DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women
Scott Yenor (Screenshot via YouTube)
By Andrew Lapin
February 20, 2025
(JTA) — A professor and conservative activist nominated by Gov. Ron DeSantis to chair a Florida...
Since Oct. 7, Washington University in St. Louis has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campus environments
Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, March 23, 2023. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
By Andrew Lapin
February 19, 2025
(JTA) — During Lauren...
Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?
(L-R) Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla, Aisha Dee as Chanelle in Netflix’s “Apple Cider Vinegar.” (Courtesy of Netflix)
By Andrew Lapin
February 14, 2025
(JTA) — This story...
Linda McMahon, Trump’s education secretary pick, says she’ll fight antisemitism — but offers few specifics
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen...
A grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI,’ Ted Cruz says
Hebrew Pentateuch (from 900-1188) written in typical Hebrew oriental book hand. (Stock image)
By Andrew Lapin
February 12, 2025
(JTA) — A grant to study linguistic differences...