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....
Yiddish Summer Weimar 2019. The Weimar Republic of Yiddishland July 12 – August 17
Registration for Yiddish Summer Weimar workshops is open and advance ticket sales have begun!
In 2019 we recognize the 100th anniversary of the beginnings of the Weimar Republic. To celebrate the almost unimaginable outpouring of...
How Sweden Became the Epicenter of Yiddish Children’s Media
In 1999, Yiddish was declared an official national minority language in Sweden, alongside Finnish, Romani, Meänkieli, and the Sami languages. There’s federal funding in Sweden for media produced in all its national minority languages—so Sweden, of all...
Archaeologists announce discovery of the biblical city of Ziklag
The Israeli Antiquities Authority, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Macquarie University of Sydney, Australia, have announced the discovery of what they believe is the biblical city of Ziklag, the Philistine city in which according...
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...
Ukraine synagogue where Begin married gets first Torah scroll since World War II
The dedication of a Torah scroll at the restored Choral Synagogue took place on Wednesday in the Ukrainian town of Drohobych.
Yaakov Dov Bleich, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, dedicated a new Torah scroll together...
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...
Chabad of Irkutsk mobilizes to help Siberia flood victims
At least 15 people have been killed and thousands more remain homeless after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the Irkutsk district of Siberia, Russia, near the border with Mongolia.
Rabbi Aharon Wagner, director of Chabad Lubavitch in Irkutsk, has...
Archive smuggled from Nazi-era Germany acquired by Science History Institute
The Science History Institute has acquired an amazing collection of correspondence, books, photographs and scientific notes belonging to Jewish German chemist Georg Bredig, announced the Philadelphia museum on Tuesday.
The collection spans decades, from the...