For first time, question on race asks white and African-American respondents fill in origin, and for many it’s a surprising, sometimes unwelcome, invitation for self-reflection

Tom Perez reaffirms commitment to formula for resolving Israeli-Palestinian conflict, negotiated directly by the two sides

Joan Powers was a liberal, free-spirited Jew from Brooklyn; Edward Porco a buttoned-up conservative from the Bronx; their love flourished until COVID-19 took them both

Guidance by Orthodox Union and others says people should celebrate traditional holiday meal only with those who live with them, with no communal gatherings

Whether in US or Israel, traditional seder is going to differ from usual setting with extended families; messages also likely to be inspired by coronavirus crisis

After court overturns murder conviction of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, government says he and 3 others will remain jailed for now

Group advocates for Kentucky rival after Thomas Massie tried to delay $2 trillion US House stimulus package to help economy fight pandemic

Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy sold the pastel drawing 'Head of a Woman,' at a loss in 1934 because he feared the Nazis would confiscate his estate

President cites case of Stanley Chera, 78, as the moment the severity of the health crisis hit home

Magen David Yeshivah in Brooklyn taking Eden Roc hotel to court over hotel's demand that canceled holiday event for 1,200 be rescheduled