Diaspora

Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Arnold Eisen to step down

Eisen, who has served for 12 years, will remain on the faculty of the Conservative movement’s seminary.

Austria to give citizenship to descendants of Holocaust survivors

The scope of the new law includes both those who fled Austria and those who survived concentration camps.

Wiesenthal Nazi-hunter says Merkel appeasement of Iran echoes 1938

"It’s time for the Germans to stop playing games with Tehran and put pressure on them rather than looking for ways to do business with them.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg honored in DC Mural

Rose Jaffe, the DC artist who painted the mural, told CNN she hopes it "honors the importance of (Ginsburg's) larger-than-life legacy."

Zahra Billoo kicked off Women's March board

After a series of allegedly antisemitic tweets arose, including one in which Billoo says "Israel commits war crimes and terrorism as a hobby," the Women's March voted her off its board.

Day of Jewish Unity to bring scourge of antisemitism to forefront

‘Since Nazi Germany there has not been this scourge of anti-Semitism on such a large scale and in such prominent arenas’

Tennessee teen girl dies after pack of dogs attacks her

The dogs escaped and mauled the young woman, tossing her body to the air.

P!nk will receive Billboard Music Awards top honor 'Legend of Live Award'

She is the first female solo artist to receive the award

LFI to skip party conference over antisemitism concerns

Jewish affiliate: Party leadership has demonstrated ‘complete failure’

Moshe Holtzberg, who lost parents in Mumbai attack, celebrates Bar Mitzvah

Jewish musicians sang with Moshe in a special helicopter hired to make his day extra special.

Team Israel opens Olympic qualifier with a 3-0 pitching gem over Spain

The victory positioned Israel and the Netherlands atop the standings in the six-team Olympic Qualifier.

Hasidic man beaten and robbed in Brooklyn

Brooklyn of late has seen a string of attacks on visibly Jewish people.

Swastika hung on dorm door of Jewish student at Tufts

The student called the incident a “cowardly act of hatred and ignorance.”

City council candidate in Idaho running to ‘challenge Jewish power'

“The only way to challenge Jewish power in this country now is with local elections because it would have to be word of mouth,” he said Tuesday.

Landmark Jewish boarding school will reopen, include non-Jewish students

For the 2020-21 school year, the school plans to resume classes for ninth, 10th and 11th grades. No decision has been made on 12th grade.

What we can still learn from the Lubavitcher Rebbe about climate change

Since the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969, the central debate has been whether humanity should unheedingly reap the bounty of the earth or more carefully consider the impact of our actions.

Women's March board member compares IDF soldiers to ISIS

Billoo tweeted that she doesn't "see the difference between American youth leaving the country to join ISIS or the IDF."

Homeless man accused of burning down Minnesota synagogue spit on fire

A homeless man charged with setting fire to a historic Duluth synagogue, tried to spit on it to put it out.

FBI: New details on day school admin charged with child pornography

Rabbi Jonathan Skolnick was arrested Friday night on several charges, including the production and possession of child pornography and child enticement.

Antisemitic incidents rampant in recent weeks across Ukraine

Three Holocaust memorials have been desecrated over the last few weeks.

NJ teen accused of deliberately swerving car twice to hit Jewish men

Two Jewish men had to jump out of of the way of the juveniles car.

Holocaust survivors lobby Congress to sue European insurance firms

After taking compound interest into account, the payout would amount to an estimated $25 billion.

ICE facility apologizes to Jewish protesters meeting just before Shabbat

The Rhode Island ICE detention center where a guard drove into a row of Jewish protesters apologized for holding a recent board meeting less than an hour before Shabbat.

Snapchat post by Denver-area students refers to killing Jews

County Sheriff’s Office do not consider “exterminate the Jews” as a credible threat

Jewish Latino princess to debut on Disney TV show