Jewish World

Dolly Parton remembered for inspiring PJ Library and championing children's literacy

In 2015, when Harold Grinspoon launched PJ Library, he took a page from Parton, who a decade earlier had started Imagination Library.

|ByPENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA
American singer Dolly Parton poses on stage during a press conference to launch her new album, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023.
Erel Margalit speaks at a New York gathering focused on a long-term recovery and growth plan for the Galilee.

Over 30 start-ups return Israel's northern tech hub as new recovery plan takes shape

Erel Margalit brought US business leaders and Jewish organizations together in New York to advance investment, jobs and long-term growth in northern Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
War and rising antisemitism have deepened the stakes of the Israel–Diaspora relationship, forcing Jewish communities worldwide to confront shared vulnerability and responsibility.

War reshapes Israel-Diaspora ties: Global Jewish leaders assess challenges ahead - from the editor

Israel and the Diaspora are closer and more strained than ever. After October 7, rising antisemitism, shifting politics, and hard questions are reshaping a relationship at a critical crossroads

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Uncomfortable truth behind being a Diaspora Jew today - opinion

A stark look at the comfort, denial, and growing danger facing Jews abroad and the hard choices history keeps demanding from Jews.

|BySTEWART WEISS

One nation, many homes: Confronting antisemitism across the world - opinion

Across the globe, Jews face fear from rising antisemitism, and only shared courage will keep the nation strong.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByAMITAI FRAIMAN
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

The protesters that proved antisemitism is alive and real - opinion

Mayors came to New Orleans to study antisemitism, and pro-Palestinian protesters ensured they felt its reality firsthand.

DECEMBER 17, 2025ByLISA KATZ
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are seen protesting against the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism in New Orleans, in early December.

Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review

'You’ve Told Me Before,' proves, if proof were needed after her first wonderful foray into this specialized literary field, that Jennifer Anne Moses is a master of the short story genre.

DECEMBER 7, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
Touro Synagogue, built in 1759, in Newport, Rhode Island, is the oldest synagogue building in the United States.

Holocaust museums 'false propaganda' used to blackmail world - American Muslims for Palestine head

Osama Abu Irshaid says Jews have a "monopoly on the victim mentality," calling for a new "Palestinian genocide" narrative.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Trend of Israelis leaving post-October 7 is impossible to ignore - but why is it happening?

Official figures show that 79,000 Israelis left in 2024, while 46,000 made aliyah or returned home.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025BySTEPHANIE L. FREID
Global antisemitism is spurring some immigration to Israel, but more people left the country in the past two years than arrived.

Influence without integrity is just entertainment - opinion

As the conversation about the role of influencers and social media advocacy continues, Bellamy Bellucci weighs in on the complicated dynamics of fame, fundraising, and the true meaning of impact.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025ByBELLAMY BELLUCCI
The word influencer is seen on a smartphone screen.

Jews are not a color; we are a global people - opinion

Judaism is a family rooted in faith, strengthened by diversity, and united in a covenant that binds us across cultures, languages, and generations.

AUGUST 7, 2025BySHMUEL LEGESSE
ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem last November. The God of Israel sees the heart, not the color of one’s skin, the writer affirms.

Israel and Diaspora Jews united in the face of fear, chaos of Iran war - opinion

When the US joined the military effort, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, a wave of relief rushed in. We could finally breathe. This time, something felt different.

JULY 19, 2025By COCHAV ELKAYAM LEVY
EMS services inspect the damage from an Iranian missile impact on a building in central Israel, June 13, 2025.

Maccabiah Games postponed to 2026 in shadow of Israel's war with Iran

The 2025 Maccabiah Games, set for July, have been postponed until 2026 due to escalating security risks in Israel.

JUNE 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
THEN US PRESIDENT Joe Biden poses with athletes at the opening ceremony of the 21st Maccabiah in Jerusalem in July 2022. On Monday, this year's edition of the Games was officially postponed until next summer due to the war with Iran.

Deadly attacks on Jews driven by desperation, not escalation - opinion

The ideological war against Israel has not ended, but the momentum is shifting.

JUNE 4, 2025ByDANIEL M. ROSEN
A demonstrator holds a placard as students from Columbia University protest outside offices of University Trustees, as part of ongoing protests in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2024