New York
WATCH: Man drives vehicle into Chabad's New York headquarters, charged with hate crime
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani commented that the attack was "intentional" and stated that "Antisemitism has no place in our city."
Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years in Iran-backed plot to kill anti-regime dissident Masih Alinejad
Israel’s NYC consulate marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Times Square billboards
Rabbi physically attacked in NYC on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust survivors make, deliver Hanukkah care packages for 20 freed Gaza hostages
Each package included water bottles, teas, chapsticks, socks, a blanket, and a candle, along with handwritten notes of encouragement from Holocaust survivors, The Blue Line explained in a statement.
Venezuelan police order arrests for supporters of US attack
Venezuela’s emergency decree orders police to begin nationwide arrests of anyone accused of supporting the US attack that ousted President Nicolas Maduro.
Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism after US capture
Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, captured in a US military raid, faces criminal charges in Manhattan, where federal prosecutors have targeted him for years.
Dropping the IHRA definition sends the wrong signal to the Jewish community - opinion
On his first day, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked the IHRA antisemitism definition, leaving protections for Jewish residents unclear.
Orthodox Jewish judge to preside over Maduro's criminal proceedings in NY
Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish federal judge, is among the longest-serving active federal judges in the country.
Mamdani's first act as mayor made a turning point become reality for NYC Jews - editorial
For decades, the mayor of the world’s largest Jewish city outside Israel made a point of standing with its Jewish community. Mamdani’s first day did something else entirely.
As Mamdani enters City Hall, perhaps he could learn a few things from Israel - opinion
From housing to tech to child care, Israel has made social programs work, lessons New York’s next mayor could learn.
Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities
The inaugurations of Michele Weiss in University Heights, Ohio, and Justin Brasch in White Plains, New York, this week marked a milestone for Orthodox representation in local politics.
Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that still hasn’t gone - opinion
For more than a century, interfaith marriage has functioned as a kind of Rorschach test within American Jewish life, alternately framed as an existential threat or a potential avenue for renewal.
Mamdani's choice to cancel IHRA antisemitism definition must alarm New York Jews - comment
Jews should start watching the exits when institutions start treating their safety as optional. And especially after the biggest Jewish city outside of Israel made protecting Jews a political matter.