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UK Labor leader announces new initiatives to curb anti-Semitism within party

The Labor leader also announced the launching of an inquiry into racism and anti-Semitism within the party.

Chelsea soccer club warns fans against anti-Semitism before Tottenham match

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After claiming Hitler was Zionist, ex-London mayor refuses to back down

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'I'm ashamed I did nothing to stop injustice,' ex-Nazi SS officer says

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Former Nazi guard expected to break silence at German trial

Holocaust survivors, who detailed their horrific experience at the trial which opened in February, have pleaded with Reinhold Hanning to break his silence.

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Potential Jewish NFL pick chooses latkes all year long

The college wide receiver has been noticed for his winning combination of agility, athleticism and intelligence.

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A new arrival to Calcutta gives its Jewish population a bump, to 9

Flower Silliman has taken it upon herself to preserve the food tradition of the dwindling Jewish population of Calcutta.

By HANNAH BROAD
Next year on Alpha Centauri: Stephen Hawking wishes friends 'Pesach Sameach'

The legendary scientist joined a fellow Harvard professor, Avi Loeb, at his seder .

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Hundreds attend 1st Jewish film festival in Casablanca

The three-day event, which ended Wednesday at the offices of Casablanca’s SOC club.

By JTA
UK Jewish backers of Muslim NUS head slam 'Islamophobic witch hunt'

'We are...horrified at the Islamophobic campaign being waged against her, amidst opportunistic and false charges of anti-Semitism,' the Jewish students wrote to the 'Jewish Chronicle'.

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First person: Why Belgium is seeing an exodus of Jews

With each passing year, there were fewer of us around the seder table.

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Vandals deface Orthodox New York neighborhood with swastikas

The swastikas were found on garbage can lids, a residential gate, a traffic control box and the door of a building in the Marine Park section.

By JTA
UK's Labor suspends ex-London mayor after 'Hitler supported Zionism' remarks

"Ken Livingstone has been suspended by the Labor Party, pending an investigation, for bringing the Party into disrepute," the party says in a statement.

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Sanders campaign to lay off ‘hundreds’ of staffers

Despite the layoffs and narrowed focus, the Independent senator from Vermont plans to stay in the race through the Democratic convention in Philadelphia in July.

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David Goldfein to serve as US Air Force’s highest ranking officer

The Pentagon announced on Tuesday Goldfein’s nomination by President Barack Obama as the 21st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

By JTA
Romania to expedite Holocaust-era property restitution

Draft law easily cleared upper house of parliament last week and will go to a final vote next Wednesday in the lower house, legislators say.

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11 Jewish Harvard Law students defend peer who called Livni 'smelly'

Husam El-Qoulaq's comment at an April 14 panel event on the Israel-Palestinian conflict was condemned by Harvard Law dean Martha Minow, the Jewish Law Students Association, and others.

By JTA
Jewish groups slam NYU graduate student union’s vote to join boycott movement

The resolution called on the graduate student union (GSOC) and its parent union, the United Auto Workers, to divest from Israeli companies.

By DANIELLE ZIRI
Exclusive: French government indicates giant bank violates anti-BDS law

On the other side of the Atlantic, where Credit Mutuel has a branch office in New York City, the state’s legislature is negotiating a tough anti-BDS law.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Martin Gray, author of best-selling Holocaust memoir, dies at 93

Gray was found in the swimming pool of his second home in Ciney, Belgium, but officials said no foul play was suspected, British media reported.

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Pollard enjoys ‘unforgettable’ Seder on parole

“It was wonderful,” Pollard reportedly said. “I will remember it for the rest of my life.”

By GIL HOFFMAN
German Pastor declares himself an anti-Semite

The Wiesenthal Center called for the pastor to be sacked after learning about the comments.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Jewish group aims to prevent anti-Semitic comedian from entering Montreal

Montreal mayor Denis Coderre made it clear that the comedian, Dieudonne M’bala M’bala, is not welcome.

By JTA
UK Labour Party suspends columnist after saying 'Israel uses Holocaust as political tool'

The suspension, made known to the Jewish News by a Labour spokesperson, is the latest in a string of punitive measures against members who have made anti-Semitic comments.

By JTA
The Israeli-American connector

Adam Milstein tells the ‘Post’ why the IAC should be spearheading the battle against BDS.

By STEVE LINDE
NYU graduate student union approves BDS resolution

The resolution called on the union and its parent union, the United Auto Workers, to divest from Israeli companies.

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Sanders: We need to get to the 'root cause' of September 11 attacks

During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sanders voiced his support for Senate legislation that would allow victims of terror attacks to sue foreign governments in federal court.

By DANIEL J. ROTH
17th century Jewish slum unearthed in Amsterdam

Bordering on the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, the slum was inhabited by hundreds of people living in squalor and extremely crowded conditions.

By JTA
Watch: In Muslim-majority Indonesia, Jakarta Jews mark Passover in low key celebration

The tradition Jewish celebration was joined by Muslim clerics and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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French Jewish leader calls for closure of main BDS bank account

'The Jerusalem Post' had uncovered the account with the bank of La Campagne BDS France, which targets Israel with economic warfare.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Author calls Begin 'terrorist' with 'political courage' on Bill Maher show

Author Lawrence Wright had previously written a book about the Camp David negotiations in 2014 titled Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin and Sadat at Camp David.

By DANIEL J. ROTH
Britain's leading universities threaten to quit NUS over new president

Malia Bouattia courted controversy after stating that Palestinian violence was the most effective way to end the conflict with Israel and later failed to condemn ISIS as a terror organization.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Obama addresses ‘mah nishtana?’ ahead of his last White House Passover

Statement sounds familiar notes from past Obama statements for Jewish holidays, linking the quest for Jewish freedom to broader civil and human rights themes.

By JTA
Rabbi torpedoes plan to erect Moses statue in Siberian 'Jewish' enclave

Eli Riss, a Chabad envoy who serves as Birobidzhan’s chief rabbi, torpedoed the plan earlier this month, he told JTA Thursday.

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Abbas allegedly dismissed the governor of Nablus, Akram Rajoub, after the latter wrote a post on his Facebook page criticizing Abbas' leadership.