Posts Tagged: Jewish cemeteries
Special Initiative to Map and Preserve Historic European Jewish Cemeteries
JNS.org - A new initiative to map historic Jewish cemeteries will utilize a drone to fly over 1,500 endangered burial sites. According to Time magazine, the German-based European...
Jewish Cemetery Vandalism in Rochester Prompts NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Call for Investigation
Vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Rochester raised the specter Thursday of a local version of the antisemitic hate crimes seen elsewhere across the country. Throughout...
At Least 21 JCCs, Jewish Community Centers, Day Schools Receive Bomb Threats in Single Day
JNS.org - At least 21 Jewish community centers (JCCs) and Jewish day schools received bomb threats Monday, in what has become a common method of targeting the American Jewish...
White House: President Trump ‘Deeply Disappointed and Concerned’ by Ongoing Antisemitism Upsurge Across US
President Donald Trump is “deeply disappointed and concerned” by the ongoing upsurge in antisemitism across the US, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on...
Twin Reports Document Desecration at Lithuanian Jewish Gravesites
Two reports emerged this week documenting the seemingly irreverent use of historical Jewish gravesites in Lithuania for urban projects in recent times. On Tuesday, a Jewish group said...
Jewish Jamaica, Then and Now
The many Cohens and Levys in the Jamaican phone books may not be practicing Jews, though they most likely recognize that they may be descendants...
Greek Neo-Nazi Party Rises as Economy Sinks
Tens of thousands of Greek protesters welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to their country Oct. 9 with Nazi uniforms, Hitler salutes and swastika flags, lamenting...
