow performs at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas at a three-day Vietnam War Summit, April 28, 2016. (LBJ Presidential Library/Wikipedia)
January 8, 2025, 3:56 pm
Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86
A champion of Middle East peace whose career was tarnished by a morals charge involving a minor.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Attendees fill the National Mall during a Nov. 14, 2023 "March for Israel." (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
November 15, 2023, 12:21 pm
Pittsburghers join historic ‘March for Israel,’ bring messages home
Speakers call to support Israel, reject antisemitism and return the hostages; participants stress need to 'show up'
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Alexander Popivker (right) with his wife, Sarah, mounting a pro-Israel display on the campus of Cleveland State University. (Courtesy of Alex Popivker)
February 16, 2023, 3:44 pm
Rabbi arrested for his anti-Palestinian activism
He confessed on Instagram that he had stolen a Palestinian banner from the student center at Cleveland State University.
By Andrew Lapin
Gabe Kapler kneels during the playing of the National Anthem prior to a game at Oracle Park on July 31, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
June 7, 2022, 9:56 am
Gabe Kapler is following in the footsteps of other Jewish activist athletes, from Hank Greenberg to Aly Raisman
Here are some examples, from then and now, of Jewish advocacy in the sports world
By Jacob Gurvis
Ronnie Cook Zuhlke. Photo courtesy of Ronnie Cook Zuhlke
May 2, 2022, 1:01 pm
Getting to know: Ronnie Cook Zuhlke
Squirrel Hill resident set to receive national award from Women of Reform Judaism
By Adam Reinherz
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