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On April 27, 2019, in the middle of Passover, a white supremacist burst through the doors of a Chabad synagogue in Poway, California and opened fire, killing congregant Lori Gilbert-Kaye and injuring three others. As we approach the second anniversary of the shooting, we speak to Mayor Steve Vaus, a Grammy-winning country music singer, who was serving his first term as Poway’s mayor at the time. 

Following the murder of 11 innocent Jews at prayer at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last October, millions of people of all faiths rallied around AJC’s #ShowUpForShabbat initiative, packing synagogues in what became the largest-ever expression of solidarity with the American Jewish community.

Five years ago, this week, Frenchman Amedy Coulibaly stormed the kosher Hyper Cacher supermarket in eastern Paris, murdering four people inside.

In celebration of #BlackJewishUnity Week, September 6-11, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the National Urban League have compiled a list of ten great moments that highlight the strong ties between America’s Black and Jewish communities.

Since March, we have had few athletic accomplishments to read about as professional sports closed down during the pandemic. As if that hasn’t been disheartening enough, in recent days, the sports news cycle was dominated by the antisemitic postings from Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Yet sports still have the ability to inspire us and raise our spirits. As baseball, basketball, and hockey are posed to return, albeit in front of largely empty stadiums, here are ten sports stories to inspire you with tales of triumph over antisemitism.