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Former Gov. Martin O'Malley: "I think a lot of Americans, uncharacteristically, have come to fear the future. They’ve come to the conclusion that tomorrow is going to be worse than today for themselves, their children and their grandchildren."
Jmore recently spoke with the former Social Security commissioner and Maryland governor about his concerns regarding the Trump administration.
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The Elie Wiesel stamp, which scheduled to be released on Sept. 17, features a 1999 black-and-white photo of the Nobel Peace Prize winner by Russian-born portraitist Sergey Bermeniev. (USPS via JTA)
The late Holocaust survivor, writer, activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner will be featured in the “Distinguished Americans” stamp series.
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Children enjoy outdoor games at Kibbutz Erez, one of the Israeli border communities near Gaza. (Larry Luxner via JTA)
American Jews are helping the effort to rebuild and rehabilitate Israeli communities near Gaza through a program initiated by UJA-Federation of New York.
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Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug. 9,. (AFP via Getty Images, courtesy of JTA)
Citing the “Jewish imperative to act,” the donation from New York’s Jewish federation will go to IsraAID, an Israeli disaster relief organization that operates abroad.
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Jonathan Perlman of the Chutzpah Coffee Co.: "I see our brand as a bridge within the Jewish community to strengthen connection and pride." (Provided photo)
A young Jewish entrepreneur talks about why he and his buddies created the Chutzpah Coffee Co., an online venture to spread Jewish fellowship through the joys of java.
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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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Watchdogs point to the Epstein case as a textbook example of "horseshoe theory," in which the far ends of the political spectrum come together. (Mugshot of Epstein; horseshoe via Getty Images, via JTA)
Antisemitic conspiracy theories about the onetime Trump friend are proliferating and entering the mainstream.
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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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