Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Jessica Russak-Hoffman
One of the most famous pictures of Jews being rounded up by Nazi Germans during the Holocaust, this from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in May 1943. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
October 21, 2026, 10:05 pm
Pittsburgh school’s ethnic studies class assigns article on Gazans being trapped ‘like the Warsaw Ghetto’
“Pittsburgh parents deserve complete transparency, intellectually honest instruction and an assurance that their children’s education is being guided by academic excellence rather than ideological objectives."
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Miri Bar-Halpern (Credit: Courtesy)
October 13, 2026, 4:12 pm
Psychologists seek APA reforms to protect Jewish patients from ‘decolonial therapy’
“People need to be aware, and institutions need to repair,” Miri Bar-Halpern told JNS. “Clinicians are engaging in activism. It’s not about therapy anymore.”
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Andrea Martin meets with Pennsylvania state senator Jay Costa, who supported her nomination to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, about the position. (Credit: Courtesy, via JNS)
October 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
Jewish law professor appointed to Pennsylvania human rights panel
"I never thought when I sent my kids away to college that Max would have to worry about hot coffee being poured on him in a library.”
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Lawrence Puccini with his Oct. 7 memorial at the University of New Mexico, Oct. 7, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy, via JNS)
October 9, 2026, 4:11 pm
Non-Jewish University of New Mexico student ‘little rattled’ but not discouraged, after students trample his Oct. 7 memorial
“We tried to make it clear to them that this is a memorial that was built for those who died in a horrible terrorist attack,” Lawrence Puccini told JNS.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
USA, Washington State, Bellevue, Interlake High School. Jetta Productions
August 19, 2026, 10:01 pm
Pennsylvania removes school guide amid complaints over Jew-hatred definition
The state guidance, which replaced the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism with the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism, was removed after parents contacted Jewish advocacy groups.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
David Knoll points out the red inverted triangle spray painted on Chabad of Squirrel Hill’s building in July 2024 (Photo by David Rullo)
June 18, 2026, 12:02 pm
Brooklyn fundraiser to benefit men tied to Jew-hatred crimes, including in Squirrel Hill
The participation of campus-affiliated groups like CUNY for Palestine “represents a serious challenge that universities can no longer ignore.”
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
A woman wearing a keffiyeh and holding a Palestinian flag. (Credit: hosnysalah/Pixabay)
May 10, 2026, 12:06 pm
Exclusive: UC Law SF student gov order form for graduation keffiyehs
“At commencement this year, we want to support and uplift Palestinian students, faculty and the broader community,” per the order form.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Hand on the trackpad of a laptop computer (Credit: Kaboompics/Pexels)
March 30, 2026, 11:27 am
New report finds online Jew-hatred rising, urges stronger reporting and transparency
“As online hatred, harassment and vitriol become an increasingly pervasive part of the Jewish experience, we need scalable, effective solutions."
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, speaks at a press conference at City Hall ahead of a vote on a package of bills that fight hate, including antisemitism, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Will Alatriste/NYC Council.William Alatriste)
March 26, 2026, 4:53 pm
NYC Council approves buffer zones around houses of worships, schools
"The increase in hateful acts across the city is absolutely abhorrent, and we have to do something about it,” stated Julie Menin, the council speaker.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
People gather for the opening of the Bernard and Nancy Gutterman Family Center for Jewish Life, the first permanent home of Penn State Hillel at the Pennsylvania State University, in State College, Pa., Sept. 9, 2022. (Credit: Kellen Manning/Penn State via Creative Commons)
February 11, 2026, 12:38 pm
Penn State Hillel director bringing lessons of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting to job
“It’s unfortunate that we have to live this way, but I’d rather be safe than sorry,” Robyn Markowitz Lawler told JNS.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Nassau Hall, the oldest building at Princeton University in New Jersey. (Credit: Ken Lund via Creative Commons)
December 30, 2025, 11:24 am
Princeton course on ‘genocide’ in Gaza ‘deeply troubling,’ NJ rep says
“Israel has both the right and the obligation to defend its people, and that reality should not be erased or rewritten in the classroom,” Rep. Tom Kean stated.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Liberated hostage Omer Shem Tov speaks with Luke Moon, of Generation Zion, at Turning Point USA's America Fest event in Phoenix, Dec. 19, 2025. (Photo by Audrey Hoffman)
December 23, 2025, 10:04 am
Antisemitic booth at Turning Point event told to remove offensive slurs against Ben Shapiro
JNS sought comment from the conservative student organization, cofounded by the late Charlie Kirk, about how the Jew-hatred was allowed a platform to begin with.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
McGraw Tower and Uris Library at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., with Morrill Hall and Cayuga Lake in the background. (Credit: Dantes De MonteCristo via Wikimedia Commons)
October 27, 2025, 12:58 pm
Cornell student paper retracts cover art with bloodied Star of David, Nazi symbol
“I think it’s obviously highly offensive,” a law professor at Cornell University told the New York Post.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks at the 2024 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 22, 2024. (Credit: Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons)
October 26, 2025, 12:05 am
‘Real human beings’ spreading Jew-hatred on political right, Cruz says
“If I pick up my phone and send out a tweet, if I say ‘good morning,’ within minutes I will have hundreds of blatantly antisemitic responses."
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Logo of the social network application Tik Tok on the screen of a phone. (Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images)
November 23, 2021, 3:01 pm
My teenage son wasn’t surprised when antisemites attacked him on TikTok.
That makes me angry.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
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