Judaism

The fight against terrorism and antisemitism: Oct. 19. 2026

After the U.S, complained, the Israeli military and security forces fanned out and arrested 10 suspects. Moshe Pinchi, Israel Police Superintendent, stated, “We are working to collect evidence, findings and testimonies and to consolidate an evidentiary infrastructure that will enable bringing those involved to justice.” (SDJW staff)

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International, Israel, Jewish History, News Media, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

Danielle Alhassid blends archival materials into her art

What can a family photograph, an old cup or a century-old book reveal about lives largely forgotten? For Brooklyn-based Jewish artist Danielle Alhassid, such objects offer a way to recover overlooked voices and explore the connections among Jewish identity, migration, memory and storytelling. (Cailin Acosta)

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Cailin Acosta, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Why Germans of the 1960s were so sympathetic to Israel

Twenty-two years after the end of World War II and the Shoah, threats by Arab leaders to “drive the Jews into the sea” sparked fears among the population of West Germany of a possible “second Holocaust.” [Alex Gordon}

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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Opinion: Linking U.S. support for Israel to Netanyahu’s reelection is reckless

“The U.S.-Israel relationship has endured for 78 years based on shared interests and values, not on who happens to be Prime Minister at any given time. President Trump’s suggestion that U.S. backing for Israel’s security hinges on Israelis reelecting Benjamin Netanyahu is irresponsible and reckless. (Press Release)

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Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Press Release, USA

The Jewish vote and the midterm elections

There are approximately 15 Democrats on the ballot for Congress who represent DSA and the far-left, comprising 3 – 4% of Democrats running in the midterms. The far-left is not even close to constituting a majority, nor is it represented by Democratic Party leadership, and the path to Democrats winning back control of Congress runs through the center. [Halie Soifer]

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Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Iran’s networking brings together American antisemites on the right and left

In conferences organized by Tehran, American extremists from the far left and far right sat in the same rooms: white nationalists alongside Black nationalists and Holocaust deniers alongside anti-war progressives, brought together by a shared hostility toward Jews, Israel, and the United States — and sent home connected and emboldened. (Press Release)

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Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Press Release, USA

‘Noah,’ the film, is a dark midrash on the early biblical book

Whether inscribed on parchment or captured on film, any serious adaptation of a biblical story functions as a midrash—an interpretation. Our interpretations almost always reveal more about the culture reading the text than about the text itself, and Aronofsky’s film, starring Russell Crowe, is a prime example of this dynamic. {Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel)

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Inside a national conference to revive the Black/ Jewish alliance

From October 12 to 14, nearly 200 Black Christian, Black Jewish (like me), and Jewish leaders—including rabbis, ministers, organizers, philanthropists, artists, educators, Hillel student leaders, and representatives from national organizations like the AJC, the ADL and Hillel International—convened at the JW Marriott for a historic national summit hosted by the Exodus Leadership Forum. (Barrett Holman Leak)

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Antisemitism, Barrett Holman Leak, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

Today’s Jewish birthday: David Ben Gurion

David Ben-Gurion (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973) was the primary national founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was the de facto leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, and largely led the movement for an independent Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine.

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Israel, Jewish History, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Dorothy Levitt – the “Fastest Girl in the world”

In 1905, she established the record for the longest drive achieved by a lady driver by driving a De Dion-Bouton from London to Liverpool and back over two days. The Press nicknamed her the Fastest Girl on Earth, and the Champion Lady Motorist of the World. (Jerry Klinger)

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