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Jewish stalwarts – The Hirsch dynasty unveiled

Jewish stalwarts – The Hirsch dynasty unveiled

Baron Maurice Hirsch was a prominent philanthropist who aimed to transform Eastern European Jews into manual workers; his adopted son was a politician and race… Read More ›

Shakespeare at the Seder: Author writes Passover Haggadah as the Bard would have

Shakespeare at the Seder: Author writes Passover Haggadah as the Bard would have

Martin Bodek renders the traditional holiday text into readable Elizabethan English, seamlessly adding multiple quotes from each of the great writer’s 39 plays Odds are… Read More ›

The Israeli people are (almost) the happiest in the world – but for how much longer?

The Israeli people are (almost) the happiest in the world – but for how much longer?

Opinion: Having achieved so much in the first 75 years of our existence that has led us to become one of the top five happiest… Read More ›

Jordan summons Israeli envoy over ‘racist’ Smotrich speech, ‘Greater Israel’ map

Jordan summons Israeli envoy over ‘racist’ Smotrich speech, ‘Greater Israel’ map

Israel says it respects Amman’s territorial integrity after Smotrich address in which he called Palestinians an ‘invention’ while standing behind map of Israel that includes… Read More ›

READ: Powerful Jewish Politician Sends Scathing Letter to Blinken Over ‘Passport Crisis’

READ: Powerful Jewish Politician Sends Scathing Letter to Blinken Over ‘Passport Crisis’

WASHINGTON — A Democrat Senator from Connecticut has joined the ranks of prominent U.S. politicians demanding answers from the State Dept over passports. In recent… Read More ›

IDF Enters Jenin, Shechem: 4 Palestinian Terrorists Reported Dead, Including Murderer Of Hallel And Yagel HyD

IDF Enters Jenin, Shechem: 4 Palestinian Terrorists Reported Dead, Including Murderer Of Hallel And Yagel HyD

  JERUSALEM — Fierce fighting broke out in the Jenin refugee camp on Tuesday as IDF special forces surrounded a house where terror suspects were… Read More ›

Video Game Recreates Atrocities Suffered by Jews in Holocaust

Video Game Recreates Atrocities Suffered by Jews in Holocaust

A new video game is attempting to replicate the atrocities suffered by millions of Jews during the Holocaust. “The Light in the Darkness” appears to… Read More ›

Anguished by loss of daughter, a rabbi brings suicide prevention out of the shadows

Anguished by loss of daughter, a rabbi brings suicide prevention out of the shadows

After Gila, 18, took her own life following an attack, Shalom Hammer began a push for more awareness; on Tuesday in the Knesset he will… Read More ›

Thousands Of Protesters Against Judicial Reforms Gather In Israeli Cities, Right-Wingers Call For Dialog

Thousands Of Protesters Against Judicial Reforms Gather In Israeli Cities, Right-Wingers Call For Dialog

  JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For the seventh week running, tens of thousands of people are protesting in Tel Aviv and other locations against the Israeli… Read More ›

Antisemitic Flyers Could Spur Action On Proposed Georgia Law

Antisemitic Flyers Could Spur Action On Proposed Georgia Law

ATLANTA (AP) — A continuing wave of antisemitic flyers hit parts of suburban Atlanta, including the home of Georgia’s only Jewish state legislator. State Rep.… Read More ›

169 liberal US Jewish leaders sign letter expressing concern over Israeli government

169 liberal US Jewish leaders sign letter expressing concern over Israeli government

Backers, who include ex-executives at rabbinical seminaries, Jewish Federations, AIPAC, Conference of Presidents, warn against false antisemitism accusations at coalition critics   A letter signed… Read More ›

‘Woke’ Regents Exam Ripped For Including ‘Anti-Zionist Propaganda’

‘Woke’ Regents Exam Ripped For Including ‘Anti-Zionist Propaganda’

  NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Jewish leaders blasted a Regents exam which was administered last week as “unconscionable and shameful” for asking… Read More ›

Israel to ‘strengthen’ settlements after shooting attacks

Israel to ‘strengthen’ settlements after shooting attacks

Security Cabinet decides to seal off the attacker’s home immediately ahead of demolition, plans to cancel social security benefits for the families of attackers, make… Read More ›

Russia’s Chief Rabbi to Putin: ‘We’ll do anything for peaceful solutions’

Russia’s Chief Rabbi to Putin: ‘We’ll do anything for peaceful solutions’

The Russian President shared with the two rabbis that “we are categorically against consigning to oblivion crimes of this kind, which have no statute of… Read More ›

Education Commissioner Rosa Orders NYC to Complete Yeshiva Probe Within 6 Months

Education Commissioner Rosa Orders NYC to Complete Yeshiva Probe Within 6 Months

NEW YORK — New York State’s Education Department (NYSED) has imposed a deadline for New York City to complete its investigations into yeshivas. The NYSED… Read More ›

Russia’s Lavrov says West seeking Hitler-style ‘final solution,’ sparking protests

Russia’s Lavrov says West seeking Hitler-style ‘final solution,’ sparking protests

In latest controversial remarks on Holocaust, Moscow’s top diplomat claims US and Europe trying to wipe out Russia by waging war via Ukraine; Israel calls… Read More ›

Did father Robert Maxwell’s early abuse taint Ghislaine long before she met Epstein?

Did father Robert Maxwell’s early abuse taint Ghislaine long before she met Epstein?

In his new book ‘Hunting Ghislaine,’ UK journalist John Sweeney claims a horrific childhood made the magnate’s daughter into a sociopath and set the stage… Read More ›

Moscow’s Former Chief Rabbi: ‘The Best Option For Russian Jews Is To Leave’

Moscow’s Former Chief Rabbi: ‘The Best Option For Russian Jews Is To Leave’

  LONDON (JTA) – Pinchas Goldshmidt, the former chief rabbi of Moscow who fled the country earlier this year, said other Russian Jews should leave… Read More ›

Kid-Safe Gabb Devices Now Include Chabad.org’s Daily Study App

Kid-Safe Gabb Devices Now Include Chabad.org’s Daily Study App

NEW YORK – A Utah-based kid-safe technology company is partnering with Chabad.org in a move that is expected to make their devices even more ideal… Read More ›

Analysis: Israel has claimed some wins in UN vote — but the ICJ process is a serious threat

Analysis: Israel has claimed some wins in UN vote — but the ICJ process is a serious threat

Hague court could use ‘apartheid’ label and call for expanded probes, just as Israel’s new hardline government pledges to press what it believes to be… Read More ›