On eve of Rosh Hashanah, Jewish population rises to 15.7 million worldwide
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, the number of Jews worldwide stands at approximately 15.7 million compared to 15.6 million in the previous year, according to newly released statistics from the Jewish...
Vatican beatifies Polish family killed for protecting Jews during the Holocaust
On Sept. 13, 1995, Yad Vashem recognized Józef and Wiktoria Ulma—a Polish couple who hid eight Jews during the Holocaust—as among the Righteous Among the Nations. Now, the Vatican has beatified the Ulmas, as well...
22,000 pilgrims arrive in Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah
More than 20,000 Jews have arrived in the central Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah amid tightened security due to the war with Russia, local authorities said on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of...
List names 3,000-plus Jews protected by Catholics in Rome during World War II
From September 1943 through June 1944 during the Second World War, more than 150 women’s and men’s religious orders, as well as other Catholic groups, protected 4,300 people. Information has now revealed the names of those...
Internal EU paper contains antisemitic tropes, Jewish group claims
A recent internal European Union paper denigrates Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, referring to his Jewish background and employing derogatory antisemitic themes, according to the European Jewish Association.
The European External Action Service (EEAS), the E.U.'s...
US, EU condemn Israeli plans for Jewish neighborhood in Abu Dis
The United States and European Union on Monday slammed Israeli plans to build a Jewish neighborhood in the Arab village of Abu Dis on the eastern outskirts of Israel’s capital.
Washington and Brussels issued the condemnations as the...
Groups urge removal of anti-Jewish definitions in Spanish dictionary
The Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) received a letter signed by more than 20 Jewish organizations from primarily Spanish-speaking countries calling for an update to the official Spanish dictionary to remove bigoted entries.
Examples of definitions the groups...
Moldova to launch Israel Allies Caucus
The Republic of Moldova is establishing a pro-Israel parliamentary caucus this week, in the latest sign of the strength of faith-based diplomacy around the globe.
The inauguration of the Moldovan Israel Allies Caucus brings to...
United Hatzalah on the ground in quake-stricken Morocco
A United Hatzalah advance team on Sunday began preparations in quake-stricken Morocco for a wider operation in the coming days.
The Israel-based initial responders arrived in the country on Saturday night, following Friday's devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake centered in...
Antisemitism won’t be stopped by censoring Musk’s X
Elon Musk may have thought that he was being shaken down by the Anti-Defamation League. But even though he believes that he’s turned the tables on the group, it turns out that he’s given them a...