Charley Smith, MN-Israeli, Talks Grassroots Israeli Aid Efforts
On Saturday, Oct. 7, Charley Smith, a former Jewish professional from Minnesota now living in Israel, thought he was waking up to a normal morning in his Kfar Saba home. […]
Wayzata Families Concerned Over School Board Candidate Seen As Excusing Hamas
This week, Julie Abramson was surprised to see a new comment on an Oct. 10 Facebook post about her sadness after Israel was brutally attacked by Hamas, the terrorist organization […]
Cantor With St. Paul Roots To Be Installed As Debbie Friedman School Head In NY
Jill Abramson grew up in St. Paul with an early love for music and theater. “I was in a lot of plays and musicals at the St. Paul [Jewish Community […]
Flags At Half-Staff And More MN Responses To Israel-Hamas War
Here’s a roundup of some of the ways that Minnesota elected officials and visible Minnesotans are voicing support for Israel right now. MN Gov. Tim Walz orders flags at half-staff […]
Read: MN School Statements On Israel-Hamas War
TC Jewfolk is tracking school district statements about the Israel-Hamas war, which you can read below. If we miss a school or an updated statement, let us know by emailing […]
Capacity Crowd Packs Beth El In Show Of Solidarity With Israel
Roughly 1,700 Jews and community allies packed the Beth El Synagogue’s sanctuary on Tuesday evening to mourn the over 1,000 Israelis murdered by Hamas, the Iran-backed terrorist organization that controls […]
Watch Now: Biden Pledges Support For Israel, Mourns The Dead
Earlier today President Joe Biden delivered his second speech about the violence that Hamas, the Iran-backed terrorist organization that controls Gaza, committed against Israeli civilians on Saturday. Over 1,000 people […]
Everything I thought I knew about Israel and Gaza was wrong
This story was originally published in the Forward on Oct. 9. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Everything I thought I knew about […]
Jewish Community Reacts To Devastating Hamas Attack, Israel At War
This story was updated on Sunday to reflect increased deaths, injuries, and hostages. Israel is officially at war, declared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. Iran-backed Hamas, the terrorist organization […]
How Do I Deal With Ignorant Comments About Jews At Work?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I am in my first professional job out of […]