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Slide shown during lectures at the State Academy for Race and Health in Dresden. The daughter of a white German woman and a Black French soldier stands among white classmates, Munich, 1936. This image was included as a slide for lectures on genetics, ethnology, and race breeding at the State Academy for Race and Health in Dresden, Germany.

The Holocaust is most often remembered through the persecution and murder of the Jews in Europe, the central crime of the Nazi regime. Yet Nazi racial ideology also targeted Black people living in Germany and occupied Europe, a history that... more

BY LAURA AUKETAYEVA | 2/5/26

How the ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Jewish public life

(JTA) — When Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote in his new memoir that Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential vetting team asked whether he had ever been a “double agent” for Israel, many Jewish leaders heard something painfully familiar. ... more

BY ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL | 1/22/26

He researches antisemitism for a living.

(JTA) – For years, Imran Ahmed has presented his research on how tech platforms enable the spread of antisemitism to receptive audiences across the ideological spectrum. He’s worked with the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Federations of North... more

BY ANDREW LAPIN | 1/15/26

Yaron Lischinsky, Sarah Milgrim identified as victims in Capital Jewish Museum shooting

(JTA) – The two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night [May 21] have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and … more

PHILISSA CRAMER | 5/22/25

Jericho Vincent answers a calling

“Then,” says Jericho Vincent, “I had a calling to become a rabbi.” Their piercing eyes regard me with an intensity that makes our Zoom call seem to contract. “Which was … more

EMMA NEWBERY | 5/9/25

President Donald J. Trump addressed to a joint session of Congress March 4, his first as the 47th President of the United States.

Address to Congress

The address was delivered with a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty highlighted by U.S. trade wars with Mexico, Canada and China and the pausing of military aid … more

MARSHALL H. COHEN | 3/6/25

Jewish philanthropists launch climate initiative with $18M for advocacy in US and Israel

(JTA) — A new Jewish climate initiative says it has secured $18 million in philanthropic commitments for grants and advocacy work in the United States and Israel. The idea behind the … more

Asaf Elia-Shalev | 2/14/25

A grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI,’ Ted Cruz says

(JTA) — A grant to study linguistic differences between Hebrew and English was flagged as an example of “woke DEI grants” in a new database released by Sen. Ted Cruz. The … more

Andrew Lapin | 2/14/25

Still no explanation from ADL for response to Elon Musk's salute

(JTA) – Hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, many Jewish groups sounded the alarm when Elon Musk appeared to twice deliver a Nazi salute at the Presidential Parade.

But the Jewish group most famous for fighting antisemitism had a different take.

Andrew Lapin | 1/23/25

Guy Pearce (front), Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in a scene from "The Brutalist."

‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

(JTA) – A postwar epic about a Holocaust survivor, a contemporary comedy about Holocaust tourism and a biopic of a Jewish musical legend helped lend a formidable Jewish presence to … more

ANDREW LAPIN | 1/23/25