Ukrainian government honors longtime rabbi of Kiev
The Ukrainian parliament has awarded Rabbi Jonathan Markowitz, chief rabbi of the Ukrainian city of Kiev, a medal of honor for his 20 years of service in the city, as well as his contribution...
Biden administration appoints Aaron Keyak as deputy anti-Semitism envoy
Democratic consultant Aaron Keyak, 36, has been appointed to serve as U.S. Deputy Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism after recently directing U.S. President Joe Biden’s Jewish outreach during the 2020 election campaign.
As first reported in The...
US House members relaunch Latino-Jewish Caucus
A bipartisan group of House members gathered at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 27 under the auspices of the Latino-Jewish House Caucus to discuss shared connections between the two communities.
The event was...
Sylvan Adams takes tikkun olam to new heights
There is essentially no limit to Sylvan Adams’ commitment to biking, tikkun olam (the Jewish concept of repairing the world) and portraying his beloved country of Israel in a positive light. The Canadian-Israeli businessman...
Levin: ‘US government interfering in reform debate’
Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin accused the U.S. government of helping opponents of judicial reform, speaking in a video obtained by the Walla! website on Monday.
Speaking to ultra-Orthodox activists at the home of haredi strategist Yossi...
Moderna’s Tal Zaks: US-Israel exchange of ideas based on sanctity of life, belief in...
The Birthright Israel Excel Summit took place virtually through Feb. 11 and included more than 5,000 students from more than 100 universities worldwide. Organized by Harvard and Columbia students, it featured keynote speakers such...
Jewish groups applaud Congress for introducing Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
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...
Combat Antisemitism Movement outlines its plans for the coming year
Speaking at the annual Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Advisory Board meeting Wednesday night, chairman Natan Sharansky underscored the importance of countering the global rise of antisemitism.
“For the last 20 years, we could say antisemitism is on...
Michigan GOP party slammed for tweet trivializing the Holocaust
“History has shown us that the first thing a government does when it wants total control over its people is to disarm them. President Reagan once stated, ‘If we lose freedom here, there is...
Israel support pushed to side in heated Massachusetts congressional primary
Longtime Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) is facing a serious primary challenge from progressive Alex Morse on Sept. 1 in Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District.
Will Morse, currently the mayor of Holyoke, Mass., continue the streak of...