Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association
Ederberg is a veteran rabbi of Berlin’s first official egalitarian congregation on Oranienburger Strasse — and this month she reached a new milestone.
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NYC synagogues boost security as DHS shutdown stalls federal funding
Azealia Banks is done with Israel, again: ‘On second thought, F**K ISRAEL’
Antisemitism spreading like wildfire on US college campuses, EdWorkForce finds
Americans now view Israel more negatively than positively, poll finds
The poll, published on Monday by NBC News, found that among registered American voters today, 39% view Israel negatively while 32% view it positively.
World Jewish Congress; ADL gather Jewish leaders in New York amid antisemitism surge
According to the WJC, the discussion focused on the global rise in antisemitism, ongoing efforts to counter it, and the need for broader coordination among Jewish organizations and community leaders.
German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution
Andreas Büttner also said he’s had enough of what he has described as harassment from within his party, Die Linke, the successor to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
Maryland man who sent threatening letters to Jewish institutions sentenced to three years in prison
55-year-old Clift Seferlis of Garrett Park had pled guilty to 17 counts of mailing threatening communications and eight counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs.
Silence of world leaders tantamount to support for Iran, Israeli envoy says
“This campaign is intended not only to defend Israel and the United States, but the entire free world,” Akunis said while speaking at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never Is Now Summit in New York.
Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says
Dutch prosecutors said on Monday that the four men suspected of causing the Rotterdam synagogue explosion had done so with terrorist intent.
Belgium deploys military personnel to protect Jewish communities amid rising antisemitic threat
The move comes one week after an Islamic Resistance-aligned terror group carried out an attack on a Liège synagogue, prompting several Belgian politicians to call for increased protection of Jews.
Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released on $100K bond from Texas detention
Immigration authorities say they detained her in 2025 for overstaying her expired student visa, though her attorney said she was in the process of securing legal residence.
Family of Bondi Beach shooting suspect seeks gag order amid vigilante threats
Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration on December 14 in Australia's worst mass shooting in decades.
Jews decry UK newspaper for appearing to justify attack on Israeli-founded bakery
The March 14 piece in The Guardian, by sports and culture writer Jonathan Liew, came days after the newly opened north London branch of Gail’s was repeatedly vandalized.
