Jackie Hajdenberg
The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn. (James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 27, 2026, 4:19 pm
Park Slope Food Coop votes for Israel boycott
Overwhelming majority of members back banning Israeli products after years of campaigning by pro-Palestinian group.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Multiple people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters entered the Islamic Center in San Diego, May 18, 2026. (Sandy Huffaker / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
May 19, 2026, 10:12 am
Jewish groups denounce fatal shooting at San Diego mosque
The security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was among three people killed there.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, speaks during a press conference outside Columbia University on April 22, 2024 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
May 14, 2026, 2:07 pm
Rand Paul’s son apologizes after reported antisemitic attack on Rep. Mike Lawler
William Paul said he was seeking help for a drinking problem after attacking Lawler, who is not Jewish.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
In a new ad for the reelection of Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, a rainbow star of David is prominently featured behind Republican activist investor Paul Singer, who is Jewish. (Screenshot via YouTube)
May 13, 2026, 9:25 am
Jewish Republican Paul Singer tarred with rainbow Star of David in Kentucky candidate’s anti-LGBTQ ad
The Kentucky ad encourages viewers to vote for Thomas Massie, the anti-Israel Republican incumbent.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Graduates and guests of Rutgers University graduation exit the ceremonies. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
May 7, 2026, 8:55 am
Rutgers cancels graduation speaker over tweet claiming Israelis ‘train dogs to sexually assault prisoners’
Rami Elghandour is a biotech executive and a producer of “The Voice of Hind Rajab.”
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Georgetown University (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
May 7, 2026, 8:44 am
Georgetown Law graduation speaker backs out after students protest his ‘controversial, Zionist and harmful opinions’
A law professor who disparaged legal efforts to curb pro-Palestinian student activism will replace Morton Schapiro.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The Max Nordau Library in La Plata, Argentina was hit with a Molotov cocktail on Thursday night, the library's board of directors reported. (Via Google Images)
May 5, 2026, 3:29 pm
Jewish library and Chabad near Buenos Aires attacked, Argentine Jewish advocates say
Jewish community representatives reported a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a local Jewish library Thursday in the Buenos Aires suburb of La Plata.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
R.F. Kuang attends the Girls Write Now Awards 2024 at DVF Studio on Oct. 10, 2024, in New York City. (JP Yim/Getty Images for Girls Write Now)
May 5, 2026, 2:59 pm
A best-selling novelist identified a minor character as Israeli. Some fans are canceling their orders.
RF Kuang’s critics say the character “normalizes” a country they oppose.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Correspondence between J.D. Salinger and his editor referring to his Jewish and Irish heritage, for sale by Peter Harrington Books, overlaid on top of the book jacket for Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye". (Images Courtesy Peter Harrington London)
April 28, 2026, 4:36 pm
J.D. Salinger asked publishers to remove references to his Jewish heritage, newly surfaced letters reveal
“The Catcher in the Rye” could have had “that Jewish-Irish business” on its jacket, the letters show.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Jewish food writer Joan Nathan (center left) and researcher Moriah Amit learned about the Holocaust histories of Nathan's relatives, Wolfgang Bernheim (far left) and his grandmother, Marie Bernheim. (Images courtesy Center for Jewish History)
April 14, 2026, 4:30 pm
Joan Nathan knew a relative was a Catholic martyr; search uncovers Holocaust past
The cookbook author’s family history is uncovered in “Histories and Mysteries,” a new project of a renowned Jewish genealogy institute.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Belgium steps up security around the country as threats escalate against Jewish communities in Europe. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)
March 25, 2026, 9:34 am
Who is the new ‘terror group’ claiming responsibility for antisemitic attacks in Europe?
The group calls itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya, loosely translating to ‘The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand.’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Exterior view of the damage following an explosion at a Rotterdam synagogue on March 13, 2026. (Media TV via ANP/AFP via Getty Images/ Netherlands OUT)
March 14, 2026, 10:42 pm
4 teens arrested in Rotterdam synagogue arson claimed by group that said it attacked in Belgium
The arson follows an explosion at a synagogue in Liege, Belgium, on Monday.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Noam Ash (left) and Charlie Barnett (right) in the 2026 film "Bookends," written by Ash. (Courtesy Noam Ash)
March 6, 2026, 1:38 pm
Jewish writers initiative launches first film: a comedy about a Holocaust survivor and his gay grandson
F. Murray Abraham stars in “Bookends” alongside its writer, Noam Ash.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Panelists from the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival speak onstage. (Derek White/Getty Images)
February 26, 2026, 12:45 pm
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes for selecting anti-Zionist to judge human rights films
The festival said it could not remove the panelist because judging was already underway.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses on Feb. 19, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
February 23, 2026, 8:09 pm
At US Commission on Civil Rights hearing, Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism
The hearing last week was the first in an independent government investigation into campus antisemitism.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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