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Downtown Toronto (Credit: Courtesy of Mark via Wikimedia Commons)
May 26, 2026, 3:18 pm
Posters for missing Jewish teen in Toronto reportedly torn down as search continues
"This shows the depravity of the war being waged on Jews," Deborah Lipstadt, the former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, stated.
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The Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Credit: Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons)
May 1, 2026, 11:08 am
NY Jewish leaders call for probe after Jew-hatred at food coop meeting
At a Park Slope Food Coop meeting, a member, who reportedly compared Jews to Nazis, was applauded for saying that "Jewish supremacism" is a problem in this country.
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U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Maxim Kapytka/Pexels)
April 20, 2026, 1:12 pm
Senators push for $750 million in nonprofit security grants
"At a time of rising antisemitism and an escalating security crisis, demand continues to far outpace available funding." — Eric Fingerhut, JFNA president and CEO
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Newsom at his second gubernatorial swearing-in ceremony, at the Plaza de California, 2023 (Public domain via Wikipedia)
March 24, 2026, 5:50 pm
Newsom says he regrets ‘apartheid’ remark about Israel
The California governor told Politico that he reveres Israel but is opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, arrive at City Hall for his Inauguration on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
March 8, 2026, 6:39 pm
Mamdani distances City Hall from wife’s social media likes appearing to praise Oct. 7
“My wife is the love of my life, and she's also a private person who has held no formal position on my campaign or in my City Hall,” the New York City mayor said.
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The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Art Bromage/Pixabay)
March 5, 2026, 10:10 am
Senate votes down Iran war powers resolution 53-47
Sen. John Fetterman was the lone Democrat to vote against the measure
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shakes hands with a Jewish man aboard the subway to Grand Army to sign an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, Jan. 2, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
March 4, 2026, 1:11 pm
Mamdani declines to say if Iran better off without Khamenei
He was also asked about his message to Jewish New Yorkers, given “some backlash, some pushback against your remarks about the war, calling it an illegal war of aggression.”
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A video security camera mounted high on a college campus. (Credit: Real Window Creative/Shutterstock)
February 17, 2026, 7:48 pm
Four in 10 Jewish students report experiencing hatred on campus, per study
It also finds that most parents weigh the current environment for Jewish students when choosing a college.
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The entrance sign for American University in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Samschoe via Wikimedia Commons)
February 17, 2026, 11:43 am
American University suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapter
“The student organization was suspended for violations of university policies,” a spokesperson for the D.C. school told JNS.
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February 17, 2026, 9:03 am
Attempted archaeological heist uncovers Second Temple-era stone workshop in Jerusalem
The ancient workshop, located on the slopes of Mount Scopus, was found last month during an undercover surveillance operation targeting an organized gang of antiquities robbers
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Ethiopian restaurant. (Credit: ammarhreib/Pixabay)
February 17, 2026, 8:33 am
Cafe in Harlem, NY, ends dine-in service, citing anti-Israel harassment
Jewish leaders and elected officials condemn backlash targeting Ethiopian-Israeli owner
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Police car lights. (Credit: Fleimax/Pixabay)
February 11, 2026, 5:44 pm
Police investigating anti-Israel, antisemitic graffiti found on Maryland synagogue
“Incidents like this deepen the anxiety and pain felt by our Jewish neighbors,” Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich stated.
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Gavel (Credit: Daniel Bone/Pixabay)
February 6, 2026, 2:28 pm
Global social workers federation to vote on expelling Israeli union
The proposed motion is “a clear escalation in selective enforcement,” the Jewish Social Worker Consortium stated.
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Sen. John Fetterman speaks during the Shaare Torah Congregation annual dinner on March 31, 2024 (Photo courtesy of Shaare Torah Congregation)
February 5, 2026, 12:09 pm
Fetterman, Grassley urge Treasury to implement whistleblower program to combat terror financing
Program “is a critical tool for America’s ongoing fight against terrorists, drug-traffickers and sanctioned state actors who are threats to our national security.”
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. speaks on a panel about race in America on the "Understanding Our World Stage" at the National Book Festival, Aug. 31, 2019. (Credit: Shawn Miller/Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)
February 3, 2026, 3:45 pm
PBS to air four-part documentary series on Blacks, Jews in America
“The Black and Jewish communities found themselves swimming against parallel currents,” said host Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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