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AEPi convention celebrates Jewish leadership and brotherhood
Alpha Epsilon Pi International Fraternity (AEPi), the world’s leading Jewish college fraternity, concluded its 113th International Convention last week in Phoenix, bringing together more than 500 undergraduate and alumni brothers for leadership development, Jewish programming, fraternity business and the celebration of lifelong brotherhood. Read more » »
Seven months into 2026, Los Angeles district attorney doesn’t know how many of 66 hate crime cases filed target Jews
After Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County district attorney, told JNS at a press conference that he was unaware how many of the 66 hate crime cases that his office has filed this year had targeted Jews, JNS followed up with his office on the matter. Read more » »
CAIR defends Mamdani after NYC stabbing, drawing backlash from Jewish groups
As Jewish organizations linked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric about Israel to an antisemitic stabbing in Manhattan, the Council on American-Islamic Relations defended the mayor without mentioning the attack, which one Jewish group described as “gaslighting. Read more » »
Trump admin’s $200 million to Red Cross offers chance to press it over Oct. 7 hostages, B’nai B’rith tells JNS
The Trump administration should use Thursday’s announcement that it is providing more than $200 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to demand that Read more » »
SCOOP: Washington state kept ‘globalize the intifada’ in voter guide despite county’s objections
King County Elections in Washington state told JNS that it removed the phrase “globalize the intifada” from a congressional candidate’s statement in its printed local voters’ pamphlet, but the language remained in the state’s official guide even after the county raised concerns with the Washington secretary of state’s office in May. Read more » »
Trump admin’s new visa rule could squeeze out anti-Israel student activists, experts say
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new rule limiting how long foreign students can stay on visas could make it more difficult for some anti-Israel activists to remain in the country indefinitely, experts told JNS.Markwayne Mullin, the U.S. Read more » »
Report: Antisemitic conspiracy theories surged 218% on social media after start of Iran war
Conspiracy theories alleging Jewish or Israeli control over governments and foreign policy more than tripled across major social media platforms after the outbreak of the Iran war, according to a report released on Thursday by B’nai B’rith International and Fighting Online Antisemitism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith names former Federation community relations vice president Evan Bernstein its new CEO
B’nai B’rith International said that Evan Bernstein, the Jewish Federations of North America’s first vice president of community relations, will take over next month as its CEO, replacing Daniel S. Mariaschin, the longtime B’nai B’rith executive. Read more » »
NYC 2027 budget to include $175 million rental voucher program expected to benefit Jews, others
New York City’s top elected officials on Tuesday approved a $125.8 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year, which includes creating a $300 million housing voucher program that experts say is likely to benefit the Jewish community. Read more » »
EXCLUSIVE: Washington state Democratic Party spoke ‘for us without including us’ in anti-Israel platform, Jewish caucus co-chair says
Leaders of the Washington State Democratic Party added anti-Israel statements, including blaming the Jewish state for rising antisemitism, in the party’s newly adopted platform without consulting with the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, Democratic state senator Jesse Salomon, co-chair of the caucus, told JNS. Read more » »
