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The 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza in The Arazim Valley outside Jerusalem is the only memorial outside of the United States that lists the names of every victim from the Sept. 11 attacks. (U.S. Embassy)

September 11, 2026, 10:54 am

The Jewish world before Sept. 11 — and the world it became

The stories Jewish Americans were following on the eve of the attacks foreshadowed some of the conflicts, anxieties and hopes that would shape the next quarter-century

By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA)

Elliot Joseph with his sister, Arlene Fried, who worked on the 104th floor of the North Tower

September 10, 2026, 1:04 pm

SPECIAL REPORT: The Holocaust, then 9/11. One family’s story

Twenty-five years after Arlene Fried was killed in the North Tower, her brother Elliott Joseph describes how two of history’s darkest chapters shaped one family

By Annabel Sinclair

Macklemore at New Jersey concernt. Pic: Twitter/X

September 7, 2026, 10:42 am

Israel-American Council urges Ed Sheeran to toss Macklemore from tour after criticising Israel onstage

The rapper chanted “Free Palestine” and invoked the terms “apartheid” and “genocide” during his opening sets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey over the weekend

By Derek Caney JTA and Michelle Rosenberg

House of Representatives. Pic: Twitter/X

September 4, 2026, 1:31 pm

US House passes bill stripping federal funds from universities that boycott Israel

The measure had the support of 203 Republicans, 33 Democrats and one Independent. But not all Jewish representatives voted in favour

By Sharon Udasin JTA

September 3, 2026, 1:44 pm

US journalist and feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies ‘peacefully’ aged 92

Trailblazer icon first gained prominence in 1963 after going undercover as a Playboy Bunny to expose sexism

By JN Reporter

September 1, 2026, 12:28 pm

September 11: how can younger generations remember what they did not witness?

Twenty-five years on, a generation with no memory of 9/11 needs to learn why it still matters

By Peter Rosengard

California State Capitol. Photo Credit: Wikipedia

August 28, 2026, 10:03 am

California could become the first state to list ‘Jewish’ as an ethnicity

Assembly has until 31 August to pass the contentious proposal into law

By Sharon Udasin

Palestinian pupils attend a classroom at a UNRWA school in Gaza.

August 27, 2026, 1:51 pm

US moves to bar former UNRWA teachers over alleged Hamas and PIJ links

One allegedly helped abduct hostages on 7 October, while another is accused of holding civilians captive in Gaza

By Annabel Sinclair

US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed addresses a rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 7, 2026. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)

August 26, 2026, 9:31 am

El-Sayed seeks daylight from Hasan Piker as Democrats condemn streamer’s latest remarks about Jews

Critics argue that Piker was shifting the blame for antisemitic violence away from perpetrators and onto Jewish people for supporting Israel

By Andrew Lapin (JTA)

Sephardic Rabbinic Conference, NYC, August 17-18 2026

August 25, 2026, 3:41 pm

Jewish leaders from 10 countries gather for Sephardic rabbinic conference

International gathering of rabbis, scholars, and communal leaders from Syrian, Persian, Turkish, Moroccan, Iraqi and Spanish & Portuguese traditions

By Michelle Rosenberg

August 20, 2026, 11:35 am

Student who said, ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ loses appeal

Khymani James sued university for racism after suspension

By Michelle Rosenberg

This image shot on May 20, 2019 shows New York Central Synagogue on Lexington avenue. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)

August 20, 2026, 10:15 am

Manhattan Central Synagogue attacker faces federal hate crime charges

The suspect, Larry Montes, is due to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday

By Grace Gilson (JTA)

LeBron James in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

August 14, 2026, 10:22 am

Jewish businessmen Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy Los Angeles Lakers for record £9.3bn

Jared Kushner’s brother and the longtime Disney CEO kvell at the prospect of owning an “iconic” team

By Jacob Gurvis

August 11, 2026, 3:23 pm

Rabbis warn New York mayor Zohran Mamdani his Israel rhetoric is ‘causing harm’

Jewish leaders spanning several denominations confronted the mayor as anti-Jewish hate crimes rise across New York City

By Annabel Sinclair

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at White House in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2026. (Maâayan Toaf (GPO)/Handout

July 30, 2026, 9:43 am

Netanyahu compares New York with ‘the 1930s’ after ‘hate-spewing’ Mamdani calls for his arrest

The comments escalated a showdown between the two leaders as Netanyahu plans to visit New York in September

By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)

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