In new letter, Mahmoud Khalil downplays campus antisemitism and accuses some students of ‘participating in the genocide’
Demonstrators gather outside the Federal Courthouse in New York City to show support for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and to demand his release from...
Play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism wins 3 Olivier Awards
British novelist Roald Dahl, pictured here in 1971, made multiple anti-Semitic comments in the decade before his death in 1990. (Ronald Dumont/Daily Express/Getty Images)
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Texas bakery reportedly becomes first bagel shop to be named James Beard Award finalist
Some of Starship Bagel’s fare. (Screenshot)
By Grace Gilson
April 4, 2025
(JTA) — A bagel shop in Texas has been named a finalist for the 2025...
‘That’s Simchas Torah’: The Jewish Val Kilmer moment you might have missed
Val Kilmer in “Top Secret!” (Screenshot)
By Grace Gilson
April 4, 2025
(JTA) — When the world got news of Val Kilmer’s passing on Tuesday, many Jews...
From ‘October 8’ to ‘The Encampments,’ these new documentaries illuminate the post-Oct. 7 American experience
Tessa Veksler, an interviewee in the documentary “October 8.” (Briarcliff Entertainment)
By Grace Gilson
April 4, 2025
(JTA) — A host of new documentaries are showcasing a...