Sunday Features

Israel places 5th at Eurovision, propelled by audience voting from around the world

Golan’s strength in the popular vote came in contrast to the intense protests against her and Israel’s participation in the song contest.

Four students present a case for divesting from Israel before a university board

After making deals with protesters, universities are granting hearings on Israel divestment

The University of Minnesota appears to be the first U.S. school with a major Jewish population to hold a debate on divestment in response to the demands of students protesting Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.

Before Eden Golan sang at Eurovision, Jewish teens from across Germany performed at Jewrovision

“Hating Jews? Normal. We hate it!” the team from Nuremberg sang in its song competition entry.

A krav maga instructor trains synagogue security volunteers at a retreat in Pennsylvania, May 6, 2024. (Courtesy)

Meet the volunteers who are training to protect synagogues in a post-Oct. 7 world

‘Is your fav author a zionist???’ A viral list reignites antisemitism fears in the literary world.

At The New School, an anti-Zionist campus rabbi is ‘not so radical,’ students say

A new dark comedy asks a serious question: Was Bulgaria’s King Boris III a friend or a foe of the Jews?

After USC cancels graduation amid Israel protests, some Jewish students question their place on campus

Seeking out sites from the bygone Borscht Belt? New historical markers lay out a path.

They came to America to teach teens about Israel. Then war in Gaza changed the curriculum.

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