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Leaders from World War II’s Allied powers address World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem
Several top world leaders addressed the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Thursday in an event that commemorates 75 years since the 1945 liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Speaking...
University of Montana president condemns hateful email sent to staff, faculty
The University of Montana’s president condemned a “hateful email” that was sent to some staff and faculty on Saturday ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day that promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about Jews.
“The email...
Putin, Netanyahu inaugurate Leningrad memorial in Jerusalem
In Israel for the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday for a ceremony to unveil a monument in the city’s Sacher Park...
#WeRemember is not just a campaign, it’s a mindset
I’ve never been worried about my reputation. Maybe I should have, maybe I should be. But the fact of the matter is that I represent what I believe in with pride, and I learned...
WZC will decide how Jews see themselves
Voting has begun for the 38th World Zionist Congress, and the election is already shaping up into the familiar left/right dynamic witnessed in countless elections worldwide. Much has changed for American Jews since the...
French president scolds Israeli security at Jerusalem church in Old City
French President Emmanuel Macron berated Israeli security personnel on Wednesday during a visit to Jerusalem’s Old City, after they pushed ahead of his own security detail to enter the Church of Saint Anne, which...
Weather forces cancellation of Kushner Israel visit
Senior adviser to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner and U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz will not attend the gathering of world leaders at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem on...
Bloomberg criticizes Trump’s withdrawal from Iran deal, despite opposition to it
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, said that while he opposed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he did...
Rivlin addresses more than 40 world leaders ahead of World Holocaust Forum
Ahead of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum and the 75th commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin addressed more than 40 world leaders at an official dinner at...
British royal family members attend multiple Holocaust-remembrance ceremonies
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend a commemorative ceremony on Monday held in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the city of Westminster, the U.K.’s Jewish Chronicle reported.
Prince William will give a reading,...