The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  • JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate
PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish authors

Dinaw Mengestu criticized the literary free-speech group for failing to defend supporters of the boycott targeting Israel. -- The post PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns Learn more

Mamdani says commissioner’s plan to meet with Iranian ambassador was ‘made in error’

Plus, Caffe Aronne is coming to the JCC on the Upper West Side. -- The post Mamdani says commissioner’s plan to meet with Iranian ambassador was ‘made in error’ appeared Learn more

Mike Pence denounces alleged arson of Israeli flag in his Indiana hometown

The local Jewish community held a rally condemning the incident. -- The post Mike Pence denounces alleged arson of Israeli flag in his Indiana hometown appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Learn more

NYC teens turn stickers into a new form of Jewish activism

At a workshop led by the Hatikvah Collective, Jewish middle schoolers designed stickers meant to counter antisemitism and spread messages of pride and remembrance. -- The post NYC teens turn Learn more

Rock star Julian Casablancas freely bashes Israel and Zionism at Oxford University in England. Learn more

The U.S. president ordered a third consecutive night of strikes against the Islamic Republic. Learn more

‘Doesn’t impact my life’ if someone sits in their basement hating me, Jewish NY City Council member says

“I knew I was gonna be fighting antisemitism,” Inna Vernikov, a Republican, told JNS. “I didn’t see politicians doing that on a big scale. I just saw a lot of Learn more

Prosecutors said that fingerprint, surveillance footage and key-card records link the suspect to more than 20 threatening campus messages. Learn more

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