Politics

NYC’s Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has a plan to protest Trump 2.0

“The Beacon” is a multifaith effort to rouse protesters demoralized by the administration’s flurry of actions.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 19, 2025 4:00 pm

Before Nita Lowey died, Donald Trump eviscerated the $250M Middle East peace fund named for her

All grantees of the MEPPA fund for peace-building efforts have been cut off.

March 18, 2025 6:06 pm

These NY Jews on the left and right agree: They’re fed up with Chuck Schumer

As Schumer’s book, “Antisemitism in America: A Warning,” hits stands Tuesday, many Jews are voicing their displeasure over the Senate minority leader’s recent actions — or inactions.

March 18, 2025 9:09 am

US Justice Department announces ‘JTF 10-7,’ a task force dedicated to prosecuting Oct. 7 terrorists

By Philissa Cramer March 17, 2025 6:48 pm

Chuck Schumer: After Oct. 7, US Jews thought, ‘Maybe it could happen here’

By Ben Sales March 17, 2025 7:59 am

Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish congresswoman and Middle East peace advocate, dies at 87

By Philissa Cramer and Ron Kampeas March 16, 2025 6:25 pm

A Jewish guide to the 2025 NYC mayoral candidates

By Joseph Strauss March 12, 2025 6:07 pm

President Donald Trump and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin speak to journalists ahead of meetings in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In meeting with Irish leader, Trump disparages Chuck Schumer as ‘not Jewish anymore’

By Ben Sales March 12, 2025 4:25 pm

A woman at a podium during a Senate hearing

Trump guts Department of Education, slashing office handling antisemitism complaints

By Philissa Cramer March 12, 2025 9:05 am

Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)

A growing number of Jewish groups are condemning Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

By Ben Sales March 10, 2025 5:41 pm

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