Tens of thousands March in NYC ‘Celebrate Israel’ parade
Tens of thousands of people lined Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue to show their support for Israel.
The “Celebrate Israel” parade was held on Sunday afternoon, under the banner of “Celebrate Israel All Together.” The parade also...
Torah rescued during Kristallnacht read during Jewish holiday
A boy salvaged a Torah from a burn pile almost 80 years ago.
Now, the scroll is touring Jewish communities around the world, including Lynnwood.
In November 1938, synagogues in Germany were set ablaze and thousands...
In first-of-its-kind event, Jews and Muslims celebrate together
While local Jews and Muslims have held interfaith events before, they’ve never hosted something as intimate as this, according to Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner and Parvez Ahmed, who organized the event.
Tuesday night marked the beginning...
Mexico & moral courage: Andrés Roemer’s international sephardic leadership award ceremony
In honor of this year’s Yom Yerushalayim, The American Sephardi Federation awarded its International Sephardic Leadership Award to former Mexican Ambassador to UNESCO Andrés Isaac Roemer Slomianski. The event, “Mexico and Moral Courage,” was...
Facebook ‘irresponsible,’ should treat anti-Jewish online terror like child porn
On Thursday, a federal judge in New York dismissed two lawsuits that sought to hold Facebook liable for allegedly providing a platform for terrorists.
The case was brought by two groups of plaintiffs, one a group of 20,000...
Jared Kushner subject of FBI interest in Russia case
FBI agents investigating ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia reportedly are focused on meetings that Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had with Russian figures.
The Washington Post and NBC each reported late Thursday that...
Circuit court turns down Pollard’s appeal
Only a week after they heard oral arguments in the case, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan issued a written ruling on Wednesday rejecting Jonathan...
Trump on visiting Israel’s western wall: ‘It will leave an impression on me forever’
Images of President Trump touching the ancient stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem will send a strong signal to the Palestinians and their Muslim allies who have used U.N. forums to contest Jewish...
At a synagogue, gubernatorial candidate blames anti-Semitism on the left
Republican gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart told an audience at a northern Virginia synagogue Sunday night that he blames the political left for rising anti-Semitism, stunning many in the audience who felt Stewart excused bigotry...
Rivlin thanks Trump for recognizing ‘significance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people’
Rivlin tells Trump that the relationship between Israel and the US “shines like a beacon.”
The president mentions that this week Israel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s unification in the Six Day War.
“It...