Terror Victim’s Family Attacked by Terrorists on the Way to his Grave
The expression “only in Israel” usually relates to the country's positive uniqueness. Not this time.
My Tu B’Shvat Resolution
In the Mahane Yehuda market in Jersalem, everything is ready for Tu B'shvat, the new year for trees. The Torah permits and prohibits different...
Report: Dozens of Haredi Seminary Girls Dating Arab Men
An estimated 50,000 Jewish women are living in Arab villages and towns in Israel.
New Queens Borough President Melinda Katz Sworn In
In 1998, Katz lost a close race to Anthony Weiner for Chuck Schumer's congressional seat.
Mini-Forest to be Planted in Tel Aviv on Tu B’Shvat
Traditionalists can still plant trees in events throughout the country sponsored by the Jewish National Fund (JNF).
Kerry Asks Vatican to Help Free Alan Gross
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked the Vatican on Tuesday to intercede in helping free American-Jewish contractor Alan Gross from a Cuban jail.
Kerry...
Amsterdam Falafel Joint Takes Israelis for a Non-Kosher Ride
By the time they end up at Baba’s Grillroom in central Amsterdam, Israeli tourists tend to be somewhat distracted.
Situated near the famous Rembrandt Square,...
Painting of Jews Murdering Christian Children to Go on Display
A controversial 18-century painting depicting the ritual murder of Christian children by Jews, will be available to viewers in the cathedral of Sandomierz, Poland....
Hitchcock Holocaust Documentary to be Screened
A documentary about the Holocaust by Alfred Hitchcock will be screened for the first time as the renowned late director intended, a British newspaper...
King of Morocco Asking Local Jews to Pray for Rain
When a Muslim king asks the Jews to pray for rain you know that the world is not so out of kilter.
Rabbi Aaron Metzger to Head NY Kosher Law Enforcement
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has named Rabbi Aaron Metzger of Monsey, New York, as the new head of the...
Engel Goes to Bat for Rabbi Avi Weiss in Letter to Netanyahu
The New York congressman who represents Rabbi Avi Weiss expressed his concerns to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Chief Rabbinate’s decision to...
Jewish Groups Remember Sharon as a Warrior and Peacemaker
Jewish organizations in the United States and around the world remembered the late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as a military leader and a...
Yesh Atid Education Minister’s Ruling Challenging Lapid on Draft
Israeli politicians make total fools of themselves occasionally.
Hesh’s Kosher Bakery Closed in Philly
Hesh's Bakery, a Northeast Philadelphia kosher bakery, in the Rhawnhurst section of town, known for its butter cookies and chocolate-chip pound cake, closed over...
Antisemitic French Comic Drops Tour
Amid an investigation into his finances and bans on his shows because of anti-Semitic content, the French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala said he was...
Jewish Congressman Concerned over Rabbinate Boycott of Avi Weiss Flock
New York Rep. Eliot L. Engel sent a letter to Benjamin Netanyahu to express his concern over the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s decision to reject...
Anti-Israel Resolution Passes Preliminary MLA Vote
Delegates to the Modern Language Association’s annual convention upheld a resolution accusing Israel of keeping Palestinian academics from entering Judea and Samaria, but rejected...
Watch Hitchcock Holocaust Documentary Suppressed by the British
By the time Hitchcock's film was finished, the allies' political needs had changed.
Dieudonne Fans Bring Down French JDL Website
Supporters of the anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonne hijacked three French pro-Israel websites in a coordinated cyber attack.
The attack Thursday paralyzed the websites Israel-Flash.com, Europe-Israel.org and...
Antisemitic Black Poet Amiri Baraka Dies
Amiri Baraka, the New Jersey poet laureate whose works were celebrated by blacks but often condemned by Jews, has died.
Baraka’s writings, lectures and poetry...
Hungarian Jewish Leader Decries German Occupation Monument
The president of Hungary’s Jewish umbrella group criticized a planned monument to victims of the Germany occupation for ignoring Hungary’s complicity in the Holocaust.
The...
Israel Summons Dutch Ambassador over Divestments in his Country
For the second time in less than a month, Israel demanded clarifications from the Netherlands on Dutch firms’ divestment from Israel.
On Friday, Israel’s Ministry...
Ancient Water Tunnel Discovered in Jerusalem
This discovery was first announced in JewishPress.com in April 2013.
The longest water tunnel ever discovered in Israel is being excavated in Jerusalem, near the...
Russian Jewish School Teacher Freed
Prison authorities in Russia released a Jewish schoolteacher whose controversial bribery conviction triggered protests by leading politicians.
The teacher, Ilya Farber, was released Friday from...
Congressional Letter: Academic Boycott of Israel is ‘Thinly Veiled Bigotry’
A congressional letter slams the American Studies Association's academic boycott of Israel as antithetical to academic freedom and as "thinly veiled bigotry." UPDATED!
CBC News Attacking FM Baird on Appointing Jewish Envoy to Israel
Did you know Bercovici was Jewish? I was sure she was Italian…
Caleb Jacoby Found Safe in New York
Caleb Jacoby, the missing suburban Boston teenager, has been found and is safe!
Topsy-Turvy Court Decisions Ban Dieudonne – Again
The French government has won a last minute appeal on Thursday to France’s highest court, which reinstated a ban lifted hours before by a...
French Court Scraps City’s Ban on Anti-Semitic Comedian’s Show
A court in France scrapped a municipal ban on a performance by the anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala Thursday after he petitioned to negate...
