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Jewish former us senator Joe Lieberman finalist for FBI director
Joe Lieberman, a former independent senator from Connecticut, is one of four final candidates that US President Donald Trump is considering to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, White House officials confirmed on Wednesday.
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Yes, Virginia, there are Jews there
First, the bad news. Shockingly, we have all been hearing and reading about vicious anti-Semitic attacks in Europe: shootings, stabbings, political leaders rabble-rousing crowds to rise up against Jewish communities and to blame them...
Venezuelan president: ‘we are the new jews’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has likened the harassment of government officials and their families outside of Venezuela to the treatment of Jews under the Nazis.
Maduro also said in comments to a televised cabinet meeting...
New album features Asheville’s own Jewish folk music
The Asheville Jewish Folk Music Collection, as the title implies, is a compilation of original and public domain folk songs performed by local Jewish musicians. The first of its kind, this album will be...
Showdown expected at western wall as hundreds of reform Jews plan to defy prayer...
Hundreds of Reform Jews from around the world plan to defy regulations at the Western Wall on Thursday morning by holding an egalitarian Torah reading service in an area of the Jewish holy site...
Workshop: Antisemitism in the globalized era: Antisemitism in the USA and views of Jews...
Experts from Indiana University’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Universität Potsdam convene to discuss antisemitism in the USA and views of Jews among refugees.
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Pope Francis busts a move with Jewish delegation from Poland
Pope Francis on Monday met with a delegation of Jewish leaders from Poland, discussing serious matters such as the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and even child sexual abuse, but also lighthearted moments, including the...
Strong Shekel Defies Bank Interventions
YERUSHALAYIM - Bank of Israel interventions in the foreign currency market aimed at stemming the surge of the shekel have met with little success in recent days.
Despite the Bank’s large purchases of dollars, the...
WJC President Lauder congratulates Macron on ‘tremendous victory’ as French leader
Lauder expressed confidence that the new French leader will continue to have close and positive ties with the French Jewish community and fight all forms of anti-Semitism, whether from the extreme left or the...
The Sad — But True — Facts About Campus Antisemitism
Those of us who care deeply about the safety and well-being of Jewish students on college campuses would like nothing more than for Mitchell Bard to be correct. For several years, and as recently as last...