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Antisemitism

The Jewish lore behind your favorite spooky, scary Halloween creatures

From goblins to witches, Jewish lore and antisemitic stereotypes unite this crew of creepy and kooky mythical creatures.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks at reception alongside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during a reception celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Is Doug Emhoff Jewish? Unpacking the background of the Second Gentleman of the United States

Kamala Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president.

For Gen Z Jews, dating after October 7 has become another minefield of antisemitism

For many young Jews, dating after October 7 has become increasingly difficult.

Lost a friend to antisemitism after October 7? Here are tips to cope

If you’re growing distant from a peer who has made antisemitic comments or shared hurtful posts on social media, here’s what to know.

In ‘On Being Jewish Now,’ Zibby Owens captures the joy, fear, and camaraderie of Jewish life post-October 7

Seventy-five contributors bring “On Being Jewish Now” to life through essays that are funny, moving, tragic, and inspiring.

A prominent audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. The literary world said nothing.

Telling Zionists to kill themselves does nothing to help Palestinians. It only reminds us of a lesson our people have learned time and time again throughout history — Jews do not count.

Why I started wearing a Star of David necklace after October 7

People like me, who previously felt distant from Judaism, now wear Magen Davids as symbols of pride and strength.
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I wanted to see myself on the page — so I wrote a Jewish romance novel

In a year of tragedy for the Jewish people, I still believe that Jewish joy is in our future.
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

What did Kamala Harris and Donald Trump say about Israel, antisemitism at the presidential debate?

While Harris, 59, and Trump, 78, did not spend much time talking about the war in Gaza and the surge of antisemitism in the United States, these topics were touched on during the broadcast. Here’s what they said:
Chabad Headquarters: 770 Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights, Brooklyn. (photo via Google Maps)

‘Biggest attack since 9/11’: US thwarts major terrorist attack targeting Oct. 7 memorials

The attack was set to take place on or around the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre, with the suspect, an ISIS supporter, saying that he wanted it to be “the largest attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.”
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 5 : Monument in honor of Israeli athletes killed at the summer Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, on October 5, 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel

Munich Olympics: When terrorism won (re-release)

Who was the accidental revolutionary who fought the USSR?

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