Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Jewish school educators cancel trip to Italy after Italian education program required participants to denounce ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Educators from Jewish schools across the U.S. canceled a study trip to Reggio Emilia, Italy, over whether the hosts would require participants to formally distance themselves from Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. The controversy has drawn accusations of antisemitism from Jewish educators and from Italian Jewish community leaders. It has also sparked […]

Two deaths in Manchester synagogue attack last year will be probed through public inquiry, Britain says

The deaths of two Jewish men in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester last year will be examined through a public inquiry, the British home secretary announced on Monday, a necessary step to include sensitive information in the investigation.  Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were killed during the attack on Yom Kippur on Oct. […]

Recorded anti-Jewish hate crimes rise 10% in England and Wales

YIVO studied a living Yiddish culture. What happened when that world was nearly destroyed?

Protesters in Toronto: ‘We will honor all our martyrs’ after 3 years of Gaza war

Europe sees fragmented pro-Palestinian protests three years after Oct. 7

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