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Jewish Soldiers Are Buried Under Crosses Around The World. A Rabbi’s Nonprofit Is Changing That

Jewish Soldiers Are Buried Under Crosses Around The World. A Rabbi’s Nonprofit Is Changing That

  Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter was visiting the cemetery for U.S. soldiers in Normandy when something struck the professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University… Read More ›

Ukraine FM responds to Lavrov: ‘He can’t hide the deeply rooted antisemitism’

Ukraine FM responds to Lavrov: ‘He can’t hide the deeply rooted antisemitism’

Dmytro Kuleba lashes out at Russian counterpart who said Hitler had ‘Jewish blood’ and Jews are among worst antisemites; Kyiv diplomat says Russians believe in… Read More ›

Israel seethes at Russian FM’s ‘unforgivable’ claim Hitler ‘had Jewish blood’

Israel seethes at Russian FM’s ‘unforgivable’ claim Hitler ‘had Jewish blood’

Bennett blasts Lavrov’s ‘lies’ as FM summons envoy for ‘clarification’; Lavrov had defended ‘denazification’ of Zelensky-run Ukraine by saying ‘some of worst antisemites are Jews’… Read More ›

Chareidim Lash Out At Communications Minister Hendel’s ‘Dictatorial’ Cancellation Of Kosher Phone Monopoly

Chareidim Lash Out At Communications Minister Hendel’s ‘Dictatorial’ Cancellation Of Kosher Phone Monopoly

  JERUSALEM — After deciding just prior to Pesach to cancel the kosher cellular monopoly by allowing full mobility of kosher numbers, Communications Minister Yoaz… Read More ›

March of the Living is about finding human among the inhumane

March of the Living is about finding human among the inhumane

Opinion: The annual event was suppose to remind the world of the horrors of war, but it seems we have failed, and some didn’t get… Read More ›

In Israel, Holocaust survivors from Ukraine ambivalent about the war-torn country

In Israel, Holocaust survivors from Ukraine ambivalent about the war-torn country

Many Ukrainians killed Jews during World War II, collaborated with Nazis, and the country has honored antisemites, while others saved Jewish neighbors, say some survivors… Read More ›

Jerusalem Girl Tragically Killed In Apartment Blaze

Jerusalem Girl Tragically Killed In Apartment Blaze

JERUSALEM — A 3-year-old Jewish girl was tragically killed after a fire broke out in a Jerusalem six-story residential building Thursday night. The fire broke… Read More ›

Five remarkable Jewish women who did not survive the Holocaust

Five remarkable Jewish women who did not survive the Holocaust

Although these women did not live to pass on their story, on Holocaust Remembrance Day Israelis must do it for them; scholars, rebels, feminists, and… Read More ›

‘3Gs,’ grandkids of Holocaust survivors, retell grandparents’ stories as own legacy

‘3Gs,’ grandkids of Holocaust survivors, retell grandparents’ stories as own legacy

First-of-its-kind project, ‘If You Hear What I Heard,’ films members of the third generation post-World War II who give testimonies in an ongoing docu-series  … Read More ›

Governor Hochul Announces $2.6 Million In Funding For The Holocaust Survivors Initiative

Governor Hochul Announces $2.6 Million In Funding For The Holocaust Survivors Initiative

BORO PARK — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $2.6 million in funding provided by the FY 2023 Enacted Budget to support the Holocaust Survivors Initiative. This funding, to be… Read More ›

Holocaust Remembrance Day is not only about the dead, but also the living

Holocaust Remembrance Day is not only about the dead, but also the living

Opinion: Israel must begin taking better care of those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust, but cannot live out the rest of their lives… Read More ›

OPEN LETTER: The Case For Allowing Our Boys To Marry At A Younger Age

OPEN LETTER: The Case For Allowing Our Boys To Marry At A Younger Age

NEW YORK — Dear Reader,  When speaking out to those close to me, I just get ridiculed. I am seen as an immature little boy… Read More ›

Inflation Drives Up Passover Food Prices For US Jews

Inflation Drives Up Passover Food Prices For US Jews

  NEW YORK (AP) — Shopping for Passover on a recent day at a kosher supermarket in the Hasidic Jewish section of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood,… Read More ›

80 years after being told she had a future, this Jewish singer is getting recognized

80 years after being told she had a future, this Jewish singer is getting recognized

Madeline Forman quit her nascent musical career to help sustain her Russian immigrant family in New Jersey. Now, experts are lauding her long-buried recordings  … Read More ›

May a Pesach Group Forbid Others From Their Minyan??

May a Pesach Group Forbid Others From Their Minyan??

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is estimated that in the 2022 Pesach season there are over 80,000 in Orlando alone. There are more… Read More ›

How Matzah and the Teshuvas HaRashba Miraculously Saved Yidden from Terrorism

How Matzah and the Teshuvas HaRashba Miraculously Saved Yidden from Terrorism

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Yes, it is true. Six Hamas terrorist were killed and 7 were foiled because of Matzah and a Teshuvas… Read More ›

Noam Chomsky says Ukraine should settle with Russia

Noam Chomsky says Ukraine should settle with Russia

Chomsky, who originally made his name in the field of linguistics, has been known for his anti-war, anti-capitalist, and – perhaps most prominently – anti-zionist… Read More ›

Russians flee Putin regime to join Ukraine refugees in Israel

Russians flee Putin regime to join Ukraine refugees in Israel

Young, middle class Russians, some having expressed criticism of the government say remaining in Russian can eventually lead to their arrest; arriving under Law of… Read More ›

Cops enter Temple Mount to clear obstructers as Palestinians hurl rocks at buses

Cops enter Temple Mount to clear obstructers as Palestinians hurl rocks at buses

7 wounded after rocks shatter windows of buses near Jerusalem’s Old City; 17 wounded, 9 narrested as police clear way for Jewish worshipers atop holy… Read More ›

Despite the danger, Ukrainian Jews prepare to celebrate Passover in public seders

Despite the danger, Ukrainian Jews prepare to celebrate Passover in public seders

The threat of violence, curfews and supply-chain disruptions are complicating the holiday efforts, but thousands still plan to partake in festivities   JTA — Between… Read More ›