In new book, Zibby Owens weaves memoir with a reckoning of Jewish life after Oct. 7

Politico picks Yom Kippur to attack Huckabee's observant Jewish aide

On Monday morning — as Jews around the world marked Yom Kippur — Politico published a pointed attack targeting David Milstein, an observant Jew who serves as senior advisor to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, labeling his actions as a “national security threat” while failing to provide evidence for the claim. In a WhatsApp... <a href="">Read More</a>

Two Seattle Jewish leaders warn of Jewish complacency in face of rising antisemitism

Two of Seattle’s top Jewish leaders are sounding the alarm about the costs of ignoring rising antisemitism, offering up their own city as a “canary in the coal mine”&nbsp; — a warning of how Jewish communal apathy can allow individual acts of discrimination to slowly erode Jewish life.&nbsp; “I’ve been stunned by the effort to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Saudi Arabia's Houthi crisis is partly of its own making, analysts say

Saudi Arabia is facing an escalating Houthi offensive along the Red Sea coast and direct attacks on its own territory, in what regional analysts describe as a turning point in Riyadh’s conflict with the Iran-backed terror group — and a crisis they say was created in part by Riyadh’s own miscalculations. The Houthis recently gained... <a href="">Read More</a>

Treasury moves to terminate tax-exempt status for some universities, private schools

The Treasury Department in early September issued a proposed regulation that would rescind tax-exempt status from private universities and schools that “engage in racial discrimination,” another escalation of the administration’s efforts to roll back Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in academia. Some advocates in the Jewish community have urged similar steps in the case of... <a href="">Read More</a>

Jacky Rosen visits Poland to discuss antisemitism, Holocaust issues

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a co-chair of the Senate antisemitism task force, visited Poland last month to discuss antisemitism and the Holocaust, including a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. She told Jewish Insider in an interview last week that the trip was designed to “really think about and witness for myself firsthand what …... <a href="">Read More</a>