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Every language is a Jewish language
RAFI ELLENSON BEGAN his provocative and thoughtful article in this publication, “Hebrew as the Language of the Progressive Jewish Future,” with this statement: “In learning Yiddish, the language of our past, we should not neglect the language...
Teen indicted for anti-Semitic vandalism of New York Jewish cemetery
A teenager was indicted for the anti-Semitic vandalism of a Jewish cemetery in upstate New York more than a year ago.
On Monday, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office charged Eric Carbonaro, 18, of Warwick,...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury: Anti-Semitism still ‘an urgent issue’
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said that anti-Semitism is still “an urgent issue” because Jews are still seen as “guilty, dangerous and polluting”.
Williams, who was head of the Church of England from...
A Jewish-themed beard balm for hipsters and Hasids
On a recent Friday, Eitan Press stood in Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market offering to apply balm to the beards of passers-by.
Press was hoping they would get hooked on his product, an ointment that comes...
Anti-Semitic Anne Frank stickers appear in Germany in copy of Lazio ultras’ behavior
German football ultras have posted anti-Semitic stickers depicting Anne Frank wearing the jersey of top flight club FC Schalke 04 in an apparent copy of recent behavior by hard-core supporters of Italian team Lazio.
The...
Houston Jewish leaders thank Israel for hurricane aid
Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) met with the leaders of the Jewish community of Houston, Texas on Tuesday to hear about the situation of the families affected by Hurricane Harvey and the...
Judo gold medalist faces anti-semitic backlash in Abu Dhabi
The formidable Israeli judo team numbering 12 athletes was forced to contend with a host of indignities at the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam tournament this week. First, Turkish Air inexplicably refused to fly the team...
Odessa’s only Jewish museum faces imminent closure
A gem of a museum, one graphically picturing the lives of the Jewish population of Odessa before the Holocaust, is in danger of closure if it fails to attract sufficient voluntary donations to keep...
Former Argentinian leader denies covering up Iranian involvement in bombing
Former Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has denied in court that she covered up for Iranians accused of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in which...
Israel: Polish restitution Bill discriminates against Jewish survivors
In an unusual move, Israel accused Poland of “discriminating against Holocaust survivors” in considering legislation on restitution whose language excludes many Jewish would-be recipients.
Israel’s ambassador to Poland, Anna Azari, on Friday lodged an official...