Father of former Israeli hostage joins Columbia as a Jewish history professor
Jonathan Dekel-Chen’s son Sagui spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza after he was taken by Hamas from Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.
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Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University
Activists urge Jewish Museum to help preserve Wilbur J. Cohen Building at risk of demolition
Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement
Hospital staff changed Jewish Bondi victim’s name on system, removed religion, without permission
“What exactly was hospital staff trying to protect a Jewish woman who had just survived a massacre from? Why was she in danger?” a member of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry asked
BBC apologizes for omitting mention of Jews in multiple Holocaust Memorial Day broadcasts
The BBC has apologized for failing to mention Jews in its Holocaust Memorial Day broadcasts, prompting backlash from Jewish groups who criticized the omission as disrespectful and harmful.
US Embassy in Saudi Arabia hosts its first Holocaust Remembrance Day event
In a historic first, the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia held a Holocaust Remembrance Day event, highlighting the importance of Holocaust education in combating antisemitism and advancing tolerance.
Tunisia’s schoolbooks celebrate Hitler, omit Holocaust, research finds - IMPACT-se
Tunisian textbooks have come under scrutiny for glorifying Hitler and minimizing the Holocaust, while teaching antisemitic stereotypes and anti-Israel rhetoric.
Israel’s NYC consulate marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Times Square billboards
Israel’s Consulate in New York marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with billboards in Times Square, warning against rising antisemitism and remembering the horrors of the Holocaust.
Chicago unanimously adopts IHRA definition, becoming second largest US city to do so
"This is the biggest victory for the Jewish people in Chicago in a very long time," student leader Michael Kaminsky, who spearheaded the bill, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
Top Jewish educators from around the world selected as finalists for the 2026 Yael Awards
"Education is the most important investment we can make for a strong Jewish future.”
Australia at risk of sliding toward the UK’s extremism crisis, former Australian PM says
“In Australia, we have witnessed a terrible explosion in antisemitism since October 7,” said Morrison. “We left a gap for antisemitism to fill, and it certainly did, and it flourished.”
'Jews are hated because of Abraham's God': Bishop Schirrmacher against antisemitism - interview
For Schirrmacher, the connection to Israel was not merely theological.
Grandson of Auschwitz commandant: 'My grandfather was greatest mass murderer in history'
It was only when Höss was in the 7th grade that he discovered who his grandfather was, which changed the way he saw himself.
