Thursday, October 29, 2026

World news

A famed rabbi’s yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II

Dovid Hofstedter was visiting Belarus five years ago when he discovered that a historic Jewish school had turned into something else. Hofstedter, a Canadian rabbi, was joining a group of rabbis from around the world at the Radin Yeshiva, nestled in the small town of Radun in western Belarus. The school was founded in 1869 […]

Police shoot dead assailant outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia

An assailant with knives attacked a police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Serbia overnight before the officer shot him dead, according to Serbian authorities. Interior Minister Ivica Dačić called the incident a “terrorist attack.” The attacker had two knives and shouted “Allahu Akbar” at the officer 15 minutes after midnight Wednesday morning at the […]

Jewish treasures stolen by Nazis 88 years ago come home, thanks to an Arizona synagogue

Planned auction of a Holocaust-era Torah fragment sparked outcry, then intervention

Lula’s reelection puts the brakes on Latin America’s pro-Israel shift

UK adopts sweeping measures against antisemitism in schools

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