Daily Archives: October 27, 2021
Enrollment in Jewish day schools continues to see increase as pandemic lingers
A Jewish day-school enrollment boost that began during last year’s COVID-19 school shutdowns is continuing, according to a new study from Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools.
In the last two years, the report found...
Jazz brings Jews and blacks together against anti-Semitism and racism
A two-day cultural event in New York this week brought together members of the Jewish and black communities in an effort to take a stand against anti-Semitism and racism in the United States, organizers...
National Library of Israel releases photos from Johnny Cash’s ‘Holy Land’ visit
The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem has released rare photographs from a November 1971 visit by legendary musician Johnny Cash to Israel. It took place during a professional and spiritual resurgence for the star after years...
American Jews are mostly secure, scared and deeply partisan
If ever there was a time for an opinion survey that would measure “The State of Anti-Semitism in America,” this is just such a moment. Concerns about a rising tide of Jew-hatred seem to...
American Jewish identity, three years after the Tree of Life shooting
Three years ago today, we awoke to a world of our ancestors. In the breadth of Jewish history, the names Odessa, Warsaw, Kishinev, Kiev and Hebron represent the unspeakable barbarism many thought to have...
Germany censures Israel’s linking of NGOs to terrorism
The German government criticized Israel’s decision on Oct. 22 to name six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist groups.
“We are very concerned by the Israeli decision,” said a spokeswoman from the German foreign ministry on Wednesday, reported AFP. “We...
Virginia Tech graduate senate OKs BDS resolution, accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Va., passed a resolution on Oct. 21 endorsing BDS.
It calls for the boycott of “all Israeli academic institutions...
San Diego school board modifies resolution calling for ‘unbiased’ materials on Israel
The San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved, though modified, a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that would have also supported “unbiased and politically neutral” classroom materials pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In the approved...
Israel to host ‘Miss Universe’ competition for first time
The 70th “Miss Universe” annual competition is slated to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Dec. 12, the first time the Jewish state has hosted the contest.
“The choice of...
Alliance strengthens rabbis across Muslim states, as it also uplifts Jewish residents, tourists
The first rabbinic association in the Muslim world started in 2019—pre-dating the Abraham Accords by a year. Many people may be surprised to hear that the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States (ARIS) serves...