New Israeli line of Passover wine launched by former NBA all-star Amar’re Stoudemire
At a news conference at the Jewish National Fund House on Tuesday, 6-foot-10 former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire effused over his new line of kosher-for-Passover wines, grown and produced in Israel.
“It’s a blessing for...
WJC welcomes landmark agreement to combat anti-Semitism reached between Spanish government and Jewish community
NEW YORK - The World Jewish Congress on Thursday welcomed a landmark agreement reached between Spain’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain (FCJE), aimed at combating...
E.U. lawmakers urge the classification of entire Hezbollah as terror group
Lawmakers at the European Union urged E.U. foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday to classify all of Hezbollah as a terror organization.
“It’s outrageous that the European Union still has not denounced Hezbollah in its...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Considers Travel Advisory For Poland
In wake of the controversial new Holocaust Law in Poland and the anti-Semitism it has unleashed that has left the Jewish community shaken, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is considering issuing a Travel Advisory...
Florida shooting exposes need for stricter gun control, say Jewish groups
Major American Jewish organizations are calling for stricter gun-control laws in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
A spokesperson for...
‘Inheriting Genocide’ unpacks how Holocaust trauma spans generations
Does time—even an entire generation or multiple generations—actually heal all wounds? The question is a prominent one for trauma experts who study the Holocaust.
Natan Kellermann, Ph.D., a leading researcher on transgenerational trauma and the...
Growing cloud of corruption allegations may steer Israel toward elections
As both ongoing and newly launched investigations involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to agitate the political sphere, it is becoming increasingly likely that he will announce early elections, and that his government will not complete...
Eighth century clay seal with ‘signature of prophet Isaiah’ found in Jerusalem
A historic archaeological discovery near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount may be proof of the life of the biblical prophet Isaiah, according to an article in the Biblical Archaeology Review. A broken, eighth-century BCE clay seal impression,...
Communications director to turn state’s witness against Netanyahu in latest corruption investigation
Israel’s Ministry of Communications Director-General Shlomo Filber, a longtime associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, signed a deal on Tuesday night to become a state’s witness in a growing corruption investigation involving the Israeli...
Abbas’s U.N. speech about his legacy not solving conflict, expert says
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas took to the international stage on Tuesday to call for a conference to advance peace efforts amid a falling out between the Palestinians and the Trump administration.
“We call for...