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Top Reform seminary names professorships for late president

The professors serve on each of the HUC-JIR campuses — in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles and New York.

Pres. candidate Kirsten Gillibrand’s Saturday meets with Jewish feminists

“She talked about the transition of this country since 2016, and part of it was about how white supremacism has been normalized,” prominent feminist, author Letty Cottin Pogredbin.

FBI arrests Georgia man who wanted to attack synagogue

His targets also included the Statue of Liberty, according to reports.

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.

Litvaks, Jews in Lithuania and antisemitism

Lithuania’s Jews persevere

Antisemitism, neo-Nazism and the Jewish community in modern Ukraine

On antisemitism--or lack thereof--in today's Ukraine.

The resurfacing of European colonialism

Decolonialism was forced on Europe without preparation. As a result, the continent never went through a process of mental decolonization. Now, is Europe increasingly behaving in neocolonialist ways?

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.