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Bennett reveals reform of religious services

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:40:50 GMT

Meretz MK: Bayit Yehudi in charge of religious services is just a change from a black kipa to a knitted one.

Lisbon to hold first Jewish film festival

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:45:47 GMT

Hundreds expected to attend 3-day festival in Portuguese capital set to open on May 22.

'Church of Scotland amends disputed Israel paper'

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:58:20 GMT

Revisions of controversial publication made after uproar over text's rejection of Jewish scriptural-based rights to Israel, BBC reports.

Moroccan jailed for Milan synagogue bomb plot

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:51:03 GMT

Italian court sentences Moroccan man to 5 years in jail for planning terrorist attacks on Milan synagogue, Jewish school.

Hungarian PM’s adviser to visit Jerusalem

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:19:52 GMT

Zsigmond Perényi to discuss recent anti-Semitism in his country with Foreign Ministry officials.

The Weekly Schmooze: Douze point for Israel?

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:43 GMT

Jewish culture news worldwide: Ari Folman at Cannes; "The Goldbergs" hit network TV; Amy Winehouse exhibit.

Venezuelan president: My grandparents were Jewish

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT

Nicholas Maduro, denying that his government has an anti-Semitic bent, said his grandparents were of Sephardic Jewish descent.

Jerusalem institute slammed for backing BDS

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:25:26 GMT

‘It's a fringe campaign that is...anti-peace, the government shouldn't be directly or indirectly funding this movement.’ MP says.

Head of Hungarian Jewish community resigns

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:11:33 GMT

Peter Feldmajer’s exit comes less than a week after hosting high-profile WJC assembly in Budapest.

Israeli Paralympian eyes 2016 Games in Rio

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:44:41 GMT

Pascale Bercovitch says “I love to find my limit and push it, to succeed more than I did yesterday.”

Snyder accepts Guardian of Zion award

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:43:39 GMT

Innovative Israel Museum Director James Snyder accepts award given to him on behalf of supporters of Israel Museum.

Polish couple posthumous ‘Righteous Gentiles’

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:06:07 GMT

Ludwika and Zygmunt Szostak hid Jewish mother and daughter from Nazis for nearly three years.

Lives we lost

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:51:52 GMT

A look back at the influential and inspiring Jews who have died over the past year, and the legacies they left behind.

Women to watch

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:42:01 GMT

Six Jews who have proven they are forces to be reckoned with.

Top 50 most influential Jews 2013: Places 41-50

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:09:14 GMT

Dr. Ruth Westheimer may be 84 years old and come from an Orthodox home in Germany, but she still offers one of the most progressive voices on sexual health and happiness for all ages.

Top 50 most influential Jews 2013: Places 31-40

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:41:20 GMT

If you ever see a woman walking down the street sporting a jersey wrap dress, there is one person responsible for that: Diane von Fürstenberg.

Top 50 most influential Jews 2013: Places 21-30

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:09 GMT

Worth an estimated $5 billion, Sumner Redstone is a true rags to riches story.

Top 50 most influential Jews 2013: Places 11-20

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:58:29 GMT

One of the most conservative members of the House and a darling of the Tea Party movement, Eric Cantor remains the only Jewish Republican in Congress.

Top 50 most influential Jews 2013: Places 1-10

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:48:54 GMT

Jack Lew went from White House chief of staff to US secretary of the treasury, but he's still every bit as influential.

Yair Lapid: From off the list to number 1

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:12:51 GMT

In just a year, Lapid, 49, has rocketed his way to the top of the Israeli consciousness, and redefined the country’s priorities.