Diaspora
Yaron Lischinsky, right, and his partner Sarah Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy in the U.S. who were killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025, in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Israeli Embassy in Washington)
April 13, 2026, 11:45 am
2025 toll of Diaspora Jews killed in antisemitic attacks was highest in three decades
TAU study finds shift in types of anti-Jewish events, with violence becoming the norm
By Zev Stub
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) leads a cabinet meeting at an undisclosed secure location on August 31, 2025 (Screenshot/GPO)
April 7, 2026, 1:55 pm
Silence is not solidarity
Diaspora Jews must speak when Israel strays
By Mick Davis
EL AL 4X-EKM (Photo by Mussi Katz, courtesy of flickr.com)
November 19, 2025, 9:23 am
Why don’t we all just go?
We’ve been exporting Jewish talent for centuries. What happens if, for once, we bring it home?
By Shlomi Bennett
Damage caused by a firebomb at Beth Tikvah synagogue, Montreal, Dec. 18, 2024 (Photo courtesy of B’nai Brith Canada via JTA)
May 6, 2025, 10:09 am
Israeli government report accuses West of bolstering antisemitism by criticizing Israel
Diaspora Ministry dubs Canada ‘champion of antisemitism,’ tying Trudeau’s condemnation of military action in Gaza to 670% spike in anti-Jewish incidents
By Zev Stub
Composite image showing One2One participants on an undated video call, over a map connecting the U.S. and Israel. (Courtesy image via The Times of Israel)
February 8, 2024, 8:56 am
‘Digital pen pals’ program connects North American and Israeli teens during wartime
Now in its fourth year, the One2One initiative facilitates English conversations and cultural exchange between thousands of Jewish high schoolers on opposite sides of the world
By Gavriel Fiske
Ayelet Setbon and Tair Gelerenter. Photo by Adam Reinherz
September 22, 2023, 10:41 am
Israeli teens arrive in Pittsburgh to strengthen Diaspora relations
With Squirrel Hill their new home, Tair Gelerenter and Ayelet Setbon begin a year of service to Israel
By Adam Reinherz
A delegation of Israeli veterans visits Millie's Homemade. Photo courtesy of Barbara Zell
May 12, 2023, 2:38 pm
Wounded Israeli veterans visit Pittsburgh, explore Israel-Diaspora relations
'All we did was live our life, but here we saw how important we are'
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Richard (Rick) Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), delivers a speech on the stage during a protest against the judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Feb. 25 2023. (Matan Golan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
March 29, 2023, 2:09 pm
Response to Israel’s turmoil reveals a new dilemma for Jewish legacy organizations
The scramble to publish a statement reflecting consensus was a reflection of how Israel’s politics have created a rift in U.S. Jewish groups.
By Ron Kampeas
(Photo by Porapak Apichodilok via Pexels)
December 9, 2020, 9:18 pm
Israeli-world Jewry relations: From negation to celebration
"When the State of Israel and world Jewry each commit to elevating our shared people, ultimately we are setting the foundation to elevate our entire world."
By Omer Yankelevich
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