American Jews

Beyond the Big Hubs: Aliyah Interest Takes Root Across America

More than 1,000 register for Nefesh B’Nefesh events in six US cities, with nearly a quarter of sign-ups coming from Texas

Attendees arrive at a NBN's aliyah advisors.
Unused desks are seen in an empty elementary school classroom during a period of Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) at Hazelwood Elementary School on January 11, 2022 ; illustrative

UJT sends letter to NYC public schools' chancellor over use of image by anti-Israel illustrator

 PROTESTERS MARCH out of Kings College Circle after leaving an anti-Israel student encampment at the University of Toronto, following an Ontario judge order for the protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, in July.

Jews must resist the pressure to follow the anti-Zionist crowd - opinion

Screenshot of one of the videos showing young children at a Brooklyn Jewish school being escorted out of the school buildings and marshaled along the street by staff amid the emergency response to a bomb scare, October 9, 2026.

Jewish schools in Brooklyn evacuate following bomb threats, NYPD finds no explosives on site


Theodor Herzl and American Jews: The untold story of a Zionist bond that changed history

From early skeptics to aliyah pioneers, American Jews have carried forward Theodor Herzl’s dream for more than a century.

Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), visionary.

Former Virginia Attorney General lays out first blueprint for confronting antisemitism in US

Jason Miyares detailed the model he advanced in Virginia, including the establishment of dedicated antisemitism task forces, and encouraged peers to implement it in their states.

A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag, during a protest against the U.S. backing of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, outside the Washington office of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, DC, US, September 22, 2025.

Democratic candidate Stevens attacks Netanyahu, as opponent El-Sayed calls Israel 'rogue state'

“The prime minister of Israel has failed,” Rep. Haley Stevens said when asked about Iran, saying that both Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump had failed to achieve “long-term peace."

Michigan Democratic US Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and US Rep. Haley Stevens spar during a televised debate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 7, 2026.

How New York’s ‘summer camp kings’ left Israeli investors burned

Simad Holdings Simad leapfrogged over a long series of watchdogs without difficulty and won the confidence of some of Israel's biggest investment managers.

(Illustrative) Israeli youth from frontline communities take a break at an American summer camp.

Majority of American Jews experienced antisemitism over past year, CAM survey shows - study

"Antisemitism is a threat that must be addressed with the seriousness that such a deadly reality demands," said former US deputy special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism Aaron Keyak.

An American Jewish man praying

Celebrating the ‘United States of Possibility,' and an Israel of impossible possibles - opinion

For all the tensions of the moment, Israelis and Americans should celebrate America’s 250th, toasting both countries as miracle-makers that keep making the impossible not just possible but routine.

The Statue of Liberty is lit up ahead of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of US independence, on July 1, 2026.

America at 250: Fighting antisemitism begins with reclaiming America's Jewish story - opinion

The fight against antisemitism begins with historical truth and remembering the vital role Jews played in building America.

Man holding an American flag.

As America turns 250, Jews shouldn’t mistake it for just another exile - opinion

Sociologist Charles Liebman long ago pointed out that all Jews in America are Jews by choice. Nothing in American society binds you to your Jewishness.

A detail from a Jewish New Year's card, showing Jews in American welcoming recent immigrants from the Russian empire. Hebrew Publishing Company, early 20th century

California advances three bills curbing hate speech, protecting Jewish students and employees

The first bill, AB 1853, was written after a candidate statement with antisemitic conspiracy theories and white nationalist rhetoric was mailed out to 23 million voters.

Jewish California members and partners meet with California Secretary of State Shirley Weber to discuss hate speech in the California voter guide on June 4, 2026.

CAM survey: As the US celebrates 250th anniversary, most American Jews faced antisemitism this year

57% experienced antisemitism in the past year, equivalent to approximately 3.3 million Jewish adults

PROTESTERS RAISE red hands behind Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, CEO of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, at a US House subcommittee hearing on antisemitism on college campuses, last year. Antisemitism hasn’t just risen, it has metastasized, says the writer.