Diaspora

Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.

Crisis on campus: Tensions swell at Yale, Columbia, NYU

Ivy League university campuses see increasing tensions over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

'Campuses in revolt:' Columbia-like encampments emerge at US universities

Encampments were started at Yale, the University of Michigan, New York University, The New School, Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emerson College, and Rutgers University.

Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

The series will also feature an end-title song by the legendary Jewish artist and EGOT holder Barbra Streisand.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
22/04/2024

Columbia deactivates dissident Israeli-American professor's ID

Davidai had earlier advertised a "PEACEFUL sit in at Columbia's declared 'Liberation Zone,'" inviting followers on X to bring Israeli and American flags. 

Police arrest dozens of protesters at Yale University encampment

The arrests come following the erection of a protest encampment in the model of the tents set up at Columbia University earlier this week.

22/04/2024

Chairman of House Education Committee to Columbia president: We will hold you accountable

"If you do not rectify this danger, then the Committee will not hesitate in holding you accountable," the congresswoman wrote. 

Biden centers hostages, Middle East tensions in Passover message

"This Passover falls particularly hard on hostage families trying to honor the spirit of the holiday – a story centered on freedom – while their loved ones remain in captivity," the statement said.

NYC Mayor on Columbia protests: 'We will not be a city of lawlessness'

The mayor cited several examples of violent rhetoric used on campus, and pledged that the police were ready to respond to law-breaking; he noted, however, that the university is private property.

Pro-terror rhetoric rises as anti-Israel activists think they’re winning

The mask has fallen for the same reason it momentarily slipped on October 7 itself: The anti-Israel activists are confident, comfortable, and believe they are winning as they support terrorism.

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