Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.
Violent, antisemitic and anti-Israel demonstrations on US campuses denounced by presidents of Israeli research universities
Utrecht rabbi may appeal dropped charges against attacker in alleged antisemitic assault, citing concern over rising tensions.
A lawsuit by Palestine Legal demands Columbia reverse students' suspensions, drop charges against them, expunge their records, and offer to pay for their psychotherapy.
“From the beginning of this incident, the recording seemed odd and suspicious,” Howard Libit, executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council, said on Thursday.
Old enough to know that Israel was once seen as vulnerable, and young enough to understand that many cannot remember an Israel before Benjamin Netanyahu.
Encampments have spread to dozens of campuses across the US.
The letter is not affiliated with the university's Antisemitism Task Force.
Uncommitted organizers will travel to the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, they told Reuters, bringing together a political movement that's disrupted Biden events.
“Due to the current climate on many campuses around the world, we are now expanding the opportunity for students to seek the learning environment of our campus by extending the transfer application."
"I do not recognize my alma mater," says Robert Kraft, businessman, pro-Israel philanthropist and Columbia U. graduate