Court lets US family take museum to court over Nazi-looted painting
Almost 80 years ago, Lilly Cassirer surrendered her family’s priceless Camille Pissarro painting to the Nazis in exchange for safe passage out of Germany during the Holocaust.
For nearly 20 years, the Jewish woman’s heirs...
City Council to consider UC San Diego Hillel Center proposal
An 11-year-old proposal to build a community and religious center for Jewish students at UC San Diego is scheduled to be considered by the City Council Tuesday.
The plan is to establish a temporary Hillel Center for Jewish Life...
‘I was unable to defend one Jewish woman – my own mother’
He is regarded a best-selling writer, commentator, award-winning journalist and the head of several non-profit organizations, including the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem, which he also founded. But the most important thing the...
Israel, Diaspora at brink of serious rift, us Jewish leader warns
A top US Conservative rabbi urged MKs Monday to understand the precarious situation of the Jewish people in light of recent clashes between the Diaspora and Israel over issues of religious pluralism.
Speaking at a meeting hosted...
Why is Hungary waging a campaign against George Soros?
The Hungarian government has launched a campaign that vilifies billionaire investor George Soros as a threat to national security.
The official campaign includes posters and billboards in major cities that depict the Hungarian-born Jew next...
Las bozes de un korason amoroso
Eya teniya la esplandor de una perla
Dariya una parte de mi vida por verla,
Otro ombre no puedriya komo mi kererla,
Sintiya su buyor, en mis brasos sin tenerla .
Mi kerida,
Tus miradas son profondas , tus...
Les avocats de proches de victimes demandent l’annulation d’une pièce sur Merah
La dernière représentation de "Moi, la mort, je l'aime comme vous aimez la vie", sera-t-elle jouée ce mardi comme prévu à Avignon ? Cette pièce consacrée aux dernières heures de Mohamed Merah, le terroriste...
Soros is no Dreyfus
Anti-Semitism should always be condemned. But it is somewhat ironic that leaders of Hungary’s Jewish community and Israel’s Ambassador in Budapest are rallying on behalf of a man who demeans Jews and gives millions...
Modern Orthodoxy must sever all ties to Charedim
Like many Jewish News readers, I’ve followed the drama surrounding Rabbi Joseph Dweck and the S&P community.
But unlike many of you, I’m neither shocked or outraged by what I read. Nor do I think...
Married couple complete bike ride from Auschwitz for Jewish charity
A woman is supporting the charity that helped her family after their escape Nazi-occupied Germany by taking part in a charity bike ride.
Suzanne Gould, 49, and her husband Michael, 51 from Bushey have raised...