Asaf Elia-Shalev

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Asaf Elia-Shalev is a senior reporter with JTA and is based in Los Angeles. He is also the author of "Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation's Founding Myth," which was published by UC Press in 2024.

From Asaf Elia-Shalev

Jewish Theological Seminary in black and white with manuscript page superimposed

United States

A Jewish library’s treasure surfaced at auction. How did it get there?

Culture

Israel selected to host Miss Universe pageant for the first time

Global

Britain’s Labour Party bans 4 far-left factions in effort to change reputation on antisemitism

A freezer full of Ben & Jerry's ice cream with Hebrew lettering on the labels

Israel

Breaking a 2-month silence, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream announces boycott of Israeli West Bank settlements

Search and rescue personnel working on site after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida on June 24, 2021. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

United States

American Jews mobilize in response to deadly building collapse in Surfside, Fla.

Politics

This organization was supposed to unite Jews. A debate over Black Lives Matter may fuel its demise.

After being arrested on federalMurray Huberfeld leaving court

New York

Jewish philanthropist and former hedge fund exec gets 7 months in prison in NYC corruption case

A pint of Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough ice cream

Israel

Ben & Jerry’s stopped using social media after violence erupted in Israel. Why?

United States

Jewish groups in the US and South Africa among recipients of MacKenzie Scott’s latest $2.74B in grants

Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster holding a sign at a protest

United States

This rabbi wants the Jewish community more involved in boardroom battles for social justice

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