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American Jewry

A diverse community of the adherents to the Jewish faith in the United States, currently numbering some four million.
 Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Penn. pulpit: How 7 battleground-county rabbis are navigating the election these High Holidays

Pomegranates seen piled up at Machane Yehuda market, just in time for Rosh Hashana.

I used to cringe at Rosh Hashanah ‘blessings’ cursing our enemies. Not this year

By Vanessa Ochs/JTA
NEW YORK Governor Andrew M. Cuomo holds his daily COVID-19 press briefing at the New York Stock Exchange, May 26, 2020

Jewish community rallies behind Andrew Cuomo in mayoral race

 Shayna Dollinger, photographed on campus before the relocation of American Jewish University and its Ziegler rabbinical school.

Investigation clears Ziegler rabbinical school deans of ethics code allegations

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

Rabbanit Moria Panker Captivates American Jewry

By Mark Fish
 A sheet from James Madison's ledger The sheet containing Haym Salomon’s name is the only known surviving page from the book.

Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
 The iron dome system intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, on Monday. How dare the Western media attack Israel’s ‘escalation’ now, after it has absorbed thousands of Hezbollah and Iranian rockets, the writer asks.

Unconditional surrender: How Israel can create peace

 Washington DC, USA - July 1, 2015: The Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery are both housed in the historic Old Patent Office Building.

House approves bill to study making US Jewish history museum part of the Smithsonian

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
 Chicago White Sox-New York Mets guaranteed rate field, 1 August 2019.

For Jewish White Sox fans, this season has made a bad year even worse

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018.

Jewish community most targeted religious group, new FBI hate crime report says

 LAUDER FELLOWS (from left) Hannah Sarkin, Daniella Springer, Nora Monasheri, the writer, and Claire Frankel participate in a World Jewish Congress diplomacy trip in Brussels.

The secret to Jewish survival: How the Jewish community thrives through collective care

By DANIELLE SOBKIN
 STUDENTS LEARN at the Seattle Jewish Community School.

Community benchmarking beneficial for Jewish schools, yeshivas to create culture of trust

By ODELIA EPSTEIN
 JOHN F. KENNEDY Memorial Library and Museum

US elections 2024: Does any political party 'own' the Jews?

 Josh Stein, then a candidate for North Carolina attorney general, speaks during Get Out the Vote at The Fillmore Charlotte on Nov. 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

What to know about Josh Stein, the Jewish attorney outpolling Mark Robinson in NC governor’s race

By ANDREA COOPER/JTA
 Washington DC, USA - July 1, 2015: The Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery are both housed in the historic Old Patent Office Building.

Jewish federations push US leaders to transfer National Museum of American Jews

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump waves during a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America Event" with Dr. Miriam Adelson and Jewish leaders in Washington, U.S., September 19, 2024.

Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election

By REUTERS
 EARLY 20TH-century Rosh Hashanah greeting card depicts traditionally dressed Russian Jews under the Imperial Russian coat of arms, gazing across the ocean at their American relatives waiting for them with outstretched arms, under the American Eagle and flag.

Between the Temples: A comedy of contrasts in Jewish life

By JACOB SIVAK
 Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff claps as Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, US, September 14, 2024.

Doug Emhoff is Kamala Harris’s envoy for persuading Jewish donors

By John Gittelsohn , Maxwell Adler , Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg News/TNS