Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
‘No Seders With Grandma and Grandpa’: Israeli Defense Minister Issues Coronavirus Passover Warning
Ahead of Passover and amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett published a video on Monday imploring Jews around the world to...
In Virtual Meeting, UN Security Council Praises Israeli-Palestinian Cooperation in Coronavirus Fight
The UN Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on Monday despite the coronavirus pandemic -- not at its New York headquarters,...
ADL Issues Advice on Preventing ‘Zoom-Bombing,’ as Extremists Troll Online Video Platforms During Coronavirus Crisis
One of the leading US Jewish civil rights organizations issued advice on Monday on how to deal with "zoom-bombings" -- the disruption of virtual meetings...
New Jersey Man in Custody for Threatening to Beat Up Orthodox Jews Over Coronavirus Distancing
A New Jersey man is behind bars after allegedly making violent threats on Facebook against a local Jewish community over the coronavirus pandemic. 42-year-old Anthony Lodespoto...
Swiss Museum to Pay Undisclosed Sum to Heirs of Jewish Art Collector Victimized by Nazis
The Swiss city of Basel’s Fine Arts Museum has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to the heirs of the Jewish art collector Curt Glaser...
As Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 12, Israel’s Netanyahu Orders Preparations for Tighter Movement Restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Friday that preparations be made for a “significant tightening of the restrictions on movement so as to further...
Israel’s Netanyahu Wishes ‘Full and Speedy Recovery’ to UK’s Johnson After Coronavirus Diagnosis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent well-wishes to his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, on Friday after it was announced the UK leader had tested positive...
Controversial Mass Surveillance Program Has Identified 500 Coronavirus Patients, Shin Bet Says
More than 500 coronavirus patients have been identified in Israel so far by a controversial digital mass-surveillance program, the Shin Bet internal security service revealed...
NYU Condemns Ex-Student’s ‘Shameful’ and ‘Callous’ Tweet Mocking First Israeli Coronavirus Death
New York University (NYU) took an unusual step this week, condemning a former student for a mocking tweet about the first Israeli coronavirus fatality. Upon learning...
Jews and Israel ‘Main Targets’ of Coronavirus Hate Speech, German Antisemitism Commissioner Warns
Germany's top official tasked with combating antisemitism warned on Thursday that "Jews and Israel" have become the main targets in a flurry of hate speech...
Heartening Photo Shows Jewish and Muslim Emergency Responders in Israel Taking Joint Prayer Break Amid Coronavirus Crisis
One of the enduring images of the coronavirus was captured in Israel on Wednesday, as a camera caught the remarkable sight of two emergency workers...
New York Local DA Announces Discrimination Inquiry Into Car Dealership Where Hasidic Man Was Told, ‘You’re Spreading the Virus’
A New York car dealership that refused to honor a Hasidic Jewish man's appointment by claiming he was "spreading" the coronavirus is now being investigated...
Neo-Nazis Urge Supporters to Target Jews for Coronavirus Spread
Neo-Nazi and Islamist extremists have found another common cause: encouraging their supporters to deliberately spread the coronavirus to Jews, police officers and other "enemies." An FBI...
Murdered French Jewish Holocaust Survivor Remembered on Two-Year Anniversary of Death
Jewish groups around the world marked on Monday the two-year anniversary of the antisemitic killing of Mireille Knoll -- an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who was...
