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A search and rescue team looks for people along the Guadalupe River near a damaged building at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 7, 2025, following severe flash flooding that occurred during the July 4 holiday weekend. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
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Jewish camps express condolences after flooding disaster at Camp Mystic in Texas
By Grace Gilson
At least one Jewish family lost everything in the Texas floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 100.
A yeshiva school bus drives through Brooklyn on Sept. 12, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
EducationJewish schools — and their families — poised for windfall under new federal tax-credit program
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
National Education Association President Rebecca Pringle speaks during the Get Out the Vote Rally in Detroit in 2022. (Dominick Sokotoff/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
EducationLargest teachers union in the country narrowly votes to sever ties with the ADL
By Grace Gilson
Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)
July 11, 2025, 10:04 am
ADL survey: 1 in 4 Americans believe recent attacks on Jews were ‘understandable’
Even more believe attacks on American Jews will end if Israel stops its war in Gaza, according to the survey.
By Grace Gilson
National Education Association President Rebecca Pringle speaks during the Get Out the Vote Rally in Detroit in 2022. (Dominick Sokotoff/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
July 10, 2025, 8:13 am
Largest teachers union in the country narrowly votes to sever ties with the ADL
The nonbinding proposal drew both support and opposition from Jewish educators.
By Grace Gilson
A yeshiva school bus drives through Brooklyn on Sept. 12, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
July 9, 2025, 3:38 pm
Jewish schools — and their families — poised for windfall under new federal tax-credit program
A $1,700 federal tax credit established in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” realizes the dreams of Orthodox advocates.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, speaks during a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
July 9, 2025, 2:13 pm
Jewish Democrats in Congress concerned about Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel positions
While some Jewish Dems have raised alarm at the mayoral candidate, others have cautiously endorsed him.
By Grace Gilson
A search and rescue team looks for people along the Guadalupe River near a damaged building at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 7, 2025, following severe flash flooding that occurred during the July 4 holiday weekend. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
July 8, 2025, 4:49 pm
Jewish camps express condolences after flooding disaster at Camp Mystic in Texas
At least one Jewish family lost everything in the Texas floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 100.
By Grace Gilson
A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C., United States, on May 28, 2025. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
July 8, 2025, 8:04 am
IRS says religious institutions may endorse candidates, undoing a longstanding ban
The Johnson Amendment does not apply to houses of worship speaking to their congregations, the agency has ruled.
By Philissa Cramer
Leigh Lawson (left) as Antonio and Dustin Hoffman as Shylock in Peter Hall's stage production of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," 1989. (Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images)
July 6, 2025, 9:02 am
Trump says he didn’t know antisemitic history of ‘Shylock’ when he used the term
“We expect more from the President of the United States,” the ADL said in a statement.
By Philissa Cramer
Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman speaks during the Commencement Ceremony at Columbia University in New York on May 21, 2025, (Jeenah Moon / POOL / AFP)
July 2, 2025, 3:36 pm
House panel: Columbia leader urged ouster of Jewish trustee
A letter from Rep. Elise Stefanik cites messages sent by Shipman when she was still a trustee.
By Grace Gilson
Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families. (Stock photo/Burke/Triolo Productions via Getty Images)
July 2, 2025, 3:24 pm
In a first for Conservative Judaism, synagogue allows clergy to participate in interfaith weddings
The policy change at Adath Jeshurun Congregation, a large synagogue in suburban Minneapolis, goes against rules set by the Conservative movement.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A swastika spray-painted on noise barriers in Tyumen, Russia, April 10, 2024. (Credit: RG72 via Wikimedia Commons)
July 2, 2025, 3:12 pm
Up to five years in prison for vandalizing private property with swastikas under new Virginia law
HB 2783 makes the antisemitic vandalism a Class 6 felony, which can come with fines up to $2,500.
By Mike Wagenheim
Isaac Dechtman of Denver and his parents Evan and Jennifer comfort each other at the Boulder County Courthouse on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, on June 3, 2025, two days after 12 people marching to raise awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza were injured in a "targeted act of violence" by a man wielding incendiary devices. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
July 1, 2025, 3:47 pm
Boulder firebombing victim Karen Diamond, 82, dies of her injuries
The suspect in the firebombing attack, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, will now face two counts of murder as a result of Diamond’s death.
By Grace Gilson
Bob Vylan performing on the West Holts stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England, June 28, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
July 1, 2025, 2:06 pm
State Dept. revokes visas for Bob Vylan following ‘death to the IDF’ chants at Glastonbury
“Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country,” said an official.
By Grace Gilson
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, now a NYC mayoral candidate, speaks during a news conference outside the White House to announce a hunger strike to demand that President Joe Biden "call for a permanent ceasefire" and no military aid to Israel, on Nov. 27, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
July 1, 2025, 10:18 am
Zohran Mamdani belongs to the Democratic Socialists of America, a leading critic of Israel. Here’s what to know.
The presumptive Democratic mayoral candidate in New York is now the face of a progessive group that accuses Israel of genocide and backs BDS.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Harvard University's "Veritas" shield is seen on a gate on Feb. 17, 2024. (PErica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
June 30, 2025, 12:46 pm
Trump administration finds Harvard violated Jewish students’ civil rights
The finding comes as two Jewish groups filed amicus briefs last week supporting the Trump administration in Harvard’s lawsuit against the funding freezes.
By Grace Gilson
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) speaking at a rally for then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the Alliant Energy Center, in Madison, Wis., on Sept. 20, 2024. (Credit: SecretName101 via Wikimedia Commons)
June 27, 2025, 11:09 am
White House demands congressman apologize for telling Jewish official ‘go back to 1930s Germany’
“This crazed antisemitic hatred from Democrats emboldens radicals to target Jewish Americans,” the deputy White House press secretary said.
By Mike Wagenheim
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