Diaspora

Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.

These new documentaries illuminate the post-Oct. 7 American experience

Three of the movies — including one in wide release — interview Jewish Americans about their experience with antisemitism on campus and beyond.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
05/04/2025

Jews at Tufts furious over ICE seizing a pro-Palestinian grad student, cautious to join protests

Jewish students at Tufts said that the arrest of a Turkish student was an issue of free speech.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
05/04/2025

Noah Wyle, star of HBO’s ‘The Pitt,’ recites Shema on screen

Wyle, who is an executive producer on the show, collaborated with its creators, R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells, to help create the character of Dr. Robinavitch, who is Jewish.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
04/04/2025
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80 years after Auschwitz, kosher food will be sold in its town of Oświęcim

The kosher concession will open in time for Yom HaShoah, beginning on the night of April 23.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
04/04/2025

Brown U leaders praise Jewish life on campus as Trump expected to slash $500 m.

Amid the rumors, Jewish leaders at Brown along with members of the board issued a statement praising Jewish life on campus.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
04/04/2025

ADL upgrades 19 colleges’ antisemitism ‘grades,’ as some enact new policies

Eleven of those schools implemented new policies in the last month, while the other eight made the Jewish anti-bigotry group aware of existing policies that had not factored into the initial grades.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
04/04/2025

Jewish Theological Seminary, Conservative Judaism’s flagship, launches an MFA for writers

The program emerges as Jewish writers report facing hostility in publishing circles following October 7, 2023.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
04/04/2025

US plans to freeze $510 million in grants to Brown University, official says

The administration's action makes Brown the latest academic institution targeted by Trump over this issue.

By REUTERS
04/04/2025

As Italy changes citizenship laws, descendants of Holocaust survivors risk losing citizenship claim

The new law requires the individual to speak proficient Italian, have an Italian parent or grandparent and have spent three years in the country legally.

Former US pres. candidate claims 400,000 Gazans died in war without evidence

Nader had run in the US presidential elections on four separate occasions, but never as a Democrat or a Republican.

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