Michelle Boorstein

2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Michelle Boorstein |Ben Brasch

How Oct. 7 has changed antisemitic attacks in the U.S. (washingtonpost.com) How Oct. 7 has changed antisemitic attacks in the U.S. By Michelle Boorstein; Ben Brasch 2025060401304200 Until recently, many prominent attacks on U.S. Jews have stemmed from long-standing conspiracies and tropes: a Holocaust museum security guard killed in 2009 by a man who said "the Holocaust is a lie." White supremacists chanting "Jews will not replace us" at a 2017 march.

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Carolyn Johnson |Ben Brasch |Anumita Kaur |Roman Stubbs |Michelle Boorstein

Suspect in Colorado attack on Israeli hostage event charged with hate crime (washingtonpost.com) Suspect in Colorado attack on Israeli hostage event charged with hate crime By Carolyn Y.

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Praveena Somasundaram |Warren Strobel |Michelle Boorstein |Niha Masih

FBI investigates attack on Jewish gathering in Colorado that injured eight (washingtonpost.com) FBI investigates attack on Jewish gathering in Colorado that injured eight By Praveena Somasundaram; Warren P. Strobel; Michelle Boorstein; Niha Masih 2025060122130000 A man threw an incendiary device at an event organized by a Jewish group at a Colorado pedestrian mall to call for the release of hostages in Gaza, authorities said Sunday.

1 week ago | postguam.com | Michelle Boorstein |Emily Wax-Thibodeaux |Molly Hennessy-Fiske |Rachel Hatzipanagos

For Rabbi Ruth Balinsky Friedman, who teaches Jewish texts at a D.C.-area high school, the killings of two Israeli Embassy workers this week have deepened the isolation she’s felt as an American Jew in recent years. Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s subsequent attacks on Gaza - followed by divisions around the world over what caused the conflict and who was at fault - left the 40-year-old mother of three feeling confused, with no clear solution to the war in sight.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Michelle Boorstein |Emily Wax-Thibodeaux |Molly Hennessy-Fiske |Rachel Hatzipanagos

For U.S. Jews, D.C. museum killings deepen resolve — and fear (washingtonpost.com) For U.S. Jews, D.C. museum killings deepen resolve — and fear By Michelle Boorstein; Emily Wax-Thibodeaux; Molly Hennessy-Fiske; Rachel Hatzipanagos 2025052315384700 For Rabbi Ruth Balinsky Friedman, who teaches Jewish text at a D.C.-area high school, the killings of two Israeli Embassy workers this week have deepened the isolation she's felt as an American Jew in recent years. Hamas's attack on Israel on Oct....