An American Jew is facing the death penalty for his involvement in an attempted political coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in late May. Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun — a Washington, D.C.-area native and father of three — was one of three Americans and 37 people total sentenced to death Friday in the DRC […]
Continue Reading
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina experienced a 44% increase in reported antisemitic incidents in 2023, mostly after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, according to a report issued Monday by the country’s Jewish umbrella organization.. The report makes Argentina the latest country to record a spike in antisemitism following the attack and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war […]
Continue Reading
Several prominent columnists have resigned from the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper amid allegations that the paper ran fabricated news stories that advanced the Israeli government’s narratives about the war in Gaza. The London Jewish Chronicle deleted nine stories under the byline Elon Perry after criticism that his stories, which were based on anonymous sourcing in […]
Continue Reading
KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of Jewish soldiers and civilians, together with many non-Jewish Ukrainians, gathered Thursday at Kyiv’s Brodsky Central Synagogue to bid farewell to the son of a prominent rabbi who died on the front weeks after being drafted into the Ukrainian army. Anton Samborskyi, 32, was the adopted son of Moshe Azman, one […]
Continue Reading
ELBASAN, Albania — Isaac Herzog’s visit to Albania Thursday marked the first time an Israeli leader set foot in the only European country that ended World War II with more Jews than it started with. Albania’s role in saving Jews during the Holocaust was a key theme of the Israeli president’s brief visit, which included […]
Continue Reading
A new documentary about Benjamin Netanyahu premiered at a major film festival this week, at a moment when he is facing intense global scrutiny. But filmgoers in the Israeli prime minister’s own country may never get to see it. That’s because “The Bibi Files,” produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, makes extensive use of leaked […]
Continue Reading
A prominent Ukrainian rabbi has announced that his adopted son has been confirmed dead in battle against Russian forces. Anton Samborskyi will be buried in Kyiv’s Jewish cemetery on Thursday, Rabbi Moshe Azman announced on Wednesday. Azman and his wife adopted Samborskyi at age 11 after the boy was orphaned, Azman said in a post […]
Continue Reading
BERLIN — For the past 14 years, ever since she became the first woman ordained as a rabbi in postwar Germany, Alina Treiger has been serving Jews in the country’s northwest through song. Now, Treiger has a new title to accompany her singing voice: cantor. She is one of eight new graduates of the Potsdam […]
Continue Reading
Telegram, the wildly popular messaging platform beloved by the far right and instrumental to both sides in the Israel-Hamas war, has suddenly found itself in the crosshairs of European law enforcement and regulators. French authorities made a surprise arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO last week, a major escalation in the growing efforts by governments […]
Continue Reading
A Russian disinformation campaign targeted Israel and American Jews in a bid to weaken support for Ukraine, including by creating a fake version of a Jewish newspaper, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced. The sites and accounts aimed at Jews were part of a broader Russian propaganda effort that involved 32 internet domains and […]
Continue Reading
