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IDF Chief Rabbi Made A True Statement

IDF Chief Rabbi Made A True Statement

The chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, Brigadier General Rafi Peretz, said during a lecture to seminary students in early November that the Temple… Read More ›

Debate at the Oxford Union on Israel versus Hamas

Debate at the Oxford Union on Israel versus Hamas

Oxford, England, 5 am – I’m trying to get two hours sleep tonight prior to my flight back to America, but cannot. I am supercharged… Read More ›

First Jewish Victoria Cross hero was honored in London

First Jewish Victoria Cross hero was honored in London

The first Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross has been honored with a permanent memorial in central London, a century after his bravery during the… Read More ›

Ukrainian Jewish philanthropist died of a gunshot head wound

Vadim Vishnevsky, a prominent member of the Jewish community of Kharkiv in Ukraine, died of a gunshot wound to the head. Vishnevsky was rushed to… Read More ›

Polish town prepares to turn Jewish cemetery into apartment building

WARSAW, Poland — A town in central Poland has prepared a development plan that will turn a Jewish cemetery into a residential complex with underground… Read More ›

Israeli man attacked in Berlin

Israeli man attacked in Berlin

An Israeli man visiting Berlin suffered a black eye and fractured fingers in a street attack. The Israeli, 22, said he was beaten and kicked… Read More ›

“Judaism and Constitutional Law” conference

“Judaism and Constitutional Law” conference

Most academic conferences don’t feature scholars reading their bar mitzvah speeches, playfully referring to each other with rabbinic titles, or reminiscing about the influence of… Read More ›

Russian-Jewish school in San Francisco might close

Aleph Bet School, an after-school and weekend program in San Francisco that caters to Russian Jewish families, might close or relocate due to a dispute… Read More ›

Israel faces severe weather conditions

Extreme weather conditions were expected to continue Wednesday after a deluge of heavy winter rain storms hit Israel on Tuesday. The risk of flooding prevailed… Read More ›

Jewish charity wins faith community award

Jewish charity wins faith community award

The work of the charity René Cassin, which is a Jewish voice for human rights, has been recognised at a major conference of faith-based and… Read More ›

Meet the ambassador: Matthew Gould, Britain’s first Jewish envoy to Israel

Meet the ambassador: Matthew Gould, Britain’s first Jewish envoy to Israel

Very few ambassadors make headlines in the countries where they are posted before they set foot in them. Matthew Gould is an exception to the… Read More ›

Montreal Neighborhood Discusses Succah Restrictions In Public Hearing

Montreal Neighborhood Discusses Succah Restrictions In Public Hearing

Mindy Pollack, a councilor in Montreal, proposed an extension to the time frame allowed by city law regarding succahs.  The current laws allot 15 days… Read More ›

Jewish Family Reunited With Family Jewels After World War II

A Dutch historical society returned jewels to a Jewish family on Thursday who had given them to neighbors before the Nazis forced them out of… Read More ›

Paris Kosher Market Arsonist Sentenced To Four Years

Paris Kosher Market Arsonist Sentenced To Four Years

The 27-year-old who set fire to a kosher supermarket in Paris during a July 20 anti-Israel riot received a four-year prison sentence on Wednesday, almost… Read More ›

Jewish Tombstones Desecrated in Norway Cemetery

Jewish Tombstones Desecrated in Norway Cemetery

Several tombstones in the Jewish cemetery of Trondheim-a town in the north of Norway were vandalized last week, a Jewish newspaper reported on Wednesday. Someone… Read More ›

Charity To Create Memorial From Jewish Headstones In Belgium

Charity To Create Memorial From Jewish Headstones In Belgium

The British charity The Together Plan is trying to preserve headstones that came from a massive Jewish cemetery in Belgium dating back to 1832. Excavators… Read More ›