Writing stars such as Saul Bellow and Philip Roth illuminated the postwar era, a veritable golden age for American Jewish authors. The People of the Book were storytellers for popular consumption, and publishers eagerly kept those stories coming. What was once a love affair between Jewish writers and the publishing industry, however, is looking more like estrangement in 2021.

Israeli retailers are fuming after international sporting goods giant Nike on Sunday said it will stop working with them to market its products. The measure will come into effect on May 31, 2022, Nike said.

Man lights Chanukah candles in Kaifeng, China. (Screenshot/YouTube/Shavei Israel) (Screenshot/YouTube/Shavei Israel) 'We are Scared': China Cracks Down on Judaism, Chanukah Celebrated in Secret "Every time we celebrate, we are scared," said one member of the Kaifeng Jewish community.

The dichotomy over the U.S. elections between Jews in America and Jews in Israel is stark and startling. While over 70% of U.S. Jews supported the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, almost 70% of Israeli Jews prefer the GOP incumbent, Donald Trump. Plausible amity; puzzling enmity It is, of course, not hard to understand the Israeli position.