The first Jews arrived in what would become the United States as early as the 1650s, when a small group of Sephardi refugees ...

In the wake of the alarming rise in antisemitism since the massacre of Oct. 7, American Jews have been understandably focused on fighting back and defending themselves. Whether it’s through ...

The spiritual link between Jewish Exodus story and American founding shaped the nation's moral foundation, with gratitude ...

Donald Trump’s vision of foreigners worthy of emigrating to the United States appears to boil down to this: white, Nordic, ...

Antisemitism is exploding in America. Jews are being harassed on campuses, vilified in city councils, and demonized in political campaigns. Radical candidates are winning more often, threatening to ...

Jews have long been known as “the canary in the coal mine,” society’s heads-up for danger. If the canary is in trouble, it’s a sure sign there’s danger ahead for the coal mine. What starts with the ...

Every year around this time, American Jews reenact a ritual of belonging. Some roast turkeys, some order takeout, and some ...

In 1906, tens of thousands of Jewish parents in New York’s Lower East Side and Brooklyn kept their children home from school ...

350 years of Jewish life in America. Jonathan Sarna is among the leading historians of Judaism in America, and perhaps the most able in placing the Jewish experience into the larger American ...

A good friend, some of whose French ancestors barely survived the Holocaust, is exploring exile, much as his European forebears necessarily did in the 1930s. He is considering France, Portugal, maybe ...