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Campuses have role to play in survival of Judaism
Colleges today are constantly trumpeting the importance of diversity, of having a student body that includes multiple minorities in terms of race or ethnicity, gender and — yes — religion. If you are a...
US, Israel urge UN to adopt Trump’s comprehensive approach to Iran
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley urged on Wednesday that the UN Security Council to adopt the Trump administration’s comprehensive approach to Iran and address all aspects of what she calls its...
Backgammon brings Jews and Arabs together in Jerusalem
A little over a year ago, a group of young Israelis were brainstorming their first venture aimed at bringing Jews and Arabs together. After three hours, discussions were at a standstill and the people...
Brother of terrorist who shot French Jews says he warned authorities
The brother of the terrorist who five years ago went on a nine-day shooting spree in the French city of Toulouse, killing three soldiers and gunning down a teacher and three children at a...
Hundreds of Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews protest army draft
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly painted an emotional narrative of the outreach made in the aftermath of a U.S. service member's death during Thursday's White House press briefing, a description that came on a...
Rutgers Hillel hopes new art gallery will strengthen students’ Jewish identities
Peter Moshe Shamah bemoans the lack of ties between young Jews and the arts. “The modern Jewish experience is just not as attuned to the arts as it used to be,” said Shamah, who...
Rome march defies anti-Semitism, celebrates Jewish/Catholic friendship
Romans marched on Monday to commemorate the anniversary of when over one thousand Jews were taken from their homes by Nazis in 1943 and sent to the concentration camp of Auschwitz. As anti-semitic sentiments...
UK Neo-Nazi says he’s gay – and Jewish
For more than 40 years, Kevin Wilshaw was an active member of the neo-Nazi movement in the UK. But on Tuesday night, the ex-white supremacist said he is leaving the movement, he is gay,...
UK Christians and Jews celebrate 75 years of inter-faith relations
The Archbishop of Dublin, Michael Jackson, has used a speech to the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) to talk about how people encounter what he termed “the other.” Respect for the other was needed for...
Netanyahu praises UWI’s Historic Jerusalem initiative and ‘unflinching defense of the truth’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a personal letter of appreciation to United with Israel (UWI) founder Michael Gerbitz upon receiving his own copy of The Jerusalem Declaration, a global statement of support from over 500,000 signatories...