April 17, 2024

Divided Senate ends impeachment of Mayorkas, Jewish homeland security chief

A number of Jewish groups said the impeachment process was marred by antisemitism.

By Ron Kampeas April 17, 2024 11:47 pm

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The Nevele Country Club Stardust Room in Ellenville, New York, seen while the hotel was still in operation. (Catskills Borscht Belt Museum)

New stand-up shows aim to revive the Borscht Belt’s Jewish comedy legacy

Jewish comedians are heading upstate for a new series of performances that aims to celebrate the region’s stand-up heyday.

April 17, 2024 6:12 pm

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The death of Brooklyn Dodger great Carl Erskine closes a chapter in Jewish history

A hard-working pitcher was the last of “The Boys of Summer,” profiled in a classic book about baseball and its hold on the borough’s Jewish fans.

April 17, 2024 5:32 pm

FBI investigations of anti-Jewish hate crimes tripled after Oct. 7, director says

By Ron Kampeas April 17, 2024 5:20 pm

The heads of Columbia University sit on a House panel awaiting questions

Columbia’s president, at House hearing, says university could do more to fight antisemitism

By Andrew Lapin April 17, 2024 5:13 pm

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Alex Edelman among Jews on Time’s 2024 ‘Most Influential’ list

By Jackie Hajdenberg April 17, 2024 5:08 pm

Seder plate

Empty chairs, mirrors and pomegranates: How Jews are bringing the Israel-Hamas war to their seder tables this Passover

By Jacob Gurvis April 17, 2024 3:56 pm

In the Druze town of Majdal Shams, tensions at Israel’s northern border bring danger and economic devastation (April 2024)

By Uriel Heilman April 17, 2024 10:13 am

What to know as Columbia U president Nemat Shafik testifies to Congress about antisemitism on her campus

By Philissa Cramer April 17, 2024 8:59 am

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