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‘We Need to Accept Everyone’: Jewish School Under Fire in Ukrainian City of Bila Tserkva Transformed Into Main Aid Center
Natella Andriuschenko received a phone call from a colleague on Tuesday, advising her to expect nine evacuees seeking shelter at the Jewish school she...
IHRA Antisemitism Definition Sees ‘Widespread Consensus’ With 200 New Adoptions: Study
At least two hundred institutions in 2021 endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, according to a study released Tuesday. First adopted in 2005 by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in...
‘They Will Return With New Enthusiasm’: Under Russian Fire, Ukrainian Jewish Women Pledge to Help Rebuild Country
When Vlada Nedak awoke on Tuesday morning, among her first thoughts was the realization that the Jewish holiday of Purim falls on Wednesday. "I reminded my son, who is still in Kyiv, that it's Purim tomorrow,"...
Tufts University Rejects Anti-Zionist Boycott of Jewish-Led Student Groups
Tufts University and Jewish students have denounced an anti-Zionist group for targeting Jewish-led clubs and trips to Israel as part of a recently announced boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign. Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine...
Environmental Group Sierra Club Scolded for ‘Caving’ to Anti-Zionist Pressure, Cancelling Israel Trips
A leading US Jewish organization condemned the Sierra Club on Monday for cancelling member trips...
Police in Connecticut Arrest Suspect in Arson of Local Synagogue and Church
Police in New Britain, Connecticut have filed arson and burglary charges against a woman accused...
Amnesty Official Slammed for ‘Shameless’ Claim That Israel ‘Shouldn’t Exist as a Jewish State’
Israeli and officials and Jewish leaders reacted with outrage on Friday to comments by the...
Jewish Groups Cheer Senate Passage of Funding for Iron Dome, US Synagogues
Top US Jewish groups applauded the Senate's approval on Thursday of a $1.5 trillion omnibus...
Babyn Yar: Re-Burying the Holocaust With Bullets
Russian dissident poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s famous 1961 poem “Babiyy Yar” begins: “Over Babiyy Yar, there...
‘We Need to Accept Everyone’: Jewish School Under Fire in Ukrainian City of Bila Tserkva Transformed Into Main Aid Center
Natella Andriuschenko received a phone call from a colleague on Tuesday, advising her to expect nine evacuees seeking shelter at the Jewish school she runs...
IHRA Antisemitism Definition Sees ‘Widespread Consensus’ With 200 New Adoptions: Study
At least two hundred institutions in 2021 endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, according to a study released Tuesday. First adopted...
‘They Will Return With New Enthusiasm’: Under Russian Fire, Ukrainian Jewish Women Pledge to Help Rebuild Country
When Vlada Nedak awoke on Tuesday morning, among her first thoughts was the realization that the Jewish holiday of Purim falls on Wednesday. "I reminded my...
Tufts University Rejects Anti-Zionist Boycott of Jewish-Led Student Groups
Tufts University and Jewish students have denounced an anti-Zionist group for targeting Jewish-led clubs and trips to Israel as part of a recently announced boycott,...
Environmental Group Sierra Club Scolded for ‘Caving’ to Anti-Zionist Pressure, Cancelling Israel Trips
A leading US Jewish organization condemned the Sierra Club on Monday for cancelling member trips to Israel after facing pressure from anti-Zionist groups. The conservation group...
Police in Connecticut Arrest Suspect in Arson of Local Synagogue and Church
Police in New Britain, Connecticut have filed arson and burglary charges against a woman accused of igniting fires at a synagogue and a church, city...
Amnesty Official Slammed for ‘Shameless’ Claim That Israel ‘Shouldn’t Exist as a Jewish State’
Israeli and officials and Jewish leaders reacted with outrage on Friday to comments by the head of Amnesty USA arguing that Israel "shouldn't exist as...
Jewish Groups Cheer Senate Passage of Funding for Iron Dome, US Synagogues
Top US Jewish groups applauded the Senate's approval on Thursday of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill that included an injection of funding for synagogue...
Babyn Yar: Re-Burying the Holocaust With Bullets
Russian dissident poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s famous 1961 poem “Babiyy Yar” begins: “Over Babiyy Yar, there are no monuments.” Resulting in what can be fairly termed the...
Denouncing War Crimes, Top Ukrainian Rabbi Calls on Russian Jews to Protest Invasion
Russian military actions in Ukraine amount to war crimes and both Ukrainians and Jews have "fallen victim to the same tragedy," one of Ukraine's leading...
Iranian Obduracy, Russian Demand for Sanctions Exemption Could Yet Derail Revived Nuclear Deal as Vienna Talks Reach Critical Moment
Diplomatic efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal of 2015 came under intense pressure from multiple directions on Thursday, with the Iranian regime insisting it...
UK Imposes Asset Freezes on Roman Abramovich, Rosneft Boss Sechin
Britain imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft, hitting them with asset freezes...
Israeli Foreign Minister, Jordan’s King Discuss Jerusalem Tensions
Jordan's King Abdullah hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid for talks on Thursday about coordinating ways of securing calm in Jerusalem, a frequent flashpoint of Palestinian...
More Than 300 Jewish University of Toronto Faculty Denounce ‘Attack’ on Antisemitism Envoy Irwin Cotler
More than 300 Jewish faculty members at the University of Toronto (U of T) on Monday denounced a letter written by colleagues that "relied on...
