American Jewry

A diverse community of the adherents to the Jewish faith in the United States, currently numbering some four million.

'Iran's red line was crossed': Security experts discuss Iranian threat to activate US sleeper cells

The Jerusalem Post reached out to US security and community security bodies to ascertain the threat posed by Iran-sponsored domestic terror in light of US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

 Palestinian terrorists attend Hamas rally Solidarity with Al-Aqsa in Jabalia, northern Gaza April 7, 2023
 Eve Karlin with her luggage at Ben-Gurion Airport.

A warzone welcome for olah who arrived hours ahead of Iran attack

 OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE portrait of Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent in 1903.

'American Maccabee': American Jewry and antisemitism during the days of Teddy Roosevelt - review

 Meidan and Vice Chair Chaya Houpt.

Building a blue community: Democrats Abroad in Israel relaunches with new leadership - exclusive


Brick reading ‘Free Palestine’ thrown through window of Boston-area kosher grocery store

The Butcherie is one of the Boston area’s only kosher grocers, selling kosher meat and prepared foods from its home in Coolidge Corner.

 A brick thrown through the window of the Butcherie in Brookline, Massachusetts, June 15, 2025.

Antisemitism facing American Jews is dangerous for everyone - editorial

When Jews are targeted, it often signals rising intolerance, polarization, and democratic erosion.

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025.

A Jewish bridge builder’s burial, 15 years late: The strange afterlife of Lawrence Rubin

“We knew he had a place. There’s a marker there with his name and date of birth on it,” Karl Crawford, superintendent of the Greenwood Cemetery, told the JTA. “But he was not there."

 Lawrence Rubin (left) shakes hands with W. Stewart Woodfill, owner of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, on the Mackinac Bridge around the time of its completion in the 1950s.

‘We are here standing with one voice’: Staten Island leaders speak out against antisemitism

"Wherever we come from, when we come to Staten Island, we are united in peace, and we treat people with respect," Borough President Vito Fossella.

 People gather during a rally held in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Staten Island, New York, US, November 14, 2023.

‘Traumatic invalidation’: Therapists discuss how Jewish distress has been ignored since Oct. 7

Many Jews have been "met with a stunning mix of silence, blaming, excluding, and even outright denying the atrocities of Oct. 7," explained Bar-Halpern and Wolfman.

  Kay and Hannah Dubrow attend a "Stand with Israel" rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2023.

US Jews will be under attack for next decade, intelligence expert testifies to US subcommittee

Kerry Sleeper, who is the Deputy Director of Intelligence at Secure Community Network (SCN), urged the subcommittee to develop a task force to protect the Jewish community from threats.

 Activists march down Pearl Street during the 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival, a week after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 8, 2025.

Gary Torgow elected as chair of Jewish Federations of North America

Detroit banking executive and philanthropist to lead umbrella group of 146 federations across the US and Canada.

 Gary Torgow, Detroit banking executive and philanthropist to lead umbrella group of 146 federations across US and Canada.

Normalized antisemitism, danger: US Jews now face what French Jews did 25 years ago - opinion

For American Jews, October 7 may represent the tectonic shift that the Second Intifada signified for French.

 The 'USS New York,’ an amphibious transport dock ship, passes by the Statue of Liberty during the ‘Parade of Ships,’ kicking off Fleet Week 2025 in New York City last month.

How many American Jews are there? A global study of world religions offers a new estimate

Pew’s latest study counts only Jews by religion, reducing the US Jewish population to 5.7 million.

 Counting Jewish populations can be a subjective endeavor.

‘Can’t be silent anymore’: Hundreds march in Florida to combat surge in antisemitism

The rally was co-organized by Run For Their Lives, a sister organization to the one that was attacked in Boulder, Colorado last week.

 Demonstrator walk past a condominium during a solidarity “Run for Their Lives” walk to raise awareness for the 58 hostages still held in Gaza at Aventura Circle on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Aventura, Florida.

'A miracle': Jewish firefighter rescues torah scroll from burning NY synagogue

"Seeing it carried out safely felt like a miracle," said the president of the congregation, Igor Shamalov.

 Michael Farca,  Jewish firefighter rescues torah scroll from burning NY synagogue, June 2025.

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