Simcha Felder beats Heshy Tischler in lopsided NY City Council election
Newly elected New York City Councilman Simcha Felder. (Screenshot)
By Ben Sales
March 26, 2025
(JTA) — State Sen. Simcha Felder handily won the election to fill...
Trump can’t deport Columbia undergraduate pro-Palestinian activist, Jewish judge rules
Columbia’s gates were closed to ID holders the week of University President Minouche Shafik’s testimony in Congress. (Jackie Hajdenberg)
By Ben Sales
March 25, 2025
(JTA) —...
In New York City, 2 former allies divided by Trumpian style are vying to represent their Orthodox neighborhood
State Sen. Simcha Felder, left, and Heshy Tischler, center, pictured in 2020 cutting chains of playground gates.
By Ben Sales
March 25, 2025
(JTA) — In June...
What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee moderates a roundtable discussion with Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Drexelbrook Catering & Event...
Pete Hegseth wanted to strike Houthis before Israel could, according to texts leaked to the Atlantic
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January...