Diaspora

Hassidic singer performs at Red Sox-Mets game

Shulem Lemmer's upcoming album is being released by Universal's Decca Gold.

Spanish anti-BDS org gets boycott resolution nixed by court

A Spanish district court has annulled a BDS resolution passed by the municipal council of Ayamonte banning any association or economic agreement with Israeli companies and organizations.

NY town is buying up property to keep Hassidim out

The town also is finalizing a contract to buy two parcels of land outside Sugar Loaf totaling 160 acres, according to the report.

U.S. approval of Teva drug could reverse company’s migraines

The newly-approved preventive migraine drug could bring in as much as $500 million in sales annually.

Hungarian Chabad affiliate gains ownership of Budapest Holocaust Museum

The Hungarian government has invested some 22 million Euros in the museum, the construction of which was finished some three years ago.

Massive turnout at Manchester protest against antisemitism

"We won't be told how antisemitism should be defined," one of the event organizers told "The Jerusalem Post."

When a Jew became an honorary member of the Ku Klux Klan

I'm looking at a 30-foot-long painting at an Austin art museum depicting a modern-day Ku Klux Klan meeting — and my heart is racing.

Book claiming that Israel purposely maims Palestinians wins prize

The book, published last year, argues that in addition to killing Palestinians, Israel purposefully maims them in order to maintain control over them.

Fearing Trump: American fiction and impeachment

Herman Wouk’s 1951 novel is about a group of Navy officers who remove a volatile captain from his command of a minesweeper when he freezes up during a typhoon.

Head of Britain’s Jewish students union quits Labour over antisemitism

“My position as the President of the Union of Jewish Students means I cannot, in good faith, continue as a member of a political party which has deliberately...allowed antisemitism to emerge."

Warsaw prosecutor won't investigate antisemitic letter

The prosecutor's office didn't even provide any reasons for the inactivity.

Jewish U.S. philanthropist investigated over inappropriate remarks

A spokesman for Hillel International told The Jerusalem Post that the organization is not commenting on the story.

Hurricane Florence downgraded to Category 1 storm

But the hurricane's sheer size meant it could batter the US East Coast with hurricane-force winds for nearly a full day, according to weather forecasters.

Jews prepare for Hurricane Florence

The coasts of North and South Carolina are braced for a catastrophic storm surge as Florence, a Category 2 hurricane, comes ashore.

Dozens of explosions near Boston, multiple injuries and hundreds evacuated

Fire investigators suspected "over-pressurization of a gas main" belonging to Columbia Gas of Massachusetts led to the series of explosions and fires, Andover Fire Chief Michael Mansfield said.

Israeli ambassador: Swedish court 'excusing and legitimizing' antisemitism

The criminal, who was supposed to be returned to the Palestinian Authority, had firebombed a synagogue in the Swedish city of Gothenburg in 2017.

Arthur Ashe, advocate of Jewish people, honored on U.S. Open grounds

A walk through the grounds of the US Open pays tribute to Ashe in many ways.

UK Jews against Corbyn's antisemitism: 'If we sit still, this won't stop'

Forty percent of Jews living in Britain expressed they were ready to leave Britain if the antisemitic incitement continues - an unprecedented figure.

Paul McCartney: 'Hey Jude' isn't about the Jews

The Beatles singer said the song's name made some people angry when it was released.

Cynthia Nixon demands NY democrats apologize for calling her antisemitic

A mailer was sent out Saturday, to some 7,000 Jewish households accusing the former "Sex and the City" star of supporting BDS and being silent on antisemitism.

Swedish court nixes deportation of Palestinian to Israel 'for his safety'

The court ruled they “cannot safeguard the man’s fundamental human rights if he is deported to Palestine,” meaning Israel.

Stephen Miller's former rabbi slams White House adviser

Rabbi Neil Commess-Daniels says, "You did not get my, or our, Jewish message."

Database helps Jewish families obtain properties' restitution in Poland

A 1939 phone book could be the key to unlocking millions in Polish Holocaust restitution payments.

NY Dems accuse Nixon of BDS support and silence on antisemitism

In the light of growing U.S. artists' support for settlement boycott, Nixon hasn't publicly commented on the accusation.

Anti-Israel Satmar group forges UK rabbis’ pro-Corbyn letter

London haredi umbrella group said "the letter is fake and bears no authority from any of the assigned names."