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By Lee J. Green Fate might have played a small role in leading Hannah Schreer to playing one of the Fates in the traveling Broadway production of the “Hadestown” musical. The 2019 Tony-award-winning musical comes to the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex March 19 to 24. “It […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in New York, Sept. 20. 2023. Credit: Cameron Smith/Official White House photo. By Caroline Glick (JNS) — In an appearance this week on MSNBC, veteran Democratic political strategist James Carville of Louisiana made a […]

An east view of the old Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. The new capitol is visible in the background. Credit: DXR via Wikimedia Commons. (JNS) — A bill to define antisemitism has passed through both chambers of the Florida legislature and now heads to Gov. […]

The North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh, N.C. Credit: Jill Lang/Shutterstock. By Amy Rosenthal (JNS) — Ceasefire resolutions are all the rage in cities across America these days. Rather than focus on returning the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, these resolutions, which […]

This postcard with a preprinted picture of Anne Frank and a handwritten message was sent to a kosher bakery in Atlanta. Courtesy of Nofar Shablis By Beth Harpaz (The Forward) — A threatening postcard sold online depicting Anne Frank saying “So much fun!” with an […]

Jewish residents of the Ramat Migron outpost in Samaria, Sept. 8, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas urged President Joe Biden to rescind two recent decisions that “undercut our most valuable alliance in the Middle East,” Israel. The Feb. 29 letter, […]

The Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. Credit: EQRoy/Shutterstock. By Bob Fryer (Jewish Press of Tampa Bay) — For about a year, officials at the Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Petersburg kept a closely guarded secret that the museum was seeking to […]

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 […]