Jews are observing Yom Kippur. What does the day mean?

Yom Kippur began Oct. 1 at sunset. Here's what to know about the meaning of the Jewish holiday, customs and greetings ...
The Times of Israel

Why a historian thinks US Jews are living through a ‘high tide’ of antisemitism

Pamela Nadell's new book, 'Antisemitism, an American Tradition,' chronicles Jew-hatred since colonial times, and asks whether ...
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

‘SIX’ tells the tale of Henry VIII’s wives — without the little-known Jewish history

The story of Henry’s wives — albeit without Jewish content — will be retold Oct. 7-12 at the Benedum Center in “SIX,” recast ...

‘Imagining Early American Jews’ Review: Liberty Proclaimed

The story of a short-lived Jewish homeland in upstate New York offers a window on how Jews have understood their place in ...
J. The Jewish News of Northern California

How Armenian and Jewish history is bound together in Thessaloniki

The community rebounded in 1991 after the breakup of the USSR, when 40,000 Armenians — the third wave of immigrants — ...
Opinion

Jewish History Is the Antidote to Antisemitism

The National Endowment for the Humanities has given the Tikvah Fund the largest gift in NEH history.
Religion DispatchesOpinion

JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as ‘Blood Libel’ — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Penn alumni donations establish Jewish Studies endowed professorship, graduate program

The initiative aims to enhance graduate student engagement through a biannual conference that brings students together to share ideas, advance their training, and showcase their research through ...