At 10, egalitarian yeshiva wants to expand learning among Jews in the pews
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“We’re here today to bring necessary attention to this public security threat. Because a threat to the Jewish community – or to any religious community… Read More ›
Political nuance lost on NY audience at sneak preview of Israeli hip hop film
In ‘Junction 48’, now opening in the US, director Udi Aloni crafts a strong, if sometimes cloying, drama about a struggling Arab rapper in the… Read More ›
Klezmatics’ Frank London brings new Yiddish-Spanish opera to Cuba
Based on an epic poem by a Havana Jewish refugee inspired by the struggle against Spanish colonialists, trumpeter says his new composition has universal themes… Read More ›
Pennsylvania AG: Trump called wave of anti-Semitic attacks ‘reprehensible,’ but says they’re sometimes done in ‘the reverse’
Asked about a wave of recent anti-Semitic attacks, President Donald Trump told a group of state attorneys general on Tuesday that attacks are sometimes… Read More ›
US Jewish Groups Call on Government Entities to ‘Speak Out’ Against Antisemitism
This latest wave of threats comes after over five others in January and February, with a total of 89 incidents at 72 locations in 30… Read More ›
Protective Edge report: Harsh criticism, but no threat to government
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With few safeguards, Jewish cemeteries make easy targets for vandals
Two attacks, a week apart, on big, sparsely staffed and easy to access graveyards — combined with JCC bomb threats — have Jewish leaders increasingly… Read More ›
A rabbi in Iran—the Neturei Karta’s fight against Israel
A peculiar sight was present in the crowd of an international conference against Israel: an ultra-Orthodox rabbi, listening attentively to anti-Israel rhetoric; what drives these… Read More ›
Pence Visits Vandalized Jewish Cemetery
“I must tell you the people of Missouri are inspiring the nation by your love and care for this place, for the Jewish community in… Read More ›
Settler leaders should have been put on trial, not Azaria
Op-ed: As a child, Elor Azaria was a victim of the education he received at home and of his political opinions. As a soldier, he… Read More ›
Warsaw lists properties that pre-WWII owners can reclaim
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The city of Warsaw has begun publishing a list of properties that can be legally claimed by their pre-World War… Read More ›
The enemy of the people? Join the club
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US torpedoed regional peace bid by trying to impose terms, Israeli official says
Secret effort to solve Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which saw a Feb. 2016 Aqaba summit with Netanyahu, Kerry, Sissi, Abdullah, was doomed by US, official close to… Read More ›
US Jewish leaders urge Israel to query Trump on anti-Semitism
In Jerusalem, JCC chair says dozens of bomb threats have made members fearful and US president ought to address it American Jewish leaders on… Read More ›
No Love Lost for Bibi in Australia
Netanyahu to encounter protests during official visit down under. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Australia this week was supposed to be a positive, official… Read More ›
Conway, SC – Mom: Son Who Sought Gun For Dylann Roof Style Attack Wanted To Kill Jews And Blacks
Conway, SC – The mother of a man who authorities say wanted to kill Jewish or black people in an attack inspired by Dylann Roof… Read More ›
Austrian Interior Minister Looks to Israel for Security Expertise
Sobotka’s trip included visits to Yad Vashem, Golan Heights. In the first visit by an Austrian official since the January inauguration of President Alexander… Read More ›
Do Holocaust memories eclipse WWI tragedy for Warsaw’s Jews?
In his newest book, historian Robert Blobaum examines the city’s tumultuous history of occupation and the effects it had on Jewish-Christian relations during trying times… Read More ›
Despite Trump’s indifference, the two-state solution isn’t dead… yet
Netanyahu won’t say the words, and Abbas won’t come to the talks, but it’s still the two-state deal, and no other, that they’re not doing… Read More ›
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