Tom Stoppard, award-winning British playwright, dies at 88
Tom Stoppard, the prolific British playwright whose late-in-life discovery of his Jewish roots inspired his 2020 play “Leopoldstadt,” died at his home in Dorset, England, on Nov. 29. He was 88.
His many works include...
Jews in the 20th century made their mark in the United States
The rise of Jew-hatred in America is not only under the guise of anti-Zionism, but it also promulgates the false belief that Jews have exercised too much political power in America and that this...
The Blue Card distributes 100 turkeys to Holocaust survivors in New York
The Blue Card, the nation’s leading nonprofit providing direct assistance to Holocaust survivors, has begun distributing 100 turkeys to survivor households across New York City after receiving a donation facilitated by Lincoln Center for...
Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France
Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish military officer who was falsely accused of treason in 1894 in France, has been posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general, AFP reported on Tuesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron...
Gal Gadot receives 2026 ‘Jewish Nobel’
Israeli actress Gal Gadot, best known for portraying Wonder Woman, was named on Tuesday as the winner of the 2026 Genesis Prize, often called the “Jewish Nobel.”
“I am a proud Jew and a proud...
World Jewish Congress presents Theodor Herzl Award to Fetterman, Stefanik
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) presented its annual Theodor Herzl Award on Nov. 10 in New York to Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), recognizing both lawmakers for their steadfast support of Israel...
Jewish musicians, record exec inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
When David Letterman took the stage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Nov. 8 in Los Angeles, he wasn’t just paying tribute to a friend and frequent guest on his late-night...
Ex-hostage twins attend first Maccabi Tel Aviv game since release
Gal and Ziv Berman, who endured 772 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium for a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem F.C., the...
SDJW Volunteer of the Month: Elizabeth Leventhal
The volunteer for November is Elizabeth Leventhal. Up until now, the volunteers I have featured were either people I knew or who had been recommended to me. In this case, I did not know...
Scarlett Johansson voices fear of antisemitic violence
Jewish-American actress Scarlett Johansson called out the alarming rise in antisemitism in a recent interview with Israel’s Channel 12 News, discussing concerns that it could lead to physical violence.
“People are making antisemitic comments and just assuming...