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Sharona Nazarian

Sharona Nazarian becomes first Jewish Iranian-American woman mayor in US history

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Blair Hall at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, 2006.

Jewish Princeton student accused of assault at protest last year is found not guilty

By Grace Gilson/JTA

Two children and an adult are dead after cars collided and struck pedestrians in Gravesend, Brooklyn, NYPD says.

Mother, two daughters killed by driver with suspended license in Brooklyn's Jewish area

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, CA is currently being sued for refusing to serve a Jewish patron.

Jewish man sues Oakland cafe for antisemitic discrimination over Star of David hat

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025.

Google Calendar no longer shows Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month

By BEN SALES/JTA

Clinton Bailey at his Jerusalem home.

Remembering Clinton Bailey, Ben-Gurion interviewer and Bedouin expert

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pro-Israel students take part in a protest in support of Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at Columbia University in New York City, US, October 12, 2023.

Strengthening ties: Gesher meets US leaders to unite Jewish communities

By ELLIE ESQUENAZI

Shai Albrecht and her son, Aryeh

'Jews are going to die': Kippah knocked off head of 11-year-old son of Jewish activist

By Mathilda Heller

Cornell University sign

Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Yehuda Kaploun and Donald Trump.

Trump’s Jewish outreach chief on President-elect's vision for US-Israel relations

Graduating students walk out of the he 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in support of 13 students not able to graduate because of their participation in pro-Palestinian protests, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024.

Green light: Lawsuit accusing Harvard of antisemitism can proceed to evidence stage

By Mathilda Heller

A sign directs voters to the polling station at Galleria at Sunset mall on Election Day in Henderson, Nevada, U.S., November 5, 2024.

Republican efforts targeting Harris's record on Israel, antisemitism failed, survey says

By HANNAH SARISOHN

A barricade with the word "Stop" stands in front of the White House, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential election, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2024.

If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out

By Larry Yudelson/JTA

People walk after it was announced that U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris will not appear, at Howard University, in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.

The liberal camp in the US must undertake a deep self-examination

By Dr. David Barak-Gorodetsky

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein arrives at a post-debate campaign rally for U.S. President Joe Biden on June 28, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Josh Stein defeats Mark Robinson to become North Carolina’s first Jewish governor

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Attendees hold up the flag of Israel as CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition Matt Brooks (out of frame) speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.

Over 90% of Jewish, Israeli Americans say candidates’ stance on Israel impacts their vote

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Chicago police at March on DNC, Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024.

Chicago Jewish man on way to synagogue shot by attacker shouting 'Allahu Akhbar'

By Mathilda Heller

IT IS not inconceivable that Jews in Pennsylvania might be the ones to decide who will be the next US president. Here, Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign rally, in Erie, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.

The Jewish vote in swing states may determine the winner in the US elections