Joshua Levitt
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Levitt
‘Voyage of the Damned’ Commemorated in New Cruise
A new cruise will commemorate the "Voyage of the Damned," when 937 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis were blocked from entering Cuba in 1939,...
Worshipers Rescue Family in Car Fire Outside Synagogue on Passover
Two Jewish worshipers attending Passover celebrations at a synagogue on Craven Park Road, Tottenham, UK, courageously left their prayer books to free a family trapped...
Netanyahu on Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation: ‘Whoever Chooses Hamas Does Not Want Peace’
Israeli Prime Minisiter Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening addressed the evolving news that the two ruling Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, are seeking to form a...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Asks: Does Abbas Want Peace With Hamas or Peace With Israel?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas must choose between making peace with Israel, which seeks to continue...
Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Marks Ottawa Over Passover Shabbat
Racist graffiti scarred a pedestrian underpass along the pathway of the Chamberlain Bridge, in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, over the Chol Hamoed Passover Shabbat weekend,...
Wiesenthal Center: Newly Sainted Popes Are Heroes to the Jewish People
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center at the weekend said it joined with Catholics around the world in acknowledging the remarkable contributions of...
Iran’s Judiciary Chief: Islamic Republic Doesn’t Care for Western Human Rights
Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Amoli Larijani on Saturday said that Iran does not care for Western human rights, according to semi-official Iranian state news agency...
Report: Ukraine Synagogue Firebombed Just Days After Distribution of Anti-Semitic Flyers (VIDEO)
The Nikolayev Synagogue in Ukraine was reportedly firebombed by vandals at approximate 2 AM on Saturday morning, according to Chabad blog Shturem and closed-circuit footage of the...
Israeli Minister Bennett: Let Abbas Go Home
Israel Economy Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday reflected on a paradigm-shifting report about the status of the Palestinian Authority, in Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot, writing...
VISA Distances Itself From Egyptian Newspaper’s ‘Blood Libel’ Article Featuring its Ads
Credit card giant VISA Inc. on Friday distanced itself from Egypt's El Kebar after the monthly magazine published a lengthy article on Monday presenting myths of the...
Jewish Human Rights Group Calls Out Kazakh Magazine for Venerating Hitler
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Friday wrote a letter to Kazakhstan President Noursultan Nazarbayev to protest Kazakh nationalist magazine Star House...
Cairo Court Rejects Lawsuit to Ban All Israeli Activities in Egypt
Cairo's Court for Urgent Matters said that it does not have jurisdiction to rule on a lawsuit that demanded all Israeli activities be banned in...
Congresswoman Meng Pushes State Department on Israeli Visa Crisis; Kerry Admits 32% of Post-Army Israelis Were Refused B-2 Tourist Visa
The U.S. State Department said that 32 percent of Israelis aged 21 to 27 were refused B-2 tourist visas in 2013, double the 16...
Famed Jewish Architects Slam RIBA Anti-Israel Motion
The most renowned Jewish architects in the world are coming out to protest a motion to suspend Israeli architects from the International Architects Union, the...
