Diaspora

Leslie Wexner helped shape these Jewish leaders, now they want a reckoning over his Epstein ties

Debbie Findling is leading what may be the largest organized accountability effort to emerge so far in the Jewish community’s reckoning with Wexner’s ties to Epstein.

Jan Reicher (left) and Debbie Findling, former Wexner Graduate fellows who are giving the amount they paid for fellowship tuition and encouraging former fellows to pay similar amounts to organizations supporting victims of sexual assault and human trafficking, pose for a photograph, May 14, 2026.
Yona Speidel, the television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J.

The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey

Scott Wiener makes his way down Market street during the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 28, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

San Francisco Trans March downplays harassment of LGBTQ Jewish politician Scott Wiener

In "Birthright," on stage at the MCC Theater in New York, friends reconnect over the years and confront their differences over Israel and Jewishness.

What a new play gets right about ‘Birthright’ and our anguished Jewish conversation - opinion


Ukrainian tycoon wounded in Monaco bombing is Jewish, active member of Dnipro community

Monaco prosecutors are treating the blast as attempted murder and said the suspect acted alone before fleeing toward France.

A police vehicle stands near a cordon near the site of an explosion on Monday, in Monaco, June 30, 2026.

European Commission launches Project NERON to focus on antisemitism, fostering Jewish life

The Network for European Research on Jewish Life and Antisemitism (NERON) project is aimed at supporting research on antisemitism and contemporary Jewish life.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks to the press on the 21st sanctions package against Russia in Brussels, Belgium, June 9, 2026.

Not calling Hamas terrorists in Nakba exhibit was ‘error,’ says Canada’s heritage minister

Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller stated that "not identifying Hamas as a terrorist organization is... a failure" and called for the alleged "error in curation" to be rectified.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

New York Times hires Atlantic’s Yair Rosenberg to cover Jewish American life

It is the first time that the New York Times, published in the city with the world’s largest Jewish population, has a beat dedicated to Jews.

Yair Rosenberg, who writes The Atlantic's "Deep Shtetl" newsletter, was named to a new religion beat at The New York Times  focused on Jewish American life.

The US's fight against global antisemitism is at risk under the Trump administration - opinion

The current world situation calls for enhancing the work of the antisemitism monitor, ensuring it does what it is supposed to do: build bridges, call out hatred, and ask others to do the same.

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, shown with President Donald Trump during an Oct. 7 remembrance event in 2024, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism on Dec. 18, 2025.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens ‘Nakba’ exhibit amid pushback from Jewish leaders

The Winnipeg, Manitoba, exhibit is called “Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present,” has drawn fierce condemnation from some Jewish groups, including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.

Aerial view of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on April 28, 2024.

A tale of two marches: LGBTQ Jews face cheers, heckles at NYC Pride

For many attendees Sunday, the Jew York Pride contingent offered a rare opportunity to celebrate both their LGBTQ and Jewish identities without feeling forced to choose between them.

The "Jew York Pride" group marches in the New York City Pride March on June 28, 2026.

Israeli organization's 'Secular House' opens in Thailand as non-religious alternative to Chabad

The 'Secular House' is the brainchild of the Free Secular Movement, an Israeli activist organization that promotes secularism and the separation of religion and state in Israel.

'Secular House' in Thailand, an Israeli activist organization.

Venezuela's Jewish communities launch emergency fundraiser following devastating earthquake

“About 80 Jewish families have lost their homes, and another 200 are afraid to return home. The community is currently assisting all of them,” a member of Caracas’s Jewish community told Walla.

A view of the remains of a building that collapsed after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.

Israel, Jewish Federations launch NIS 200 million plan to strengthen Diaspora Jewish education

The government-backed initiative, advanced in partnership with JFNA, will focus on expanding access to Jewish schools and strengthening Jewish identity among the next generation.

JFNA Board of Directors Chairman Gary Torgow speaks to assembled Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the government approved a NIS 200m. plan to bolster Jewish education in the Diaspora on June 28, 2026.