In Israel, OU leaders talk of increasing Jewish-identity initiatives in Diaspora
Orthodox Union leaders from the United States and Canada met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to talk about the need to increase and expand initiatives focused on Diaspora Jewish education and...
International Fellowship emergency effort helps raise $500,000 for Mevo Modi’im
In its continued efforts to help the families of the incinerated community of Mevo Modi’im get back on their feet, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has helped the small moshav raise more than $500,000...
A quarter-century after his passing, the Rebbe’s sphere of influence continues to grow
For the Lubavitcher Rebbe, rather than his memory and influence shrinking in the 25 years since his passing, his legacy has only served to create a phenomenal growth in the movement he nurtured, inspired...
French immigrants’ organization says Israel is ‘unprepared’ to take in French Jews
Data published Tuesday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics pointing to a continued decrease in the number of French Jews immigrating to the Jewish State come as no surprise to officials involved in efforts to help...
Immigration to Israel up in 2018, with more Russians, fewer French arriving
A total of 28,099 new immigrants arrived in Israel in 2018, an increase of 6.6 percent compared to 2017, according to statistics published Tuesday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
According to the data, over...
Artur Brauner, Holocaust Survivor and German Film Producer, Dies at 100
He was born the oldest son of a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland. His father was a timber wholesaler. Brauner attended a general education liceum in Łódź, where he took the matura final exam, and then studied at a...
The Rebbe fought anti-Semitism by spreading pro-Semitism
We take it for granted that the way to address the evil of anti-Semitism is to fight it. It’s a natural part of our vocabulary. We fight, we confront, we condemn, we call out....
Supermodel Naomi Campbell praises Lubavitcher Rebbe on 25th anniversary of his death
International supermodel Naomi Campbell on Sunday remembered Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the 25th anniversary of his death, which this year corresponded to July 6.
“An inspirational leader, scholar and...
Gatherings worldwide mark the 25th anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing
All across the globe—from the more than 50,000 visitors expected at the Ohel in Queens, N.Y., to gatherings and study groups in community centers, synagogues, camps and private homes—people from all walks of Jewish life, in...
Jewish protesters shut down Boston traffic over migrant detention centers
More than 1,000 demonstrators, including Jewish ones, shut down traffic in Boston on Tuesday, some chanting the post-Holocaust rallying cry “Never again” to protest the reportedly horrific conditions at migrant detention centers in the United States.
The...