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The rotunda at the University of Virginian in Charlottesville, Va. Credit: Aaron Josephson via Wikimedia Commons. (JNS) — Multiple antisemitic incidents and displays of anti-Israel activism have led a group of students to meet with administrators at the University of Virginia and seek action. Joel […]

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee field hearing on New York City violent crimes, at the Javits Federal Building in New York City on April 17, 2023. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock. (JNS) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a […]

There will be an Interfaith Shabbat Weekend featuring scholar in residence Keren McGinity in Birmingham the weekend of March 8. McGinity is United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism’s interfaith specialist, and a research associate at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University. On March 8 at 9 […]

By David Swindle (JNS) — New data shows that an effort by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to respond to antisemitism in higher education has led to nominal results so far. In January, DeSantis announced an “emergency measure” during Florida’s State of the State address that […]

(JNS) — Dozens of neo-Nazis bearing black swastika flags marched at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville on Feb. 17, drawing widespread condemnation from Jewish and political leaders, including two state representatives who blamed state Republicans for the march. “Through the weekend, Nashville experienced gross […]

Genesse Moreno By Beth Harpaz The Forward — The former mother-in-law of a woman who opened fire inside a Texas megachurch said the FBI found antisemitic material in the shooter’s home, including a painting where she’d written “Death to Jews.” “I spent 3 ½ hours […]

Sign at the building entrance to CAIR headquarters. Credit: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock. By Benjamin Baird (JNS) — A controversial “Muslim civil-rights and advocacy” organization experienced a major blow to its reputation last week after the Florida House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution to […]

Texas A&M University in Education City, Al Rayyan, Qatar. Credit: Arwcheek via Wikimedia Commons. From JNS and SJL reports The board of regents of Texas A&M University, a nearly 150-year-old public school with an undergraduate enrollment of more than 60,000, voted on Feb. 8 to […]

By popular demand, the Women’s Mega Challah Bake returns for the first time since the pandemic. Chabad and Hadassah New Orleans invite all women in the community to an evening of unity and inspiration, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Shir Chadash in Metairie. Previous […]