Posts Tagged: Jewish community
The Growing Jewish Divide on Israel
The divisions between Jews in Israel and the US are wide and far-ranging. In Israel, there are four basic groups: secular, traditional, religious and haredi (ultra-Orthodox). In the...
Cousins Torn Apart by the Holocaust Meet for the First Time at Yad Vashem
JNS.org -- When Fania Bilkay and her son, Evgeni, stepped up to her desk, Sima Velkovich was winding down an ordinary work day in the...
Jewish Liquor Store Owner Threatened by Pro-BDS Customer Says He Has Received ‘Overwhelming Support’
The Jewish owner of a liquor store located in the heart of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus has received "overwhelming support" after he was...
Our Community Influences Our Choices and Behavior
At the beginning of Vayakhel, Moses performs a tikkun, a mending of the past -- namely the sin of the Golden Calf. The Torah signals this by using...
US Jewish Leaders Meet With El-Sisi in Egypt, Following Talks With Turkey’s Erdogan
US Jewish leaders met in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Thursday, Israel's Channel 10 reported. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations delegation was led...
Israeli Ambassador to France: ‘Very Sad’ French Jews Must Weigh Wearing Kippah in Public
It is "very sad" that French Jews must decide whether to take the risk of wearing a kippah in public in France lest they face...
London Police Arrest Teen Caught Throwing Fireworks at Jewish Pedestrians
Police arrested a 14-year-old boy in the Hackney neighborhood of London after he was caught throwing fireworks at Jewish passersby. The teenager was initially detained by the London Shomrim,...
First-Ever Public Menorah-Lighting Ceremony Held in Muslim-Majority Turkey
It may be the only public menorah-lighting ceremony ever held in the Muslim world, and on Sunday night, hundreds of people gathered in Istanbul's waterside Ortakoy...
Major UK Jewish Group ‘Disappointed’ at Lack of Repercussions Over Labour MP’s Antisemitic Remarks
The UK Jewish Leadership Council expressed disappointment in the lack of action taken by the Labour Party over remarks by one of its MPs, Sir Gerald Kaufman,...
Orthodox Jewish Man Stabbed in Brooklyn; Victim in Stable Condition (VIDEO)
An off-duty volunteer for Brooklyn-based Jewish ambulance service Hatzalah was stabbed in the back on Tuesday night while walking in Crown Heights, local blogs reported. The...
Irish Court Hands Holocaust Denier Prison Term for Public Disturbance With an Ax
A man who claimed on YouTube that the Holocaust was a hoax was sentenced to five months in prison by an Irish court for displaying that view...
John Boehner, House Speaker and Israel Advocate, to Resign From Congress
JNS.org - Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced a surprise resignation from Congress on Friday. Boehner, 65, became speaker in 2011 following a...
It’s Time for War Against the Iran Nuclear Deal
Israel is once again united. And as in the past, it comes as a byproduct of significant threats to the country; this time from Iran. Even...
J Street U Slams Adelson/Saban Anti-BDS Summit, Laments ‘Israeli Occupation’
JNS.org - J Street U, the campus arm of the left-wing lobby advocating for a two-state solution, said it was “dismayed” by a summit against the...
