From the winding streets of Athens to the island port of Rhodes, the EUJS Sephardic Shabbaton united Jewish students from across Europe for four days of discovery, storytelling, and connection.

From New York to California, the 2025 elections carry important implications for the Jewish community. AJC New York Director Josh Kramer addresses concerns over New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who has questioned Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and accused it of genocide. AJC’s Director of National Political Outreach, Rebecca Klein, provides an overview of broader election results.

These are the eight American hostages who were in Hamas captivity. Whether raised in Israel or spending a gap year before college, their lives were violently interrupted when thousands of Hamas terrorists crossed the Gaza border on October 7. Each story is a reminder of lives torn apart, families waiting, and a nation’s enduring hope.

As the city’s highest elected official, your words will carry weight across every neighborhood and beyond the city’s limits. They can calm tensions, or inflame them.