Daily Archives: December 18, 2017

The President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Roumen Radev, and other politicians joined the Jewish congregation of Sofia for its Hannukah celebration at the Central Synagogue on Sunday evening. As a relatively new President,...

The head of Italy’s Jewish community slammed the return to the country and reburial of its fascist-era king, Victor Emmanuel III. Noemi Di Segni, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities umbrella group, denounced...

Philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were strangled to death, the autopsies revealed. Toronto Police released a statement late Sunday that said the cause of death was “ligature neck compression.” The investigation into the deaths...

Yehuda is the king of Israel and Yosef is the king of Egypt. Binyamin is now in “captivity” in Yosef’s palace, as collateral to guarantee Yaakov’s descent to Egypt. Yehuda approached Yosef and spoke...

European Jews this week cautiously welcomed the new government led by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. European Jewish Association (EJA) founder and director Rabbi Menachem Margolin released a statement Monday (Dec. 17) saying that Kurz is...

The US rejects the United Nations' double standard which says Washington is not impartial when it decides where to place its own embassy, but the UN is a neutral party even though it consistently...

A Saudi academic has voiced backing for US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called on Arabs to recognize the city’s sanctity to Jews. Abdulhameed Hakeem, head of the Middle East Center for...

A Saudi academic defended the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called on Arabs to “accept” Israel’s historic roots in the holy city, a move he says can ultimately bring peace...

According to conventional non-wisdom, American Jewish literature started in a Lower East Side sweatshop and then migrated to New Jersey, where it has remained until Philip Roth’s retirement. Of course, reading this way necessitates...

Les réactions en Iran à l’annonce par le président américain Donald Trump de la reconnaissance par les Etats-Unis de Jérusalem comme la capitale d’Israël se sont caractérisées par des incitations auprès de la population...