Diaspora

Rural Portuguese Jewish community seeks further government recognition

This year, the Jewish Community of Belmonte is for the first time seeking from the government equal status and access to funding as those enjoyed by Portugal’s two larger Jewish communities.

Antisemitism claims against Women's March leaders shatter unity

Amid an antisemitism scandal, progressive Jewish women struggle to find a home in this weekend's events.

Brazilian soccer team joins antisemitism awareness initiative

In November, Corinthians players wore uniforms featuring the names of the 11 Jewish victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting during a Brazilian Championship tournament match.

American Jewish social entrepreneur among Kenya terror victims

The shooting attack Tuesday on a business complex, claimed by the Somali Islamist terrorist group Shabab, claimed at least 21 lives.

Liberal NY rabbis call on Jews to attend Women's March

The rabbis said in a letter that they had engaged in “frank discussions about the issues that are dividing our communities” with Sarsour and Mallory.

Jewish American entrepreneur who survived 9/11 killed in Kenyan attack

The victim's mother said he tried to make a positive difference in the building and developing markets in Third World countries.

Head of German Jewish community demands bank shut account of pro-BDS group

Jewish Voice supports the BDS campaign against Israel.

Israeli-Arab woman found murdered in Australia

Australian Police believe Israeli woman found dead in Melbourne was attacked and may have been sexually assaulted

Intensive diving effort fails to find Holocaust victims Danube remains

Hungarian Nazi-collaborators shot tens of thousands of Jews on the banks of the Danube during the Holocaust.

U.S. signs Elie Wiesel genocide prevention act into law

The law is intended to prevent genocide and other atrocities that threaten national and international security.

'Hello Dolly!' Actress Carol Channing dies at 97

Channing was the daughter of a Jewish mother and a Christian father and identified as “part Jewish.”

Joe Lieberman lobbies for Chinese company he slammed for espionage as senator

Nearly a decade later, Lieberman as a lobbyist is working for ZTE to see how the company can alleviate the kind of concerns raised by the then-senator.

Know your Zionist history with new WZO Zionism Calendar

If you have ever wanted to know the answer to these key questions of Zionist history, then the new World Zionist Organization Zionist Calendar may be for you.

Hillel Int'l deems sexual harassment claims against some donors ‘justified’

The statement said that the six-month investigation confirmed the allegations, The New York Jewish Week reported in an article posted Sunday on its website.

For Germany’s persecuted Jewish students, Israel is the answer

Reactions to ongoing attacks on Jewish students in Germany reveals the political impotence in the face of the out of control crisis of antisemitism in the country.

Democrats drop Women’s March support

The Women’s March has come under fire in recent months due to its leaders’ handling of allegations of anti-Semitism, with celebrities and activists openly criticizing the organizers’ actions.

North Carolina mayor finds hometown reminder in Tel Aviv

Canton, North Carolina, Mayor Zeb Smathers said he was reminded of home when he saw a milk carton in Tel Aviv with an Evergreen Packaging symbol.

Chelsea F.C. to face disciplinary action over alleged antisemitic chants

The hearing will take place on February 28th, UEFA announced.

Ryan Braun to pass Hank Greenberg as all-time Jewish home run leader

Braun was as prominent a Jewish sports icon as there was in any professional league.

Tamika mallory again fails to condemn antisemitism

“I didn’t call him the greatest of all time because of his rhetoric, I called him the greatest of all time because of what he’s done in black communities,” she said to audience applause.

Talmud-inspired learning craze sweeps South Korea

“It opened up a whole world of unexpressed thoughts and feelings,” said Kim Hye-kyung.

Palestinian-American House rep. fights antisemitism monitor

Amash, elected in the Tea Party wave of 2010, soon made a name for himself as a social media savant in painstakingly explaining every one of his votes on his Facebook page.

House GOP leader: Steve King to be punished for being 'white supremacist'

“That language has no place in America,” said Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican minority leader in the US House of Representatives.

Reform NY synagogue, Southern Poverty Law Center leave U.S. Women's March

Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Senior Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch announced Friday that his New York-based congregation will disassociate from Women’s March Inc.

A 'friend of Jews,' Polish mayor dies after stabbing attack

Paweł Adamowicz, a lawyer and social activist who has served as mayor since 1998, died Monday. He was 53.