United States

In Seattle, a Jewish school turned mosque is bringing Jews and Muslims together

Community figures want to restore and rejuvenate a building that spent its first decades as a Jewish school, then became a pioneering mosque.

Jewish Biden backers and lawmakers make a push for Robert Wexler to be the ambassador to Israel

Underpinning the pressure to name Robert Wexler is the hope among traditionally pro-Israel Democrats that Biden maintains a close relationship with Israel.

Decrying ‘social justice ideology,’ 49 people sign ‘Jewish Harper’s letter’

The letter calls on Jews to take action against the “suppression of dissent” that is said to be dominating the United States.

A Democratic pro-Israel group calls a longtime Jewish leader an enabler of antisemitism, exposing a fault line in the party

Jared Kushner launches peace institute to advance Abraham Accords

Leading Jewish Republicans differ sharply over a Biden human rights nominee

Overland Park killer dies the day a book memorializing his victims is published

Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue selects Daniel Libeskind as lead architect for major renovation campaign

Israeli man visiting Baltimore for a wedding is shot dead in apparent robbery

Oregon Holocaust memorial defaced with swastikas and antisemitic slurs

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