Google Cultural Institute Presents Jewish Content in 1st Exhibits

Posted on: October 11th, 2012

Google introduced a new online historical collection of digitized material, highlighting several Jewish themes, events and institutional partners in its first wave of exhibits.

Rabbi Smuggles Sukkot Supplies to Iran, Syria

Posted on: October 7th, 2012

He smuggled goods to Syria in the midst of its civil war and to Iran in the face of international sanctions, but Rabbi A.H. is no arms dealer or James Bond. He’s just a guy selling lulavs.

Jewish Cemetery South of Prague Vandalized

Posted on: September 27th, 2012

The Jewish cemetery south of Prague has been vandalized, with over 26 tombstones being knocked over, according to Czech police.

Rapist of Holocaust Survivor to Stand Trial

Posted on: September 24th, 2012

An Australian man who allegedly raped a Holocaust survivor two decades ago will face trial.

Jews Less than 0.2% of World Population

Posted on: September 20th, 2012

According to a study by Hebrew University’s Professor Sergio DellaPergola, the global Jewish population reached 13.75 million in the past year, with an increase of 88,000 people. Israel’s Maariv newspaper published excerpts of the study last week, reporting that one out of every 514 people in the world is Jewish, less than 0.2 percent of mankind.

Edon, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Semifinalist, Getting Free Kipahs

Posted on: September 10th, 2012

A New Jersey store reportedly is sending free yarmulkes to Edon Pinchot, the kipah-wearing former contestant on "America’s Got Talent."

Study: Jewish Population Shrinking Outside Israel

Posted on: September 9th, 2012

The global Jewish population grew by more than 88,000 people over the past year, and now stands at 13.75 million, according to a new study published y Professor Sergio DellaPergola of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Arson Attack Against Jewish Restaurant in Hollywood, Florida

Posted on: September 9th, 2012

An arson attack at the Achla Pita Grill in Hollywood, Florida may be linked to an arson committed at the same strip mall a year ago against another Jewish business.

“Israel’s Capital” Lingo Re-Added to Democratic Party Platform

Posted on: September 6th, 2012

At President Obama's behest, and to boos from some delegates, Democrats on Wednesday night inserted a few lines into their party platform affirming Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Homeland Security Runs Threat Response Exercise with Jewish Leaders

Posted on: September 6th, 2012

About 50 high-ranking federal and state law enforcement officials met with an equal number of leading American Jewish officials for their first “table top” threat exercise.

Today in 1934 – Brooklyn Jewish Women Help Refugees from Nazi Germany

Posted on: September 5th, 2012

SEPTEMBER 5, 1934 - Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, president of the Women's Association of the American Jewish Congress, who has just returned from a visit to the German refugee centers in Europe, will be hostess this afternoon to 500 Brooklyn women who have pledged to support the establishment of a center in New York City for refugees from Nazi Germany.

Anti-Semitic Attack in Monticello, NY, Bakery

Posted on: September 5th, 2012

Customers at a Hasidic bakery were accosted by two men who yelled ethnic slurs at the them and attempted to run them over with their car.

Plans Underway, Experts Convened, to Revolutionize Jerusalem by the Year 5800 (2039)

Posted on: September 3rd, 2012

The sale of a 185-room hotel at the entrance of Jerusalem on August 16 was not just a 17.5 million dollar real estate acquisition by Australian multi-millionaire Kevin Bermeister, but one investment in a broader and more calculated strategy to make Jerusalem a global tourism capital. Up next: a subway system servicing the Old City and a Jerusalem International Airport in the nearby desert.

Michigan St. Jewish Student, Police Differ on Whether Attack Was Hate Crime

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

A Jewish student at Michigan State University said he was attacked at an off-campus party in what he is calling a hate crime.

Kipah-Wearing Teen Set for ‘America’s Got Talent’ Semis

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

Edon Pinchot, a kipah-wearing Jewish day school student, will be performing in the semifinals of "America’s Got Talent."

Palm Beach Fl. JCC Squashes Videotaping of Presidential Debate

Posted on: August 23rd, 2012

Round two in a no-holds barred debate on whether Jews should vote for Obama or Romney for US president took place Wednesday night at the Palm Beach South Jewish Community Center in Boynton Beach, Florida. The joint was jumping: hundreds of people were turned away for lack of space, audience members were shouting, speakers were heckled and interrupted and ugliness prevailed. But unless you were able to squeeze into the room, you'll have to take the word of those who were there. Why and when were cameras barred from the room? According to the panelists, the JCC management knew there were going to be cameras.

Children of Nazis and Jewish Survivors March Together Across Poland

Posted on: August 20th, 2012

German marcher Bäerbel Pfeiffer asked for forgiveness for her grandfather, an electrician who installed the electrified barbed wire fence at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Jewish Identity Runs Strong as Russian Speaking Teens From Around the World Gather in Israel

Posted on: August 20th, 2012

The camp, part of an ongoing effort called Project Rimon, is focused on a commitment to instill Jewish identity within the campers and use Israel as the common denominator that unites Jews of Russian origin from diverse locales around the globe.

Jimmy Carter Unites Democrat and Republican Jews who Renounce his Convention Message

Posted on: August 9th, 2012

Imagine this: two Jews, one opinion! Who accomplished this miracle? None other than former US president Jimmy Carter.

British Judge Permits 10 Year-Old Jewish Girl to Convert to Christianity

Posted on: August 6th, 2012

The Decision comes after the girl's mother applied for a court order in November 2011 to prevent her ex-husband from having the girl baptized.