Category: World News

(JR) — A probe into a Latvian officer who led mass killings of Jews during World War II has been dropped — for a third time. Herbert Cukurs had a senior position in the Arajs Kommando, a Nazi death squad in German-occupied Latvia. In late 1941, he personally took part in mass murder at the […]

OŚWIĘCIM, Poland — At Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living, Maggie Megidish and her daughter, released hostage Ori, stood among a delegation of survivors of both the Holocaust and Oct. 7. The visit stirred memories of their own ordeal. When a Holocaust survivor spoke of the hunger she endured in the camp, Maggie said […]

Rates of antisemitic incidents have experienced a “sharp decline” across the world more than a year after Oct. 7, 2023, according to the author of a new study from Tel Aviv University. The study of global antisemitism, published this week, noted that the number of incidents decreased in many countries in 2024, including France, Britain, […]

Jewish stars are condemning Kneecap after the Irish band delivered an anti-Israel performance during its set at Coachella. At least one is calling for the Trump administration to revoke the band’s work visas in advance of its upcoming — and nearly sold-out — U.S. tour. “Their actions included projections of anti-Israel messages and hate speech, and this band […]

An umbrella organization for British Jewry suspended one of its leaders and is disciplining dozens of members for signing an open letter condemning the war in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Board of Deputies of British Jews announced that the vice chair of its international division, Harriett Goldenberg, would be suspended during the disciplinary review. The […]

Almost all of the Holocaust survivors alive today will be dead in 15 years, a new projection by a leading organization advocating for their compensation finds. While the timeline is something of an actuarial inevitability — the Holocaust ended 80 years ago, meaning that all survivors are octogenarians at least already — the projection marks the […]

Jewish groups and leaders are voicing their grief and condolences after the passing of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic church who addressed interfaith relations during his tenure. Francis, who became pope in 2013, frequently met with Jewish leaders in an effort to strengthen relations between the Catholic church and Jewish community. He also […]

A 24-year-old man who was convicted of attacking the grandson of a Munich massacre victim over a year ago in Berlin was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday. The sentence, which was higher than what prosecutors sought, came after the judge determined that the assault was motivated by antisemitism, according to the German […]

When the president of El Salvador came to the White House this week, he rejected a U.S. Supreme Court order to “facilitate” the return of a man locked inside one of his country’s notorious detention facilities.  “How can I smuggle the terrorist into the United States?” Nayib Bukele said at the meeting, echoing a White […]