Israeli-American Relations Brought to Light in New Film
Despite being in the middle of the Passover Holiday, a special preview screening of Joseph Cedar’s latest film, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer at JCC Manhattan brought...
Man who threatened Jews on metal music site faces sentencing
A Connecticut man who posted threats against Jews and synagogues on a metal music internet forum plans to argue at his sentencing that he has served enough time in prison.
Kendall Sullivan is scheduled to...
Jewish foundation distributes special passover kits in remote US areas
To help Jews in isolated communities across the US connect with the meaning of Passover, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, dedicated to enhancing Jewish life, handed out holiday kits that included a box of Yehuda...
Yad Vashem asks WH press secretary to visit website
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The Yad Vashem holocaust memorial center on Wednesday urged White House press secretary Sean Spicer to visit its website after his comments on Hitler sparked outrage.
Spicer apologised Tuesday for "insensitive" remarks in which he...
Jews & Catholics learn, celebrate together at interfaith Seder
There is nothing out of the ordinary in seeing Rabbi Gary Gans or Cantor Neil Schnitzer standing in front of people who have Seder plates and Haggadot at their tables. Gans, rabbi emeritus at...
US drops ‘largest non-nuclear bomb’ for first time in Afghanistan area populated by Isis...
The US has dropped the "mother of all bombs" - the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the US military - on an area of eastern Afghanistan known to be populated by...
Richmond Jewish congregation welcomes refugees to Passover ritual
They lit candles, praying that those suffering around the world find light in the darkness. Dipping karpas into salt water, they saw the tears of all who suffer injustice.
Abdul Jalal Hashimi then watched the...
Christians Team Up With Jews to Rebuild Detroit Synagogue
According to Pastor Aramis Hinds of the Breakers Covenant Church International, the former synagogue and present church serves as a strong foundation of the Christian faith. To elaborate his point, he pointed out to...
Spicer apologizes for Hitler comparison: “It was a mistake to do that”
White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized Tuesday after saying Adolf Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons" during World War II in an effort to shame Russia's alliance with Syrian President Bashar...
Hate graffiti found at Jewish center and church in Annandale
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA. (WUSA9) - Fairfax County Police are investigating after "bias motivated graffiti" was found on the outside of the Jewish Community Center and United Church of Christ Tuesday morning.
Around 7:15 a.m., police...