A victory for Pennsylvania taxpayers A county-owned property will no longer host the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)'s regional fundraiser. Julie Marzouk Feb. 13, 2025
Officers seize $1.4m in fake car-inspection stickers sent from Israel to Philadelphia "Fake inspection stickers mask unsafe motor vehicles that place all motorists on our roadways in harm," per the U.S. government. Dec. 27, 2024
Chabad’s public menorahs a constant in Chanukah celebrations worldwide Five Chabad rabbis erected the first public menorah in Philadelphia in 1974. Now, 50 years later, roughly 15,000 giant menorahs are lit annually in public squares from Washington, D.C., to Melbourne, Australia. Dovid Margolin Dec. 26, 2024
Philadelphia school district reaches agreement after Title VI investigation The district's compliance ensures "Jewish students, like all students, can learn in an environment free from discriminatory harassment,” the U.S. Education Department's assistant secretary of civil rights said. Dec. 20, 2024
Philly man, who faced up to 40 years for death threats against Jews, Muslims, gets 16 months “Yaniv Gola made hundreds of these calls and texts, terrorizing his victims with incredibly vile, violent threats,” stated Jacqueline Romero, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Oct. 23, 2024
‘Fast but painful year,’ says Israel supporter at Oct. 7 memorial in Philadelphia “365 Days of Hope” drew several hundred attendees, many donning “Bring Them Home Now” T-shirts and yellow ribbons, and holding small balloons with the faces of the hostages and the fallen on them. Carin M. Smilk Oct. 7, 2024
Philadelphia-area school-board president apologizes for ‘damaging’ meeting A contentious debate surrounded the idea that American Jews were not a historically oppressed people. Sept. 19, 2024
Philadelphia teacher ‘reassigned offsite’ while public school district investigates alleged Jew-hatred Keziah Ridgeway released names of local Jewish leaders and suggested in online posts that gun owners should target Jews, per a complaint filed with the School District of Philadelphia. David Swindle Sept. 6, 2024
Digging for family roots leads to modern-day discoveries The 44th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Philadelphia also offered opportunities that looked to the future. Adam Bell Aug. 23, 2024