Daily Archives: June 2, 2022
New monument in Tashkent spotlights Uzbek role in saving Jews during Holocaust
The Israeli embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, unveiled a monument on Sunday to honor Uzbeks who assisted Jewish refugees during World War II.
The monument is located in the city’s Victory Park. It was created by Uzbeki...
Jewish Theological Seminary exhibition explores history of marriage, ‘ketubahs’
The Jewish Theological Seminary on New York’s Upper West Side opened its first exhibition in its newly constructed library.
“To Build a New Home: Celebrating the Jewish Wedding” introduces visitors to Jewish marriages from Talmudic times...
Biden administration won’t stop appeasing the Palestinians
The Biden administration’s obsession with boosting the Palestinian cause at the expense of Israel continues apace.
It was reported last week that the administration had reluctantly abandoned its proposal to reopen the Palestinian consulate in...
To date, Jewish Federations deliver 1 million pounds of aid to Ukraine
Since Russia went to war with Ukraine on Feb. 24—with more than 14 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 7 million of them seeking refuge in other countries—Jewish Federations of North America...
How the anti-Semitic BDS movement is winning, even when it loses
California teachers and left-wing activists are trying to implement critical race theory (CRT) indoctrination in Los Angeles schools by hijacking ethnic-studies courses. JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discussed a lawsuit brought by the Deborah Project...
Jewish leaders, parents criticize New York Board of Ed meetings on Shabbat
New York City’s Department of Education is being slammed for scheduling a series of public events on Friday night when Shabbat-observant Jews were unable to attend.
“I am appalled that some parents are expected to...
New York City Council launches investigation into anti-Semitism on college campuses
The New York City Council said it has had enough of CUNY.
Days after a council member pulled her discretionary funding for the City University of New York’s law school in response to its faculty...
Swastika flier found at bus stop across from Maryland synagogue
A flier with a swastika on it was found plastered on a bus-stop shelter in a heavily Orthodox neighborhood of Silver Spring, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
It included a white supremacist...
Palestinians blast Hamas for lack of violent response to Jerusalem flag march
The Jerusalem Day flag march on Sunday passed with no significant incident, despite Hamas threats and concerns that the Palestinians would react with violence.
According to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute...
Israel’s Weizmann Institute joins NASA planetary defense exercise
Representatives from the Weizmann Institute’s Physics Faculty in Rehovot joined more than 100 astronomers worldwide in a recent NASA planetary defense exercise.
As part of the exercise, David Polishook, a member of the faculty and...