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Australian parliament back from summer break to pass hate speech laws inspired on Bondi tragedy
The proposed laws will also ease visa denials on the grounds of racial bigotry and lower the threshold for banning hate organizations, including neo-Nazi groups, officials said.
Israeli wounded confronting terrorists in Bondi Beach to continue treatment in Israel
Bondi Beach massacre gunmen acted alone, not tied to ISIS, Australian police commissioner says
Police investigate after woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles in Tel Aviv mall
60-year-old man saved by EMT’s after choking on Sufganiyah
A man was saved by EMTs after choking on a Sufganiyah, a jelly doughnut traditionally eaten on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Here’s how Jewish celebrities are celebrating Hanukkah in 2021
On Sunday night, Jewish stars of the stage, screen and statehouse shared videos of themselves celebrating the beginning of the eight-day holiday.
Menorah in Ukraine desecrated on first night of Hanukkah
The incident, captured by local security cameras, showed five young individuals approaching the menorah before knocking it off its hinges.
Dreidels printed in Mandarin for Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
Shavei Israel created hundreds of dreidels with Mandarin lettering for Chinese Jews in Kaifeng and members of that community who have already made Aliyah.
Hanukkah candle-lighting held at Dubai’s EXPO 2020
The ceremony was held in the Israel Pavilion at EXPO 2020, the 182-day trade fair-style exhibition that has seen over two million visitors.
Antisemitic flyers scattered in Beverly Hills yards
Police said the flyers, which contained "propaganda-style hate speech related to the COVID pandemic and the Jewish people," were distributed to homes in Beverly Hills, California.
National Library of Israel reveals new Hanukkah treasures
The library has the vast majority of Hebrew and Jewish books, journals and magazines published in history.
'West Side Story’ Hanukkah parody filmed on location in New York
The latest Hanukkah parody video from the New York-based Jewish a-cappella group "Six13" is based on the iconic 1957 Broadway musical, “West Side Story.”
A quarter of European Jewish community leaders have considered leaving
Of the Jewish community leaders who said they had contemplated leaving, roughly two thirds said they would make aliyah, or immigrate to Israel.
Jewish communities worldwide to host 'Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend'
Inspired by “homecoming” events that emerged from the American south, Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend events around the world will be held onsite and online.
