Philadelphia

Philadelphia Jewish leaders encouraged by counter-response to ‘boycott bike ride’

“What was supposed to be a boycott of Jewish businesses turned into a food festival of Jewish businesses,” said the head of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

Pro-Israel counterprotesters confront a "boycott bike ride" targeting Jewish businesses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 2026.
Bikers riding up 18th Street nearing Huda restaurant in Center City, Philadelphia on Nov. 8, 2026.

Philadelphia Anti-Israel bike protesters met with boos, support for Jewish businesses - opinion

Reggie Jackson looks on during the New York Yankees Old Timers' Day before the game against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on August 8, 2026 in New York, New York.

MLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson calls out antisemitism in Philadelphia, compares to 1960s racism

Poster for a ride promoting the boycotting of Jewish businesses in Philadelphia.

Philly anti-Israel groups plan boycott of Jewish businesses before Kristallnacht anniversary


Taking a trip through the history of American Independence

If you visit Philadelphia, where many important events during America’s War of Independence (1775-1781) took place, you will see many of that conflict’s historical sites.

 People watch fireworks over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as part of 4th of July celebrations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, July 4, 2021.

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States

A surveillance video from the shooting showed people on a crowded street running in panic in the closing moments of the 22-second clip, presumably after gun shots were fired.

 Police tape is pictured at a crime scene after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, June 5, 2022.

Chair that Colleyville rabbi threw at captor going to US Jewish museum

Congregation Beth Israel has donated the items to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

 Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, the man at the center of the Colleyville, Texas, synagogue hostage crisis that occurred January 15, 2022

Philadelphia Israel activist Lou Balcher passes away

Lou was a proud husband and father. He is survived by his devoted wife, Jocelyne, and sons, Daveed and Alex, who were constantly at his side in the last months of his life.

 Lou Balcher, an educator and role model for the next generation of Jewish communal and organizational leadership and a true mensch.

Eight children, four adults killed in Philadelphia apartment fire

The blaze broke out around 6:30 AM on the second floor of a building owned by the federally funded Philadelphia Housing Authority, which is the fourth-largest housing authority in the United States.

A Boston firetruck

US congresswoman carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia park

US Representative Mary Gay Scanlon was robbed of her automobile at gunpoint in a Philadelphia park on Wednesday, but it is not clear if the attackers knew her identity.

 Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on "Online Platforms and Market Power", in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US, July 29, 2020.

Philadelphia official accused of making antisemitic comments resigns

Michael Rashid made antisemitic remarks like calling Schindler's List Jewish propaganda.

Steven Spielberg on the set of "Schindler's List."

ALYN Hospital joins with PIM on medical innovation, education, care

The new initiative, known as the ALYN-PIM Health Gateway, will focus on sharing medical technology and expertise.

 ALYN Hospital Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Center

National Museum of American Jewish History emerges from bankruptcy

The plan also settles a debt with bondholders, including Morgan, who agreed to accept $14 million less than what they were owed. 

The National Museum of American Jewish History.

COVID-19: Could vaping make the virus more infectious? - study

The study also found that male mice in particular experienced significantly increased harmful effects when nicotine was added to the vapor.

A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2020