Jewish Student in Ohio Allegedly Forced by Coach to Eat Pork as ‘Punishment’

School district: “As educators, we are united in the pursuit of creating an inclusive and safe learning environment for our students."

UK Judge Permits Euthanasia of Jewish Baby Against her Parents’ Wishes

This baby should be allowed to die in England because sending her to Israel would risk her life.

Antisemitism is Prompting American Jews to Hide – Even in New York

"It took years before I was willing to put a mezuzah on my door. I was hiding, I guess. Now, nearly all of my Jewish neighbors are hiding."

10,000+ Light a Virtual Candle for ‘Farhud’ Ahead of 80th Anniversary

“The Farhud was a tragic event that sounded the death knell for the oldest Jewish Diaspora community."

Florida Holocaust Museum Defaced with Neo-Nazi Graffiti

The words “Jews are Guilty” were scrawled in big, black letters along with an equally big swastika to punctuate the statement.

450 Organizations Worldwide Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

"In many cases severe manifestations of racism and blatant antisemitism are presented as ‘legitimate criticism’ of the state of Israel and its’ government’s policies.”

Biden Condemns Attacks on Jewish Community, Signs Hate Crimes National Reporting Law

Under the new law, state and local government agencies are required to report hate/bias crimes to a National Incident-Based Reporting System.

Pew: 17% of Young US Jews Identify as Orthodox, 27% of Jewish Adults Say...

Proving that intermarriage really is a slippery slope: among married Jews who say they have one Jewish parent, 82% have a non-Jewish spouse.

Birobidzhan Residents Protest Russian Attempts to Eliminate Jewish Autonomous Region

According to the 1989 Soviet Census, only 8,887 Jews were living in the JAO, some 4% of the total population. As of 2002, only 2,357 Jews were living there.

Heshy Tischler Gets 10 Days Community Service for Inciting Mob to Attack Journalist Jacob...

Kornbluh tweeted on Friday: "I welcome the fact that Mr. Tischler acknowledged in the court of law that he incited a riot against me."

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Home Confinement after 252 Days in Prison

President Donald Trump was rumored to consider pardoning Silver but decided not to do so on his last day in office.

European Jewry Warns Far-Right Extremism Rising in Germany

"Far-right and neo-Nazi ideology is no longer on the fringes but is growing, and it is not remaining behind screens but is manifesting itself in violence and bloodshed."

YU LGBTQ Sue Administrators for Discrimination

The late Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the profound spiritual leader of YU, was adamant in his opposition to designating the religious Jewish university as a non-sectarian institution in 1970.

US Jewish Groups Work to Block KKL-JNF Purchases of Land in Judea, Samaria

Leaders of the US Reform and Conservative Jewish movements are worried a change in the Israeli KKL-JNF policy will be approved, and are working hard to prevent it.

It Took 36 Hours: London Modern Orthodox Shul Renovation Crowdfunding Exceeds Goal by $242K

In the last eight years, the community has experienced a revival and is currently among the fastest growing Jewish communities in the United Kingdom.

J Street to Feature PA Leader Mahmoud Abbas in Virtual Annual Conference

“J Street welcomes recent moves by the Biden administration to restore critical humanitarian, security and refugee assistance to the Palestinian people and . . . UNRWA."

J Street, Peace Now, Join Palestinian NGOs in Supporting Betty McCollum’s Curb on Aid...

By endorsing the bill J Street and Americans for Peace Now have marked themselves as Israel haters, as despicable as IfNotNow, Jewish Voice for Peace Action.

Israel Independence Day Greetings from Around the World

So many greetings from so many well-wishers around the globe!

Delegation of American Jewish Leaders to Visit Israel in First Post-Pandemic Travel

Dubbed “A Journey Home,” the group plans to be there from May 26-31, during Memorial Day weekend in the United States.

Synagogues in Iran Shut Down as Jewish Community Faces 4th Corona Wave

As of 2018, only 8,500 Jews still live in Iran and they constitute 0.01% of the Iranian population.

Canada’s New Democratic Party Adopts Settlements Boycott, Arms Embargo on Israel

The Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates was beside itself with joy.

World Jewish Communities Bid Farewell to President Rivlin

“Over the last seven years, I have had the great privilege of learning from you."
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Watch: AOC, Liberal Jews, Reach Harmony on 2-State Solution

As long as US liberal Jews and AOC are getting along, we won't make a fuss.

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