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Westerners tend to overlook the fact that Gorbachev's aim in the late 1980s was not to dissolve the Soviet Union or abolish Communism but to rescue them by reforming both. The breakup of the USSR and the fading of Communism were unintended consequences of his efforts. Nevertheless, it is the consequences and not the intentions that have been (rightly) embraced.

As we approach the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah, and subsequent High Holidays, Jews across America will gather in synagogues and homes in the largest numbers since the antisemitic hostage crisis at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, in January. Security is a critical priority at a time when antisemitism in the United States is on the rise.

Hasidic school alumni are not found in bars, on street corners, or participating in smash-and-grab robberies. They are homeowners and taxpayers.

To our amazement, on Dec. 6, 1987, over 250,000 people, Jews and non-Jews alike, including Vice President George H.W. Bush, attended Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews on the nation's Mall. They came to send a simple message to Gorbachev: Let my people go.

And Gorbachev is not, as many maintain, the man who "let the Jews go." During the first years of his rule, the number of Jews exiting plummeted, and key refuseniks such as Ida Nudel and Vladimir Slepak continued to have their exit visas denied.

The GOP's Arizona gubernatorial candidate said she would rescind her endorsement if derogatory comments allegedly made by Jarrin Jackson were true.

Between 1627 and 2015, the small town bore the name of Castrillo Matajudíos or "Fort Kill the Jews," according to historians.

Ashura is marked by Muslims with voluntary days of fasting, including one that commemorates the day Moses was saved from the Egyptians by God.

American Jewish elites are betraying the American Jewish community and must be held accountable for the failures.

The actor is still moving forward with the role of Leonard Bernstein despite complaints the portrayal is anti-Semitic.

Anne Frank's extraordinary daily journal chronicled the tense realities of life in confinement while hiding from the Nazis during World War II.

A "racist" stranger made mentions to Jews, Asians and Hispanics while verbally attacking a couple in Texas.

Five civilians died in the Russian missile strike Tuesday. The attack targeted a TV tower built on part of the land where the Babyn Yar massacre occurred.

As self-driving cars loom, rabbis weigh in on whether a Shabbat observer can ride in an autonomous car.

"I understand it's better to leave," Rabbi Jonathan Markovitch said before the invasion, "but we are not leaving, we are staying."

Jews are per capita the victims of more hate crimes than any other group in the United States yet, these instances get among the least media coverage.

"An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on every New Yorker," Mayor Eric Adams said about the incidents.

Photo appears to show an 11th grade history teacher instructing students to perform Nazi salutes as they stand facing the American flag.

One clip from the Saturday demonstration showed a neo-Nazi participant stepping on an Israeli flag.

"I think of [the ban of his book 'Maus'] as a harbinger of things to come," the author and illustrator said.

The Holocaust survivor-themed graphic novel was banned over concerns about "naked pictures" and language like "God Damn."

Jews in the United States are being targeted by three distinct types of anti-Semites. But they are only being protected against one.

Police said the teenagers were being questioned after an incident at a synagogue in Colleyville ended with an armed British national dead.

As Jewish and Muslim American leaders, we call for a renewed commitment to the American principles of patriotism, courage, intelligence, dignity, and character.

Jews in this frozen and volcanic land are thriving thanks to Avi Feldman, who has led their small community through three years of dramatic change.

The remains are believed to be a Jewish man who was hiding form the Germans when they razed the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.

Rosh Hashanah is also as opportune a time as any to contemplate how we, as the American people, have recently strayed from our own covenant.

In a blog post, the mid-ranking Foreign Service officer called Jewish people "the seed of the Serpent, that brood of vipers."

Zebulon Simentov, 62, earlier this year said he would leave for Israel if the Taliban returned to power.

The meme shared by the Oklahoma Republican Party depicts a yellow Star of David that says "unvaccinated" and implores Facebook followers to "wake up."