Tag: Diaspora Jewry
Israeli chief rabbi blesses Milei during Argentina visit
The Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel on Tuesday blessed Argentinian President Javier Milei for his unflinching support for the Jewish state, amid burgeoning ties between the two nations.
“The entire Jewish nation prays for your...
Doron Perez elected to rotating WZO chairmanship
The World Zionist Congress elected new leadership for the World Zionist Organization (WZO) on Tuesday, securing a rotating chairmanship for incumbent Yaakov Hagoel and Doron Perez, a South Africa-born rabbi from Israel whose son...
Iranian terror cell that allegedly targeted Jews arrested in Europe
An Afghan national was arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of taking part in an Iranian plot to attack Jewish targets in Germany, the Associated Press reported.
The suspect, identified only as Tawab M. due to...
The hostages found faith in the dark, reigniting global Jewish pride
Before Oct. 7, 2023, Israel was deeply divided. Streets filled with protests, families were fractured over politics, and the sense of shared destiny, the glue that once bound the Jewish people, felt as if...
Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism unites regional leaders
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) concluded its fifth annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism in Rio de Janeiro this week, marking what organizers described as a major milestone in the regional fight against Jew-hatred.
Held...
Four ways to combat antisemitism in the post-Oct. 7 world
Two years after the monstrous Hamas-led pogrom in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, we are faced with opportunity and anxiety in equal measure.
The opportunity lies in the Middle East, Israel’s own region. On...
‘Five-alarm fire’: Study suggests rising hatred leads Jews to increase personal safety
Almost half of American Jews have taken actions in the last year to increase their personal security and safety, a step that the head of the Anti-Defamation League called a “five-alarm fire for our...
‘Five-alarm fire’: Study suggests rising hatred leads Jews to increase personal safety
Almost half of American Jews have taken actions in the last year to increase their personal security and safety, a step that the head of the Anti-Defamation League called a “five-alarm fire for our...
More than 50,000 Jews made aliyah since Oct. 7
More than 50,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, according to figures released by the Jewish Agency for Israel ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish...
Chilean synagogue vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti and posters
A synagogue in the South American country of Chile was vandalized this past weekend, in the latest burst of antisemitism around the globe.
The façade of Santiago’s century-old Bikur Cholim synagogue was defaced with red...