Fourth of July

'No. 1 attraction in the world': Trump says he will headline Nat'l Mall fair after singers drop out

Trump said that he would "take the place of these highly paid, third rate ‘Artists,’ to speak at the start of the festivities to be held on the National Mall in late June.

|ByCORINNE BAUM
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press during an event outside the Oval Office of the White House on April 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US to issue special passport design featuring Trump's face, State Department announces - report

According to the Financial Times, the passport's design will feature the President's portrait overlaying the Declaration of Independence on its inner cover.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
HAYM SALOMON played a pivotal role in financing the revolution. Pictured: Salomon statue in Pan-Pacific Park, Los Angeles.

Answering the call: The overlooked Jewish role in America’s revolution - opinion

Jewish merchants, artisans, and professionals rallied behind the revolutionary effort, providing supplies, raising funds, and joining local militias.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
A group of young Austrian immigrants wave to the Statue of Liberty upon their arrival in America aboard the S.S. Harding. The 50 Jewish children, who were greeted by their new adoptive families, were fleeing Nazi persecution in their homeland.

Meet the Jews who played pivotal roles in American history

Jews have played pivotal roles throughout key moments in American history. Throughout 2026, monthly online conversations with Jewish historians will journey across American and Jewish history.

|ByJTA STAFF

Independence Day: Can you blend religion and democracy? - opinion

Religious people should cherish democracy and practice liberal values while rejecting much of modern liberal ideology.

JULY 1, 2023ByMOSHE TARAGIN
UNCLE SAM: Dressed up as the US Federal Government’s national personification.

Highland Park shooter: Gunman pleads not guilty at arraignment

Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed 7 people and injured 30 at an infamous 4th of July shooting, pled not guilty to the charges.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Robert E. Crimo III, suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in initial booking photograph from the Highland Park Police Department released July 6, 2022

July 4 Highland Park shooter to be arraigned

The July 4 Highland Park shooter is to be arraigned on Wednesday on 117 counts connected to the attack. That is including the 21 charges of first-degree murder.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByREUTERS
Community members gather at a memorial site near the parade route the day after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US July 5, 2022

Suspect in July 4 mass shooting near Chicago indicted on 117 counts

Police said they had no immediate evidence of any antisemitic or racist basis for the attack in heavily Jewish Highland Park

JULY 27, 2022ByREUTERS
Robert E. Crimo III, suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in initial booking photograph from the Highland Park Police Department released July 6, 2022

We cannot continue to minimize antisemitism - opinion

It’s time to call out the blatant, antisemitic coverage that’s providing cover to the rising wave of antisemitism in the US and beyond.

JULY 11, 2022ByEMILY SCHRADER
MOURNERS ATTEND a vigil after the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

Highland Park shooting suspect admits to deadly attack, prosecutor says

Authorities said on Tuesday that the 21-year-old suspect, Robert E. Crimo III, planned the attack for weeks before climbing up to his sniper's perch from an alley and firing more than 70 rounds.

JULY 6, 2022ByREUTERS
Robert E. Crimo III, suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in initial booking photograph from the Highland Park Police Department released July 6, 2022

Jewish toddler orphaned at Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre

Aiden reportedly survived because his father shielded him with his body • shooter's father is a well-known local figure who owns a deli and once unsuccessfully ran for mayor

JULY 6, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
Children, carrying a Highland Park Aquatics banner, pause after hearing gunfire, at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 4, 2022 in this screengrab obtained from social media video

Suspected Highland Park July 4 shooter planned attack for weeks

"Our nation needs to have a conversation about these weekly events involving the murder of dozens of people with legally obtained guns," Mayor Rotering said.

JULY 5, 2022ByREUTERS
A vehicle is seen adorned with American flags after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US July 4, 2022.

Who is suspected Highland Park shooter Robert E. Crimo III?

Crimo shot at a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing six and injuring many others.

JULY 5, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Robert E. Crimo III.

I felt safer near Gaza than Highland Park -Israeli survivor of shooting 

Israeli-American resident of Gaza periphery community who witnessed July 4 shooting speaks with the ‘Post’.

JULY 5, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Highland Park Public Library