Backyard barbecue, kosher-style
Barbecuing is primal, even dangerous. It’s looked on as a guy thing—all that fire, smoke, sharp implements and mountains of meat.
But hold on, folks! Women are drawn to that fire and smoke, too. Besides...
Negotiations with Germany result in increased welfare for Holocaust survivors, payment for surviving spouse
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (also known as the Claims Conference) announced on Monday the results of the organization’s negotiations this year with the German government on behalf of Jewish Holocaust...
Auschwitz exhibit examines faith as a mechanism for survival during the Holocaust
An exhibition that offers the public a glimpse into the role of faith as a mechanism for survival during the Holocaust opened at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland on Monday.
“Through the Lens of...
New online course to explore the Rebbe’s approach to Torah study
A new online course on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson—will begin on Tuesday, July 2, as part of the worldwide commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his passing, corresponding this year...
Jerusalem summit brings international young Jews to mobilize for positive change
A collection of 152 of the Jewish world’s leading, young innovators from 30 countries and six continents convened in Jerusalem this week to reflect, ideate and collaborate at the 2019 ROI Summit. The summit, which...
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews brings first Hungarians to Israel
The first new immigrants (olim) from Hungary to move to Israel through the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews arrived on Wednesday.
Sandor and Erika Horvat, a young couple in their 30s from Budapest, moved...
Croatia ignores charges by Jewish leaders of rewriting history of Holocaust
Rabbi Kotel Dadon, leader of Bet Israel Jewish community of Croatia, has alarm regarding the decision of the city assembly of Zagreb to dedicate a memorial to 6 million victims of the Holocaust without...
Adopt the definition of anti-Semitism, urges Jewish Agency to governments
Members of the Jewish Agency board of governors, along with hundreds of Jewish community and organization representatives from all over the world, called on governments worldwide on Tuesday to adopt the widely accepted definition...
Wiesenthal Centre to UNESCO re World Heritage Committee Document: “Cave of Patriarchs is not...
“UNESCO cannot be a platform for distortion and hatred.”
Paris
In a letter to UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, expressed dire concern at “the forthcoming World Heritage Committee...
The Colours of Judaism in Italy at the Uffizi Gallery
Running until October 27, The Colours of Judaism in Italy shines a light on the Jewish community in Italy through the art of weaving, which has long played a vital role in the decoration of homes, palazzi and...