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Israeli green card holder charged with illegal voting in 2024 US presidential election

Peer, a lawful permanent US resident but not a US citizen, has been charged with one count of voting by an alien after allegedly voting in the 2024 election.

People vote in the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day at a voting site in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2024.
The Student Union on the University of Pittsburgh campus, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pitt officials say some Jewish students were interviewed for campus antisemitism report

Oct 4, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) before kick off against the Los Angeles Rams at Lincoln Financial Field.

Philadelphia football star Jalen Hurts diagnosed with blood clots in lungs, ruled out for season

 (Illustrative) A sign is displayed outside of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC.

New commission aims to put American Jewish museum under Smithsonian network


With AOC backing and anti-Israel message, Chris Rabb vies for open House seat in Philadelphia

Rabb's opponents include Ala Stanford, a pediatric surgeon who has faced scrutiny for being boosted by a group that’s alleged to be a shell organization for AIPAC.

State Rep. Chris Rabb, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, share the stage during a Rabb for Congress rally on May 15, 2026, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jewish Pennsylvania judge leaves Democratic Party citing ‘disturbingly common’ antisemitism

Judge David Wecht said in a statement that he believed antisemitism has moved from the fringe of the Democratic Party to the mainstream.

David Wecht campaigning for Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2015.

Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference

Penn has appealed the case and this week asked for a stay on the court order, which would otherwise require them to produce the list by May 1. 

(L-r) Andrea Lucas, chair of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks with Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus at an antisemitism conference held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 16, 2026.

Maryland man who sent threatening letters to Jewish institutions sentenced to three years in prison

55-year-old Clift Seferlis of Garrett Park had pled guilty to 17 counts of mailing threatening communications and eight counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs.

A view of the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which served as the headquarters building for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1975, in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2026.

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

Mahanoy City’s first Jewish congregation dates back to 1888, having laid the cornerstone for the former Beth Israel Synagogue in 1923.

Beth Israel of Mahanoy City, seen here in the 1950s, was built by Jewish merchants and businesspeople who served the area's burgeoning coal industry.

‘Don’t be a wimp’: Josh Shapiro, Philly DA Larry Krasner spar over ICE-Nazi comparisons

The spat between Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner comes amid a rise in such incendiary comparisons used to describe weeks of chaotic ICE activity.

 Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner calls ICE agents "wannabe Nazis" during a rally at City Hall, January 27, 2026.

Wharton School hosts a new bid to rebuild trust in polarized societies

ONE Society was presented recently at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, arguing that economic rules and identity pressures now collide in real life, and leaders need tools.

Irina Nevzlin and Bruno Roche Propose a New Vision in an Age of Polarization.

Josh Shapiro’s new memoir puts his Jewish identity at the center of his political vision

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro asserts that Judaism is not a sidebar to his public life, but one of its central organizing principles.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at Pennsylvania Department of State’s press briefing, after polls close, on the day of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Penn calls gov't demand for list of Jewish employees ‘disturbing and unconstitutional'

"Singling out organizations and individuals for such an invasion of privacy based on their actual or presumed religious affiliation would be deeply troubling,” the university wrote.

A view from the University of Pennsylvania on April 18, 2025.

Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement

Jewish activists and communities have been engaged in debate over which corner poses the greatest threat, and new incidents are often met with immediate speculation over the attacker’s motivations.

AMBASSADOR DEBORAH Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism speaks during 'March For Israel' at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.