Daily Archives: March 5, 2021
Moroccan Jews reflect on their heritage and tradition post-normalization with Israel
Experts in global Jewish history believe that highlighting minority voices within the Jewish community has the power to honor its nuances and interconnectedness. JNS’s new series highlighting Jewish ethnic minorities aims to elevate their...
Why do Jewish groups no longer care about ‘kids in cages’?
If there was one cause that united all critics of former President Donald Trump during the past four years, it was their horror and outrage about “kids in cages.” In the view of most...
Security overpowers knife-wielding man outside Jewish school in Marseille
Security forces outside of a Jewish day school in Marseille in southern France stopped an armed, would-be assailant who showed up at the school on Friday before going into a nearby kosher market.
According to...
OneTable offers resources and guidance for meaningful, safe Passover seders
At a time when people are feeling isolated and in need of meaningful connection, OneTable, which empowers people to envision new rituals and build community through Shabbat dinner experiences, is helping boost the Passover seder.
To...
Will a US-Saudi rift affect Israel?
The Biden administration has distanced itself from Saudi Arabia, imposing sanctions on some Saudi officials over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of penalizing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
Harris to Netanyahu: America stands against ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, assuring that the United States stands against the International Criminal Court’s war-crimes probe of Israel.
According to a readout from the Prime Minister’s...
Nearly 100 Jewish day school educators join Hidden Sparks program addressing mental health during...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a negative toll on so many aspects of everyday life, including the ongoing anxiety of students and teachers in the classrooms. Hidden Sparks, a nonprofit focusing on training teachers...
Protest systemic Jew-hatred in education THIS SUNDAY in LA
Our partner organizations on the ground in LA include Club Z and Yad Yamin.
Our co-sponsors include:
Almost Jewish
Atlanta Israel Coalition
Artists 4 Israel
Be Counted 4 Israel
Black and Jewish Unity
Canadian Anti-Semitism Education...
Lowell, Mass., Knows Better Than NYC How to Respond to Antisemitism
The city of Lowell, Massachusetts., did it right confronting anti-Semitism. It was not so right when Manhattan dealt with distortions on Israel.
Thirty miles north of Boston, a school board member uttered an anti-Jewish slur...
Austrian and Danish leaders meet in Jerusalem to discuss joint vaccine development
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a summit meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to discuss establishing a joint fund for the research, development...