Diaspora Jews

Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake

Speaking to N12 News, Israeli Nurit Goren Elfant described the destruction and damage caused by the quake and subsequent aftershocks, some of which reached magnitudes of up to 5.8.

This view shows a collapsed building and damaged cars after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026.
Samin Nosrat, who appeared on stage at the JCCSF on Oct. 5, in her 2018 Netflix limited series “Salt Fat Acid Heat.”

Celebrity chef who signed Hospitality for Humanity pledge shares stage with Israelis

A SPEAKER addresses the intellectual debate within the Republican Party at the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem this week.

Editor's Notes: American Jews are changing after Oct. 7, but we cannot abandon them - comment

In this screengrab, Jonah Platt performs during Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, May 16, 2020.

Top Jewish influencers say opting out is not an option when antisemitism is prevalent


Empty shelves, shattered warehouses: Ukraine's Jews prepare for fifth Rosh Hashanah at war

Days before Rosh Hashanah, a honey jar production line in Ukraine’s battered Kyiv region continues operating inside a heavily shelled industrial zone, despite nearby damage.

Food packages prepared by JRNU to be delivered to Jews in Ukraine affected by the war with Russia.

Diaspora buyers look to Israeli real estate amid rising aliyah interest

The Israel Home Expo will bring developers, mortgage and tax experts, and aliyah services together in Jerusalem as organizers seek to turn holiday visits into long-term moves to Israel.

Diaspora buyers look to Israeli real estate amid rising aliyah interest. Real estate fair in NYC earlier this year.

Two-thirds of US Jewish voters to favor Democrats in November elections, poll shows

The poll by the Jewish Voters Resource Center, which is led by prominent Jewish Democrats, showed that 67 percent of respondents planned to vote for Democratic congressional candidates in November.

Voting stickers at a polling station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 2, 2024.

Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry

Despite the conspiracy theories that tried to pin the attacks on Israelis and Jews, the dominant narrative was that Israel and the United States were engaged in battle against a common enemy.

The new 9/11 Memorial Wall is seen at One Police Plaza in New York, on September 9, 2026.

'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity

The days of the month of Elul are in full swing, and the blast of the shofar echoing through the walls reminds us that Rosh Hashanah and the holidays of Tishrei are just around the corner.

Photograph of Rome taken by the writer.

Jewish leaders in Sweden warn of antisemitism in the Left Party

The Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities has renewed its warnings regarding antisemitism within Sweden's Left Party following a fresh wave of expulsions.

Sweden prepares for the 2026 general election

Promote Jewish diversity within unity – opinion

The High Holy Days are an opportunity to recalibrate approaches to Zionism, including the idea that it merely signifies a physical domain

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August

Golda read right to left. Some still don’t - opinion

Esther risked her own life so that the Jews of Persia would live. She did not instruct her people to accept their own erasure for the sake of the empire, as Nessel clearly stated.

 GOLDA MEIR, 1964.

Fringe anti-Zionist group leads campaign pushing Australian parliament to sanction Israel

An initiative aimed at sanctioning Israel is supported by the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and other groups at the forefront of the pro-Hamas marches that erupted after October 7.

A demonstrator takes part in a protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026

Threats rise against Jews and Israelis abroad, Gazan activist calls for peace with Israel

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

Displaced Palestinians walk past tents and destroyed buildings near the beachfront in Gaza City in August.