Historic New York Shul Considers, Then Rejects, ‘SynaCondo’ Plan
Astoried New York Orthodox synagogue, just blocks from the Empire State Building, is looking to its future, but says a report that it may build a gleaming 19-story ‘SynaCondo’ is wrong.
The West Side Jewish...
Putin to European Jews: Come to Mother Russia!
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Jews facing anti-Semitism in Europe to return to Russia.
The comments, reported by the RBC, a Russian media outlet, took place during a meeting in Moscow with a delegation...
EU passes controversial anti-Israel resolution
The European Union (EU) passed on Monday evening a resolution stipulating that all agreements between Israel and the EU not apply to any areas over the 1949 Armistice borders.
In the convoluted wording of the...
‘If I Could Say Liberal Jews I Would’
Ted Cruz—a “defender of Israel” who once said “If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you”—came under fire last week when he called out Donald...
Pope Francis to join Google’s Eric Schmidt in rare tech industry meeting
Pope Francis once described the internet as a “gift from God”. But on Friday he is due to meet with someone who may believe the internet has more to do with his own company...
Palestinians removed from greece flight after israeli passenger protest
Two Israeli passengers of Palestinian-Arab descent were removed from an Aegean Airlines flight from Athens to Tel Aviv on Sunday, after a group of Israelis protested their presence on the plane and repeatedly called...
Innovative drug for treating prostate cancer approved in Mexico
A successful Phase III clinical trial in Latin America, involving 80 patients, confirmed the high rate of local cures and minimal side effects, as evidenced by negative biopsies and maintenance of patients’ potency, continence...