No, the United States government is not suing a Jewish book, though the title of the legal case might make it seem that way: “United States Of America v. In Re The Chamisa Humshe Torrah (Five Books of Moses) Venice…” Technically, the book is the defendant in the case — a defendant-in-rem, to use the […]
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(JR) — Days after calling for a halt in arms shipments to Israel and earning a public rebuke from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with “the pain of the Israeli people” on social media and met with the families of French hostages being held by Hamas. More than […]
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NEW YORK — When Sasha Chanoff received the $100,000 Charles Bronfman Prize in 2010 for his work helping refugees worldwide find safe haven, jobs and social stability, he used the occasion of the awards ceremony in New York to introduce a family that his organization had helped reunite. The emotional event sparked a turning […]
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KYIV, Ukraine — For the first time since Ukraine was plunged into war in 2022, soldiers on the front lines could hear the blast of the shofar marking the Jewish new year. The largest Jewish communal body in the country distributed shofars to Jewish soldiers stationed in dozens of military positions along the 620 miles […]
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In the past few days, there has been a surge of reports in the Ukrainian press and on various Telegram channels regarding the criminal case of Ukrainian scientist Dr. Oleg Maltsev. This reached its peak on September 23, 2024, when the Security Service of Ukraine declared that they had “neutralized an operational combat group of […]
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September 30, 2024 9:31 am After last school year’s pervasive anti-Israel protests, spring encampments, and an unprecedented rise in antisemitic incidents on campus, Hillel International and campus Hillels have been working overtime to ensure that college and university campuses this fall are safer, more welcoming, and more inclusive for Jewish students as the new school […]
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A far-right party founded by former Nazis whose leader has adopted a moniker used by Adolf Hitler won in Austria’s national elections on Sunday. The showing by the Freedom Party, known by the acronym FPO, is unprecedented there since the end of World War II and adds to a wave of support for far-right parties […]
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“It’s very much a crisis situation for many people here,” said a Jewish leader in Greenville, South Carolina. It’s been days since Hurricane Helene struck her community, and the CEO of Jewish Greenville still doesn’t know who is OK and who still needs help. “It’s very much a crisis situation for many people here,” Courtney […]
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In a new exhibit opening Tuesday, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. has unveiled what it says is the oldest Jewish book ever discovered. According to the museum’s dramatic claim, the tiny book is a relic of an 8th-century civilization on the ancient trading route known as the Silk Road, created by Jews […]
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When Kinori Sugihara Rosnow helped his Japanese national team clinch sixth place in the World Lacrosse Championship in 2018 by winning a crucial face-off, the game meant more to him than just a tally in the win column. The match was held in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, and Japan’s victory was over Israel. […]
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