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Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies at 92

Steinem "passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her," according to the statement. 

Writer and activist Gloria Steinem attends the "Make Equality Reality" event held in Beverly Hills, California November 3, 2014.
Harold Grinspoon, who launched PJ Library to bring Jewish children's books into the homes of Jewish families, reads to a group of pajama-clad kids in an undated photograph.

PJ Library founder Harold Grinspoon still reinventing himself at 97

 Dara Horn, award-winning author.

Author of ‘People Love Dead Jews,’ Dara Horn, delights Jerusalem crowd

A march against antisemitism in Leeds, UK.

What is the future for Jews in the UK? | Jerusalem Dispatch


National Book Award in nonfiction goes to ‘One day, everyone will have always been against this'

“It’s very difficult to think in celebratory terms about a book that was written in response to a genocide,” El Akkad said in his acceptance speech.

Omar El Akkad attends the 76th National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 19, 2025 in New York City.

Tomer Persico: The evolution of individualism and collective identity in Judaism

Dr. Tomer Persico explores how the biblical idea of humans created in God’s image shaped Western values like individualism and equality.

Dr. Tomer Persico

Behind the bylines: Ethan Freedman - interview

An unconventional journalist capturing the human condition.

Ethen Freedman.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish author Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress fiction award

Geraldine Brooks, Jewish author of bestsellers like "People of the Book," wins the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks is awarded the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan join 380 UK writers demanding Gaza ceasefire in open letter

The letter is based on the original by Karim Kattan, which was published in the French outlet Liberation on Monday and signed by 300 French authors.

 People demonstrate on the day of a vote on the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024.

When theory becomes life: Viktor Frankl's legacy for modern Israel - opinion

On the 120th anniversary of the logotherapy founder's birth, his teachings take on new meaning for me as a public figure and father who lost his son on October 7th.

 Viktor Frankl: In our response lies our growth and freedom

Author and Holocaust survivor Peggy Parnass dies at 97 in Hamburg

Parnass was an icon of Hamburg's leftist scene, famous for her court reports and activism.

 Author and Holocaust survivor Peggy Parnass dies at 97 in Hamburg.