An estimated 4,000 Jews lives in Poland, though experts suggest there may be tens of thousands more who, to this day, are either hiding their identities or are simply unaware of their family heritage.
By Alex Traiman
They note the strategic nature of the areas in which Settlers live, as well as the existing economic and often unknown social collaboration between Jews and Arabs
The Rabbinical Center of Europe (RCE) hosted 120 boys and girls from across Europe, in Israel, to help them get in touch with their Jewish roots and heritage.
Otzma Yehudit told AIPAC members to come home to Israel to earn the right to participate in internal Israeli politics.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Tim Anderson, a a life-long radical and virulent hater of Jews, was placed under official investigation after he defended a former colleague for wearing a badge proclaiming “Death to Israel.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The talk served as a call to action for the English-speaking audience in the room to do what they can to support the embattled Jewish community.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The vote to ban kosher food only makes the diversity issue worse.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Jewish women seeking ritual pool services have thus far had to travel quite a distance, to China or Japan, to use a mikvah for family purity.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"We will renew ties, later we will announce the appointment of an ambassador to Israel, and we really hope an ambassador from Israel will come to us.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Anti-Semitism is spreading like poison.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
In January 2017, Klobuchar was a co-sponsor of a Senate resolution to rebuke U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334.
J Street U and Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at the University of Vermont released corresponding letters last week blasting the school's Hillel for accepting funds from the pro-Israel group Maccabee Task Force.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Booker, 49, who represents a state with more than half a million Jews, labeled BDS as an “anti-Jewish movement.”
Conspiracy videos about the Rothschild family appear on many yellow vest Facebook pages, stressing that Macron used to work for the Rothschild investment bank.
By Israel Hayom
A record 48,000 participants from around abroad and 8,300 Israelis took part in 10-day tours in 2018.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A year after opening its first store in Brooklyn, N.Y., Bingo Wholesale opened its second store in the heavily Orthodox, kashrut-observant community of Lakewood, N.J.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act makes the prevention of genocide and other crimes a matter of national security.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The 77-year-old will be given the honor for his longtime contributions to the State of Israel and the overall Jewish community.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The two unidentified men ripped her cellphone out of her hands and punched her in the face, asking “Are you afraid, you Jewess?”
By Marc Gottlieb / CulinartKosher.com
Marc Gottlieb received a detailed response as to which Bimbo Bakery products will be losing their Kashrut certification and which ones will keep them...
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Consumers may have thought these were isolated business decisions or cost-cutting measures, but that’s not the case.
Marshal Philippe Petain was a French leader and Nazi collaborator in World War II.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The concern we have is that some new Democrats are not favorable for Israel, and the hope is that they will be marginalized.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
As of Monday afternoon, the 29-year-old graduate student’s certified 'GoFundMe' campaign had raised $639,281 out of a $1 million goal. In less than 48 hours, more than 11,000 donations had poured in.
By JNi.Media
The Netanyahu cabinet on Sunday debated an initiative to allow the Aliyah of first-degree relatives of the Falash Mura, who are not entitled to immigrate under the Law of Return.
By JNi.Media
The Falash Mura are members of the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia and Eritrea who converted to Christianity over the past two centuries.
By JNi.Media
“The facts in this case, many of which were disregarded by the previous administration, are troubling.”
By JNi.Media
"...we are dealing with a new level of anti-Semitic crime. It calls to mind the worst memories of the 1930s."
“My hospital is still the best in Venezuela, but I don’t know for how long, we don’t have medicines anymore, even antibiotics.”
Liberman estimated it would take approximately $365 million annually to facilitate such a mass aliyah over the next 10 years. “Bringing in those numbers will upgrade Israel to another level, with a prowess we never imagined.”
By JNi.Media
In June, Ramah national director Rabbi Mitchell Cohen circulated an email vowing: “Ramah camps have not engaged—and will not engage—in any way with IfNotNow as an organization.”
Zuroff said that “the Government of Lithuania has, over the last 25 years, been making great efforts to eliminate the crimes of thousands of Lithuanians that were directly involved in the murder of Jews.”
By JNi.Media
A representative of the city's legal adviser objected to the move, arguing that it could not be sneaked under the guise of accessibility.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The new head of the Jewish Agency visited Jewish Federations in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, promoting the Jewish Agency’s mission to “inspire Jews throughout the world to connect with their people, heritage, and land, and empower them to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong Israel.”
By JNi.Media
Everybody in the place was careful not to mention Israel or Jews.
By JNi.Media
University administrators have generally been far less likely to adequately address Israel-related incidents than they have acts of classic anti-Semitism.
By JNi.Media
When asked about the gas in the containers he was carrying, Stolper told the officers, “I bought the gas to make a small BBQ.”
By JNi.Media
Adelson, a veteran of the Korean war, said he hoped President Trump would get “North and South Korea to finish the war,” so Adelson, could “open up business.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
PM Netanyahu leveled criticism at Culture Minister Miri Regev, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked for refusing to support expansion of an egalitarian prayer space at the holy site, said “I'll handle this” • Dozens of rabbis urge ministers to oppose “desecration” of Kotel.
By JNi.Media
Over its history, the Jewish community of Cologne has suffered persecutions, many expulsions, massacres and destruction.
By JNi.Media
In March, the charges against him were expanded, to include hate crimes.
By JNi.Media
MK Michal Rozin (Meretz) commented: “This bill essentially grants the rabbinical court international jurisdiction. This is a new invention – an international court for Jews."
By JNi.Media
Sharansky will continue his service training and supporting the Jewish Agency shlichim (emissaries).
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
While young people were preparing for their flights to Israel, they were asked about certain issues and policies, with their answers recorded.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The amateur musician claimed the Holocaust was “a bunch of lies” and referred to Auschwitz as a “theme park.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It will continue to reinforce pro-Zionist, pro-Israel perspectives at its summer camps, despite a request to push the "Palestinian" narrative.
The political divide between Israeli and American Jews has widened considerably, according to a poll published by the American Jewish Committee on Sunday.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
At the University of Minnesota, where a pro-BDS resolution passed in March, J Street U refused to join pro-Israel groups in a campaign against the vote.
By JNi.Media
Venice Chief Rabbi Rabbi Bahbout disregarded the status quo and declared that he would convert people from all over Italy in his court, including those who had been rejected in the courts in Milan and Rome.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
MEMRI explained to YouTube it exposes anti-Semitism in the Arab and Muslim world, and its clips are there to provide informational infrastructure.
By JNi.Media
“Being part of the Jewish people is an honor, because of the heritage and wisdom,” said Li Jing, who studied economics and global commerce in China. “My prayer to return to Judaism has been answered.”
By JNi.Media
Noah harbored no delusions about the status of American Jews, and his speech at the dedication of Shearith Israel’s new building in Manhattan, in 1818, was about the ancient longing of the Jewish people for Zion.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Chief Rabbi Lau responded on Tuesday that the best way to battle anti-Semitism is to immigrate to Israel, but that all Jews in Germany and throughout the Diaspora must continue to wear the kippah and other Jewish symbols.
By JNi.Media
A 2013 study showed that one out of every four Birthright participants marries another Birthright participant.
By JNi.Media
The “Seventy for 70” program was initiated by the Mizrachi World Movement to bring the spirit of Israel to the diaspora communities and reinvigorate their passion for Religious Zionism.
By JNi.Media
"This is a story of rediscovering the joys of community again in older age, and in the longing for ritual, however unorthodox it may appear."
By JNi.Media
“Given the anti-Semitism crisis engulfing the Labour Party, there is absolutely no way that Mr Corbyn can claim that this too was an oversight."
The report suggests creating a legal framework for these descendants of Jews to visit Israel in order to learn about Judaism and Israel.
Prior to Aliya in 1986 Sharansky was best known for his time in Soviet prisons after his arrest in 1977.
By JNi.Media
:Malcolm will continue to serve the Conference as he has so effectively for more than three decades, as we seek an executive to assume responsibility for the Conference’s ongoing operations and activities."
"The professor proposed he apply for a position at the Turkish defense ministry, but his CV was rejected because he is a Jew."
By JNi.Media
Josephai's family left for Israel in the 1970s, but he chose to stay back to watch over the synagogue.
By JNi.Media
Israel’s bilateral relations would no longer allow allies to benefit from the relationship with Israel and not show support for the country in international forums.
By JNi.Media
The meeting in Amman was with Crown Prince Hassan, since King Abdullah was out of the country.
By Sara Lehmann
“We want a Jewish presence in Portugal,” said Mendes Godinho, “and we look to Jewish investment.” Citing low unemployment and calling Portugal the “third most peaceful country in the world,” she stressed the importance of bringing Jews to visit and live in Portugal.
By JNi.Media
"There is a question […] regarding the Jewishness of those in Ethiopia, and because of this the State has decided that those who are still in Ethiopia will not make Aliyah under the Law of Return."
Work is currently being carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority, which has been contracted to establish the foundation for the new plaza.
What has been learned from all the memorials if synagogues across Europe need round-the-clock protection?
By JNi.Media
The growth rate of the Muslim population has been around 100,000 per year, which Pew attribute to higher fertility rates among Muslim Americans, and the continued Muslim immigration to the US.
By JNi.Media
For decades, Céline's anti-Semitic pamphlets from the 1930s had not been reprinted because Céline's wife has forbidden their publication. But in 2017 the 105-year-old widow gave permission to Gallimard to publish them.
By JNi.Media
In April, the Bundestag received an expert report showing that Jews in Germany are facing increased anti-Semitism in their everyday lives, and fear for their safety.
By JNi.Media
Apparently, the French tax authority has been conducting interrogations of Jewish citizens who plan to immigrate to Israel, demanding details of undeclared money or assets that they may have stashed away in Israel prior to starting their immigration process.
By JNi.Media
About one week after his rejection of the Trump declaration, Rick Jacobs had a change of heart, perhaps because of the raging attack on him by his biggest ally in the war over the Kotel real estate, Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky.
By JNi.Media
The Orthodox community in London has been troubled by a city plan to replace the old water meters with digital units which would cause the desecration of Shabbat whenever one turns on a simple faucet.
But some Diaspora Jewish groups, particularly in North America, say ... they have no intention of lobbying on behalf of the Netanyahu government.
By JNi.Media
Why would so many American Jews object to their country ever recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to be followed by moving its embassy there?
By JNi.Media
Y'all would admit that the Judge's statement about the afterlife makes you uncomfortable, no matter what's your opinion of George Soros.
By JNi.Media
The Arab sector was almost evenly divided on the subject, with a slight advantage for those who believed that Israel should take into account the positions of American Jews: 48% were in favor of such consideration and 46% opposed it.
In the long-term, Israel shouldn't over-invest in those communities, as it is impossible to stop their descent into assimilation.
By JNi.Media
Birthright brought 48,000 Jewish kids ages 18 to 26 to Israel in 2017, but not through the Reform movement, apparently.
By JNi.Media
The Samuel Bak Museum which was opened this month is a new branch of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. Bak donated more than 60 of his paintings, and plans to send many more.
By JNi.Media
For people who become mortally hurt when this or that Orthodox politician tells them they're not really Jewish, heaping on their heads advice as to how they should improve – US Jews are surprisingly unrestrained when it comes to meddling in the coalition politics of a foreign country.
By JNi.Media
“The State of Israel was, and will always be, the home of every Jew: Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, secular, traditional, Ashkenazi, Sephardi. Jews. We are all one people, and Israel is dear to all of us.”
By JNi.Media
'This case is about the illegal, hostile takeover of a non-profit, academic association by leaders of an anti-Israel group.'
By JNi.Media
According to Ha'aretz, Camp Ramah has incorporated the curriculum of a group called IfNotNow to teach Jewish Children about the evils of Israeli occupation. So we made a phone call.
Three generations of the Günzburg family amassed one of the largest private collections of Hebrew books and manuscripts in Europe.
By JNi.Media
'Anthony is a Wall Street powerhouse whose dedication to Israel is steadfast.'
By JNi.Media
The Reform movement will not meet Netanyahu before he gives back their share of the Western Wall.
By JNi.Media
Unprecedented sessions to take place at JCC Global’s World Conference, Nov. 5-9, in Tarrytown, NY
By JNi.Media
What turned him around, he confessed, was the way his own extremist brothers (and sisters) were treating him for being gay.
By JNi.Media
'The President's Residence is the home of all the citizens of the State of Israel, each of you here are guests and also hosts.'
By JNi.Media
The OU is planning an ad campaign condemning the mayor's failure to meet the nutritional needs of city children.
By JNi.Media
"While I've learned a lot, I haven't started going to temple," Dunham notes – which we applaud, because we'd much rather see her give the ol' Orthodox shul a try.
Jerusalem recalled its ambassador to Wellington after New Zealand sponsored Security Resolution 2334; full ties were resumed in June.
By JNi.Media
163 passports belonging Jordanian citizens who requested a visa to Israel are locked away in a safe of the shuttered Israeli embassy in Jordan.
By JNi.Media
'As opposed to similar calls in other years, no one from the Jewish community introduced or thanked him, and the president took no questions. The call lasted for about 5 minutes.'
By JNi.Media
In late August, four coalitions of Jewish clergy issued statements they planned to boycott the president's call, in response to Trump’s weak response to the neo-Nazi and white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Va.