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European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Credit: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

EU steps up fight against antisemitism

The Council of the European Union on Thursday unanumously approved a declaration  of the 28 EU member states on the fight against anti-Semitism which calls for the development of a common security approach to...
Israel Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett addresses the Pittsburgh Jewish community at a special memorial service on Sunday night, Oct. 28, 2018. Credit: Alexi Rosenfeld.

In Pittsburgh memorial service, rabbi vows that shooting ‘will not break us’

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Thousands attended a memorial service for the victims of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue on Sunday night, where many decried the growing toxic political discourse in the United States, while vowing to come together...
Sen. Robert Menendez (R-N.J.) speaking at AIPAC policy conference. Credit: AIPAC.

The top 10 Senate races Jewish voters should be eying

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While not officially on the ballot in November, the upcoming midterm elections in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are widely seen as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump. Among the many...
A view of New York University’s campus in Greenwich Village. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Pro-Israel groups urge president of NYU to act on discriminatory statement

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With the academic year about to begin, Israel advocacy groups, including the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), StandWithUs (SWU) and Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), wrote a letter on Monday to New York University President...

The Butterfly Project: Remembering, One Butterfly at a Time

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According to Google, the definition of the word, “Upstander” is someone who recognizes when something is wrong and acts to make it right. When we stand up for what is right, and do our...
Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks at the funeral of Druze police officer Kamil Shnaan in the northern village of Hurfeish, July 14, 2017. Shnaan was one of two Druze police officers killed by Arab terrorists last Friday near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Credit: Basel Awidat/Flash90.

Minority leaders express support for Israel’s new nation-state law

Despite some Druze leaders’ vocal opposition to the controversial nation-state law, some in the community, as well as within other minorities, are voicing support for the legislation. The nation-state law defines Israel as the nation-state...
Workers remove by crane a large chunk of stone dislodged from the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City at the mixed-gender prayer section on July 25, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Antiquities Authority experts to determine fate of dislodged rock from Western Wall

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The 2,000-year-old slab of rock that dislodged from a section of the Western Wall on Monday, nearly crashing down on a 79-year-old woman at prayer, was removed from the area by crane two days later. An official...

The Tevye Tales They Left Out Of The Musical

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I'm happy to spread the word about this show. These three truly are among the finest actors on the Yiddish stage. If you like a good laugh give yourself a treat and see                           Tevye...
City Hall in Oviedo, Spain. Credit: Goodfreephotos.com.

Spanish city cancels Israeli concert in latest boycott move

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The city of Oviedo, the capital of Spain’s Asturias region, has purportedly canceled an upcoming concert by Israel’s NK Orchestra and a ballet performance. The producer of the concert set to take place in Oviedo...
The U.S. Capitol building, west side. Wikimedia Commons via Martin Falbisoner.

Jewish groups applaud Congress for introducing Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

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Jewish organizations welcomed legislation introduced by group of bipartisan lawmakers on Wednesday that seeks to codify a working definition of anti-Semitism into the American education system. Titled the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, the bill was introduced...