B’nai B’rith releases new guide on growing threat of online anti-Semitism
B’nai B’rith International and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, in partnership with UNESCO, have published a guide on how to assess and combat online anti-Semitism.
B’nai B’rith International said on Thursday that “as the online...
Holocaust survivor, subject of Oscar and Emmy-winning film, dies at 97
Holocaust survivor and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gerda Weissmann Klein died on Sunday at age 97.
Born in 1924 in Poland, she survived three Nazi concentration camps, where she almost died from exhaustion, overwork...
Harold “Smoky” Simon, one of the IAF’s founders, dies at 101
Three days after he passed away at the age of 101, close to his 102nd birthday, tributes continue to pour in for Harold “Smoky” Simon on Thursday, one of the legendary founders of the Israeli...
Jews of Color Initiative Announces Incubator Projects
The Jews of Color Initiative today announced four projects for their New York Incubator Initiative, which supports Jews of Color (JoC) in developing projects that engage and support other JoCs in Jewish life. The...
Moldova Jewish community comes to Ukrainian Jews’ aid
The Moldova Jewish community, which has in recent weeks been preparing to help thousands of Israelis and Jews fleeing the emerging war zone in Ukraine, has said it is ready to transport people from...
Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ director and son of Holocaust survivors, dies at age 75
Jewish producer and director Ivan Reitman died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., at the age of 75, his family told The Associated Press.
“Our family is grieving the unexpected...
Morris Casuto, 79, Defender of the Jewish People
Morris Casuto, the Anti-Defamation League regional director who defended San Diego County’s Jewish community against antisemites while forging good relations with other ethnic and religious groups within the county, died from leukemia Friday night,...
Fellowship sends $1 million in aid to Ukrainian Jewry
The International Friendship of Christians and Jews has announced a $1 million emergency aid package for the Jewish community of Ukraine, it said in a press release.
The assistance, which comes on top of its...
In memory of Esther Pollard
This is being written in memory of Esther Pollard, who passed away on Jan. 31.
Esther was the wife of Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who in 1987 pleaded guilty to spying for...
Co-creator of legendary Woodstock festival dies at 77
Michael Lang, a longtime producer and the Jewish co-creator of the famous 1969 Woodstock music festival, died on Jan. 8 at the age of 77.
The native of Brooklyn, N.Y., died from “a rare form...