Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish groups condemn Coast Guard for secret swastika policy change

The Coast Guard is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security, whose social media accounts in the Trump era have been ...
The Hill

Jewish lawmaker: Nazi symbols at protest against vaccine mandates ‘repugnant and offensive’

A Jewish New York state lawmaker on Sunday spoke out against the display of Nazi symbols at an anti-vaccine mandate protest outside his office, calling their use “repugnant and offensive.” Assemblyman ...
Time

Expressing My Jewish Identity Should Not Feel So Risky

Rabbi Brian Strauss is the Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Yeshurun. He is also the former president of the Houston Rabbinical Association and a previous board member of the Jewish Federation of ...
The Jewish Exponent

42% of Jews Have Felt Unsafe Wearing Jewish Symbols in Public Since Oct. 7, Study Finds

Since Oct. 7, more than 40% of American Jews have felt unsafe wearing Jewish symbols in public and more than a quarter have chosen not to mention their Jewish identity when they meet someone new, ...
The Jewish Exponent

A Symbol Endures: Public Menorah Lightings Withstand Controversy, Antisemitism, Pandemic

Audience members at the National Menorah Lighting at the Mall in 2021 | Courtesy of National Menorah on the Ellipse and the American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) The crowd for this year’s National ...
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Ancient 'Mount of Olives' lamp with Jewish Temple symbols discovered in Jerusalem

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Thursday. Excavation Director Michael Chernin explained the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The particular Jewish meaning of my hamsa collection

The hand-shaped amulet is my small rebellion against Judaica shop kitsch. (JTA) — I tend to get to Israel every two or three years, and every time I come home with a hamsa. The latest, which I picked ...