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ARTICLES BY: Faygie Holt / JNS.org
Despite Limits on Uman Pilgrimage, Some Hold Out Hope to Visit for Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - Each year, tens of thousands of Jews from across the world make a pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine, to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish...
Greater Efforts Needed to Battle ‘Perfect Storm’ of Antisemitism, Insist Jewish Leaders
JNS.org - The pandemic, coupled with the rise of antisemitism and the ease of social media to delegitimize Jewish pride and Israel, is creating a...
In 2020, a New Kind of Bar Mitzvah Learning
JNS.org - When Marina and Vladimir Druskin of Boston began planning for their son Mark’s bar mitzvah, they knew who their ideal Torah teacher would...
Antisemitism Monitor to Women’s Group: Advances in Argentina, Concern in Yemen
JNS.org - In an online briefing about antisemitism earlier this month, Ellie Cohanim, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism at the US State...
US Department of Justice Takes Action Against New York Village Targeting Orthodox Jews
JNS.org - The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York sent a letter Monday notifying the Village of Airmont in Rockland County,...
Meet the Man Seeking to Build a Grassroots Effort to Secure Jewish Communities
JNS.org - If you had told a young Evan Bernstein that he would be a leader in Jewish communal affairs, he probably would have laughed...
The Overnight Camp Summer That Wasn’t
JNS.org - Dahlia Jones was looking forward to this summer. For six years, she’s been attending Eisner Camp, and this year would have been her...
Deputy Antisemitism Envoy: Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories a Modern-Day Blood Libel
JNS.org - US Deputy Antisemitism Envoy Ellie Cohanim warned of a new form of antisemitism emerging during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and urged Jewish leaders...
New York Federal Judge Blocks COVID Restrictions on Prayer, Religious Gatherings
JNS.org - A federal judge expressed concerns on Friday that New York governmental leaders violated the rights of residents to when it sought limited the number...
Jewish Day Schools Adapt to COVID-19
JNS.org - On a recent June night, 25 people, primarily young children, sat on their couches and watched as a puppeteer explained how he creates...
College Student Works Tirelessly to Help Others During Coronavirus
JNS.org - Most weeks, Kaila Zimmerman-Moscovitch is busy juggling a full load of college classes and two part-time jobs. It’s a schedule that doesn’t allow...
Rise of Coronavirus Correlates to Rise in Antisemitism, Especially in Heavily Jewish Areas of New York and New Jersey
JNS.org - As 2019 came to close, the New York metropolitan region recorded extremely high number antisemitic incidents. Lawmakers, community leaders, law enforcement and ordinary...
In Devastated Spain, Jewish Leaders Look to Optimistic Future
JNS.org - Spain’s ambassador to the United States and the president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain discussed the challenges of, and response...
World Jewish Leaders Deliberate Issues of the Day: Virus, Economy, Passover, Antisemitism
JNS.org - Representatives from several international Jewish communities gathered online on Wednesday to discuss how the Jews in their respective countries are faring with the...
