Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
EU Commissioner Echoes Call to Condition Funding of Palestinian Schools on Removal of Antisemitism from Textbooks
A European Union commissioner has said that funding from the 27-member bloc of nations for schools in the Palestinian Authority (PA) must be conditioned on...
Top Indonesian Diplomat Says Country Not Considering Relations With israel
Following the Israeli ambassador to Singapore’s remark that Israel is interested in establishing ties with Muslim nations in Southeast Asia, a top Indonesian diplomat stated...
Lithuanian Government Engaging in ‘Holocaust Denial,’ Says Author of Book Exposing Her Grandfather’s Past as Nazi Collaborator
An American journalist whose latest book is an emotional account of her grandfather's role in the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jews under Nazi occupation has accused...
Seattle Teachers Union Passes Pro-BDS Resolution, Endorses ‘Deadly Exchange’ Libel
Seattle’s teachers union passed a resolution last week endorsing the antisemitic BDS movement against Israel and demanding an end to the Seattle police department’s collaboration...
Jewish Refugees From Arab and Muslim Countries Recognized on United Nations World Refugee Day
In honor of United Nations World Refugee Day on Sunday, Israel and Jewish organizations remembered the often forgotten story of the nearly one million Jews...
After Delay, EU Releases Report Detailing Antisemitism, Incitement to Violence in Palestinian Textbooks
A European Union analysis of Palestinian textbooks was published Friday, following demands from European Parliament members to release the long-awaited report, as well as calls...
‘Tish Gets It’: New York Attorney General Letitia James Praised by Jewish Groups for Ending Antisemitic Housing Practices in Orange County
New York's Attorney General on Friday moved to decisively end discriminatory housing practices that have prevented members of the Jewish community from moving to Chester,...
Parents, Kids Shocked by ‘Free Palestine’ Slogan Daubed on Driveway of Jewish School in Australia
Parents at an Orthodox Jewish school in the Australian city of Melbourne were in shock on Friday as they dropped off their children only to...
New York Jewish Woman Says Group Pelted With Eggs While Walking After Shabbat
A Jewish woman in New York told a neighborhood news blog that her group of friends was pelted with eggs while walking in "Shabbat clothes"...
Pennsylvania Rabbi Creates First Braille Sefer Torah for the Visually Impaired
A Pennsylvania rabbi has taken on the task of producing Sefer Torahs for the visually impaired, with the Hebrew text written in braille. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
Federal Jury Convicts Massachusetts Man Who Attempted Arson Attack at Jewish Retirement Home
A federal jury in Massachusetts has convicted a 37-year-old man in connection with the attempted firebombing of a Jewish retirement home one year ago. The jury's...
‘A Jewish Artist Cannot Be Neutral in These Times’: Lessons From Arthur Szyk, Whose Brush Was a Sword
Irvin Ungar, a former pulpit rabbi and antiquarian bookseller who has devoted 25 years to scholarship on the Jewish artist Arthur Szyk, joined Algemeiner members...
US Jewish Groups Hail Adoption by Texas of Leading Definition of Antisemitism
The state of Texas has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism as part of a new advisory commission. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed...
British Neo-Nazi, Ex-Army Driver Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison on Terror Charges
A neo-Nazi who served as a driver in the British army has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for terrorism offenses. The BBC reported Monday...
