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Odesa-born Los Angeles resident Boris Z. Gorbis says his collection is "evidence of the love affair that existed between Americans and the entire idea of a Jewish home." (Photo by Asaf Elia-Shalev via JTA)
Boris Z. Gorbis has spent decades scouring garage sales, thrift shops and eBay for discarded vintage Zionist souvenirs. Now, he’s determined to secure their future.
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A man standing behind police tape talks May 22 on his cell phone outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D. C., following a shooting that left two Israeli Embassy employees dead. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
The FBI found that antisemitic incidents accounted for more than 17% of all reported hate crimes in 2024.
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Among the signatories are Charles Bronfman, the Jewish Canadian-American billionaire philanthropist and longtime supporter of Israel. (Claudio Papapietro, courtesy of JTA)
In an open letter with nearly 2,000 signatures, leaders and supporters urge the Israeli government to discontinue the conflict in Gaza and enable humanitarian aid to be distributed widely.
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Bard College President Leon Botstein: "[President Trump's] violation of the fundamental tenets of American democracy is unprecedented in our lifetime." (Photo by Matt Dine, courtesy of JTA)
Dr. Leon Botstein contends that the administration’s campaign to fight antisemitism on campuses is counterproductive.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation last February. (Screenshot, provided by JTA)
The move is opposed by IDF brass and a majority of Israelis.
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"A Jewish Woman Devouring Her Child," a detail from a 15th-century French illuminated manuscript, depicts a scene described in "The Jewish War" by Roman-Jewish historian Josephus. (Getty Museum via JTA)
The fast day, which will be observed this Sunday, is a time to contemplate Jewish power and powerlessness in history, writes an Israel-based rabbi and author.
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The parents of Josie Stempel-Jung watch as she puts on her grandfather’s tallit during her bat mitzvah service in 2023. (Haik Kocharian, via JTA)
JTA Teen Fellow Josie Stemple-Jung writes about growing up Jewish and Korean.
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New York Jewish community leader Wesley LePatner, 43, was among the four people killed in July by a gunman with
Wesley LePatner was killed along with four other people in a shooting July 28 at an office building in New York City.
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Tens of thousands of Israelis attended a July 24 rally in Tel Aviv's Habima Square to demand an end to the war in Gaza. (Yair Palti, via JTA)
The rally in Habima Square was held as hunger spreads in Gaza and ceasefire talks with Hamas reportedly collapse.
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In the 1990s, French director Marcel Ophuls is shown in a portrait in Manhattan. (Catherine McGann/Getty Images, Provided by JTA)
Marcel Ophuls — the renowned Jewish documentary filmmaker whose landmark film “The Sorrow and the Pity” compelled France to confront its collaborationist behavior during World War II — recently died at 97.
Read MoreThe status of the Pesach staple could be in jeopardy if the president’s agreement with the Coca-Cola Company materializes.
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