Author: Jesse Orine

Austrian soldier imprisoned for showing photos of swastika tattoo on testicle – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

(JTA) — Standing poolside in Barcelona, Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky beamed with pride and satisfaction as they struggled to catch their breath. The two athletes from Israel on Sunday had just clinched the fourth slot in the Women Duet category of the Artistic Swimming Qualification Tournament in that city in Spain, assuring their participation […]

London Orthodox school drops teacher because she was ordained as a rabbi – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

(JTA) — Two tiny sects with Jewish roots have been dragged into yet another diplomatic fight between Russia and Ukraine. The few hundred Karaites who remain in Ukraine today are remnants of a sect that broke off from mainstream Judaism in eighth-century Iraq. They were documented in Crimea in the 13th century and nearly wiped […]

Canadian-Jewish politician Annamie Paul narrowly survives Israel-fueled leadership challenge – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Jewish leaders in Europe say the European Union is not only banning some methods of kosher and halal slaughter, but telling Jews and Muslims how to practice their religions. That’s according to many who have read a recent ruling by the EU’s highest court. It upholds bans in Belgium on producing kosher and […]

BBC writer who tweeted ‘Hitler was right’ is no longer with the broadcaster – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement