Category Archives: Jewish

IL 9th District Dem and pro-Israel candidate Laura Fine demonized by fellow Democrat Evanston mayor Biss for her AIPAC connections

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE Fine under fire for donation sources by Biss and others at candidate forum Margo Milanowski February 5th, 2026 At a Wednesday evening candidate forum held by the Central Street Neighbors Association of Evanston, State Sen. Laura Fine (9th … Continue reading

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“Blue-square politics will not save Jewish children. It offers cover to those who want a performative response to antisemitism — a response that costs nothing, risks nothing, and changes nothing”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Blue-square politics will not save Jewish children. Leo Pearlman February 9, 2026 On Sunday night, during the Super Bowl, one of the largest shared cultural moments on the planet, an advert about antisemitism reached tens of millions … Continue reading

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“Conservative New York Times columnist questions the effectiveness of current efforts against antisemitism, says impulse to seek external validation is ‘a fool’s errand’”

JTA In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL, investing more in Jewish identity Andrew Silow-Carroll February 3, 2026 In a speech that described antisemites as an “axis of the perfidious, the despotic, the hypocritical, the cynical, the deranged and … Continue reading

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“The tzitzit became a must-have accessory for boys. They buy long, hefty ones and leave them hanging out—either complementing a sporty-elegant outfit or a modern skater/rapper look”

TABLET MAG Hashem Is Headlining Dana Kessler February 11, 2026 …Since Oct. 7, what was once a minor trend has become a flood. According to a special report on the war’s effect on religiosity (emphasizing youth up to age 25) published … Continue reading

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Memo to all Jews: “The future of Jewish life will not be secured by pleading our case before the world”

MORNING MUSINGS No More Pleading for Permission: The New/Old Jewish Priority Peter Himmelman February 8, 2026 Last week at the 92nd Street Y, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens spoke about the state of world Jewry. What stayed with me … Continue reading

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“The fact that a candidate as far to the left as Mejia could prevail in one of the most affluent, suburban districts in the country speaks volumes about the state of the party”

JEWISH INSIDER Analilia Mejia’s lead in N.J. primary signals growing far-left influence in Democratic Party Josh Kraushaar February 6, 2026 The results in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District last night may not make national headlines, but should be sending a … Continue reading

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“Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream who often reminds audiences that he “was born a Jew,” continues his crusade against the Jewish state”

FUTURE OF JEWISH A Scoop of Anti-Israel Ice Cream Mitch Schneider February 1, 2026 …What is unbelievable and remarkably frustrating is that Ben & Jerry’s sells ice cream, directly or via its parent company, Unilever, in countries with records that … Continue reading

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Erasing the Jews: Vance, BBC and others forget what Holocaust Remembrance Day is about

JTA Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, incensing Jewish critics on both sides of the aisle Andrew Lapin January 27, 2026 Vice President JD Vance made a statement [via Tweet] marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day that … Continue reading

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Jared’s vision: “A slick Western fantasy promises prosperity and peace while ignoring the culture of violence and corruption that destroyed Gaza in the first place”

FUTURE OF JEWISH The New Gaza™ (A Virtual Paradise Lacking Only the 72 Virgins) Jonathan Sacerdoti January 24, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump’s strangely artificial Board of Peace event in Davos on Thursday looked like a Hollywood rendering of an … Continue reading

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“In Australia and elsewhere in the West, nurses and doctors have been recorded expressing their desire to murder their Jewish patients, in some cases explicitly threatening to do so”

COMMENTARY A Hospital’s Shocking Treatment of a Bondi Beach Survivor Seth Mandel January 28, 2026 Every so often a story emerges from within an ongoing crisis and flips a switch in people’s heads that says: This cannot go on; something … Continue reading

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