Diaspora

NSC issues warning for Israelis abroad following airstrikes on Iran

The measures advised by the NSC include avoiding displaying Jewish or Israeli symbols in public spaces, and avoid attending large events associated with Israel or Judaism.

 Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben Gurion International Airport on April 4, 2023
 Lawrence Rubin (left) shakes hands with W. Stewart Woodfill, owner of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, on the Mackinac Bridge around the time of its completion in the 1950s.

A Jewish bridge builder’s burial, 15 years late: The strange afterlife of Lawrence Rubin

Soroca Jewish Cemetery Holocaust memorial vandalized with "free Palestine."

Vandals daub swastikas on Jewish gravestones in Moldova

 KKL-JNF conference in Paris draws Jewish leaders from 22 continents.

'A rare opportunity': KKL-JNF conference in Paris draws Jewish leaders from three continents


‘We are here standing with one voice’: Staten Island leaders speak out against antisemitism

"Wherever we come from, when we come to Staten Island, we are united in peace, and we treat people with respect," Borough President Vito Fossella.

 People gather during a rally held in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Staten Island, New York, US, November 14, 2023.

California ICE protests spark calls for ‘nonviolence’ from Jewish community leaders

“We will not answer violence with violence,” said Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR.

 Three individuals hold a sign reading "Jews Against Deportations" during an interfaith vigil in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025.

Jewish children shouldn't need armed guards to go to school - opinion

With 2.2 billion people worldwide holding antisemitic beliefs, violent attacks on Jews from Paris to Boulder represent a global crisis that demands collective action.

 BOULDER THEATER is seen beyond a taped police barrier, near the scene of an attack that injured 12 people at an event raising awareness for the Israeli hostages still in Gaza captivity.

An open letter to Israelis living abroad - opinion

After over 600 days of war, where are the diaspora volunteers who rushed home in past conflicts? This time, the silence from abroad is deafening.

PEOPLE WEAR masks satirizing President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and striped clothes suggesting jail and hinting at Holocaust-era concentration camps, in a protest against Israel, in Madrid last month. The writer calls on Israeli expats to ‘Come help, come do, come give.’

‘Traumatic invalidation’: Therapists discuss how Jewish distress has been ignored since Oct. 7

Many Jews have been "met with a stunning mix of silence, blaming, excluding, and even outright denying the atrocities of Oct. 7," explained Bar-Halpern and Wolfman.

  Kay and Hannah Dubrow attend a "Stand with Israel" rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2023.

US Jews will be under attack for next decade, intelligence expert testifies to US subcommittee

Kerry Sleeper, who is the Deputy Director of Intelligence at Secure Community Network (SCN), urged the subcommittee to develop a task force to protect the Jewish community from threats.

 Activists march down Pearl Street during the 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival, a week after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 8, 2025.

Gary Torgow elected as chair of Jewish Federations of North America

Detroit banking executive and philanthropist to lead umbrella group of 146 federations across the US and Canada.

 Gary Torgow, Detroit banking executive and philanthropist to lead umbrella group of 146 federations across US and Canada.

Over 100 Democrats vote 'no' to resolution condemning Boulder attack

Despite opposition, the resolution passed with a 280-113 split, with all 'no' votes coming from Democrats.

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025.

Israel's Knesset considers rescue, rehabilitation of children from Jewish cult Lev Tahor

The committee discussed the support framework provided to cult survivors arriving in Israel. 

 Members of the Lev Tahor Jewish cult attend a protest in Guatemala City, January 30, 2025.

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier killed in fighting with Russia, third Jewish casualty in two weeks

An estimated 200 Jewish fighters have died in the nearly 3.5-year war, according to the Federation of Jewish Communities.

 Tzvi-Hirsch (Grisha) Zvergzde.

The moment of reckoning: Israel and the Diaspora must stand united - opinion

The events of October 7 and their aftermath have cast a long shadow, not only over Israel and Gaza but also over the relationship between Israel and Jewish communities worldwide,

RABBI PINCHAS Goldschmidt