Crescent City Jewish News

11/08/2025

Reform rabbis made to leave stage at London hostage rally after calling for end to Gaza war

11/08/2025

Israeli President Herzog calls Australia’s announcement ‘a reward to terror’

11/08/2025

Australia to recognize ‘Palestine’ at UN in September
https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/australia-to-recognize-palestine-at-un-in-september/

08/08/2025

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08/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/historic-ukrainian-synagogue-significantly-damaged-by-russian-drone-strike/

08/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/rabbi-and-family-safely-escape-fire-at-historic-new-jersey-synagogue/

08/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/alleged-capital-jewish-museum-shooter-elias-rodriguez-indicted-on-federal-hate-crime-charges/

Alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter Elias Rodriguez indicted on federal hate crime charges By GRACE GILSON (JTA) — The man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers in the back at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May was indicted Wednesday on federal hate crime ch...

07/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/anti-jewish-hate-crimes-reach-record-high-in-the-united-states-according-to-fbi/

Anti-Jewish hate crimes reach record high in the United States, according to FBI By GRACE GILSON (JTA) — Hate crimes against Jews in the United States reached an all-time high in 2024, accounting for 70% of all religiously motivated hate crimes, according to FBI data released this week. A man, sta...

07/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/op-ed-american-jews-this-is-your-war-too/

OP-ED: American Jews, this is your war, too By STEPHEN M. FLATOW (JNS.org) – Let’s be honest: Benjamin Netanyahu is not everyone’s favorite politician. That’s fair. Debate over policy, leadership and politics is healthy in any democracy, including Israel’s. But there comes a point in time...

07/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/un-confirms-88-of-aid-trucks-in-gaza-looted-before-reaching-destination/

UN confirms 88% of aid trucks in Gaza looted before reaching destination By JNS STAFF (JNS.org) – The United Nations published data on Tuesday showing that 88.7% of aid trucks collected by the international organization in the Gaza Strip in recent months were intercepted before reaching their des...

04/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/new-trump-policy-letting-federal-employees-proselytize-at-work-references-tefillin/

New Trump policy letting federal employees proselytize at work references tefillin By GRACE GILSON (JTA) — The Trump administration has released new guidelines for federal employees expressing their religion in the workplace, protecting activities ranging from displaying religious objects to recru...

04/08/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/about-60-of-jews-think-they-will-be-less-safe-under-mamdani-and-prefer-other-candidates-poll-finds/

About 60% of Jews think they will be less safe under Mamdani and prefer other candidates, poll finds By SHIRA LI BARTOV (JTA) — Zohran Mamdani leads among Jewish voters, but about 60% prefer other candidates, says a new poll from a pro-Israel nonprofit. The poll also found Jewish voters strongly d...