Philadelphia
The opening ceremony of the 2026 BBYO International Convention in Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy of BBYO)
February 14, 2026, 8:13 pm
‘Room where it happened’: BBYO convention opens curtain in Philadelphia
Liberty was the talk of the town—from America to Iran.
By Carin M. Smilk
Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025. (Screenshot)
December 23, 2025, 10:10 am
Pennsylvania principal faces firing over antisemitic voicemail
“I couldn’t believe it, like I was seeing Jew this, Jew that, and I was thinking, ‘This can’t be the principal leaving a voicemail,'” the parent said.
By Grace Gilson
The new Aron ha-Kodesh at Camp Tel Yehudah (Photo courtesy of Camp Tel Yehudah)
October 16, 2025, 9:46 am
Pittsburgh Catholics partner with Philly man to create new Torah ark for Jewish camp
Pittsburgh's Sirofchuck family worked together to create the new Aron ha-Kodesh for Camp Tel Yehuda.
By Braden Hamelin
The Israeli flag on the facade of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History​ in Philadelphia’s Old City in July 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
August 28, 2025, 10:37 am
Philadelphia’s Jewish museum grapples with its identity in the wake of Oct. 7
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History contends with a resurgence of antisemitism amid a shifting cultural landscape, with an Israeli CEO at its helm
By Jessica Steinberg
New York Bagel Bakery in Philadelphia has served kosher-keeping customers for decades. Its longtime owner was recently accused of antisemitism, a charge he denies. (Screenshot from Google Maps)
March 19, 2025, 5:37 pm
A Palestinian man in Philadelphia served kosher bagels for decades. Then customers found his Facebook profile.
Jews in Lower Merion have called for the local bagel store to lose its kosher certification because its proprietor supported Oct. 7. He says those allegations are false.
By Ben Sales
Bryn Mawr Film Institute marquee (Photo by Sansserifs, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
April 11, 2024, 2:20 pm
Under court order, Philadelphia theater screens Israeli film that it canceled in the face of protests
The theater apologized for its actions after the court order came down.
By Andrew Lapin
Swastika graffiti painted on a pro-Israel sign outside Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, March 30, 2024. It was the second incident of the sign being targeted in as many weeks. (Photo courtesy of Jada Eldrich)
April 3, 2024, 10:07 am
Officials condemn antisemitic vandalism at 2 Philadelphia-area synagogues
Other Jewish institutions have been targeted across the country in the wake of the war.
By Andrew Lapin
From left: Don Sable, Gerri Richmond and Sheila Berman, Jews from the Philadelphia suburbs, protest outside of the Palestine Writes Festival at Penn on Sept. 22. (Photo by Jarrad Saffren)
September 26, 2023, 2:29 pm
We went to opening night of the Palestine Writes Festival. Here’s what happened
“It’s about the fact that we remain proud, unbroken, defiant,” the event's organizer said. “Even though we are battered, colonized, exiled, robbed, terrorized and demeaned.”
By Jarrad Saffren
Josh Shapiro, his family and his running mate Austin Davis bask in their victory on stage at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. (Photo by Jarrad Saffren)
November 14, 2022, 1:25 pm
A look at Josh Shapiro’s election night victory party
The Jewish Democrat will become the commonwealth's next governor.
By Jarrad Saffren
Chef Michael Solomonov (Photo by Steven Legato)
April 15, 2022, 8:07 am
Zahav’s Mike Solomonov takes his Israeli cuisine outside of Philadelphia for the first time
The award-winning chef talks about his new restaurant in Brooklyn, building bridges through food and the American ascendance of schug
By Gabby Deutch | Jewish Insider
Robert and Molly Freedman (Photo courtesy of the Freedman family)
January 14, 2022, 12:04 pm
Jewish music collection a labor of love
A Philadelphia couple donated their collection to Penn: more than 40,000 songs, 5,923 albums and 1,510 pieces of sheet music.
By Jarrad Saffren
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June 23, 2021, 4:18 pm
Group that removed Israeli food truck from event apologizes for ‘ignorant’ act
The group said it had feared that including the truck could lead to a boycott or potentially unsafe protest
By Philissa Cramer
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June 21, 2021, 9:23 am
A Philadelphia festival cut an Israeli food truck. The response was fierce.
Event organizers cited “the concerns of community that we love and serve.”
By Philissa Cramer
One of the kippah-clad men was pushed (Screenshot from the video attached to Yaacov Behrman's tweet)
October 30, 2020, 12:36 pm
Jewish men discuss confrontation with Black Hebrew Israelites at Philly protest
A video shows three Jewish men, two of them wearing kippot, being berated during protests on 52nd Street in West Philadelphia.
By Jesse Bernstein
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