Tag: Jewish Diaspora
Hungary’s Jewish renaissance
Another Budapest synagogue rose from the ashes last week thanks to Chabad of Hungary. It was the tenth to do so, marking a Hungarian Jewish renaissance that began some 10 years ago, breathing new...
The secret archive of the Iraqi Jews
Dr. Harold Rhode spoke at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda, near Ben-Gurion Airport, on Tuesday, delivering an extensive lecture regarding his central role in the rescue and preservation of an immense...
Thomas Friedman, the court Jew
“Court Jews” have existed throughout the history of the Diaspora. They were Jews who rose to positions of power and influence under the rulers of the nations in which they lived. Unfortunately, most of...
‘Exodus’ immigrant’s diary shows hardships of post-Shoah refugees
Dozens of personal diaries from people living through the early years of the Jewish state have been handed over to the National Library of Israel as part of the Operation Diary project.
One presented recently...
Israeli minister: J Street a ‘hostile organization’
J Street is “a hostile organization that harms the interests of the State of Israel,” Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli says.
The 41-year-old Likud Party member made the statement during an interview on Monday with Kan...
AJC Global Forum meets to tackle challenges facing the Jewish people
Political heavyweights and prominent journalists discussed key issues affecting Israel and the Jewish people at the opening plenary of the American Jewish Committee’s second AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening.
Those issues...
‘Israelism’ assaults the truth and hurts Palestinians
It’s too easy to criticize the new documentary “Israelism” and debunk its gross misrepresentation of the complex Israel-Palestinian conflict. But as bad as I feel for those who have to brave the propaganda, as...
Israeli finance minister meets with Jewish leaders in France
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich met in France on Tuesday with representatives of Jewish communities and organizations, as well as representatives of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund and the Jewish Agency.
During the meetings, Smotrich...
Times are good for Azerbaijan’s 30,000 Jews
“The Jewish community in Azerbaijan dates back to antiquity. Every group in Azerbaijan has its own synagogue, Rabbi Zamir Isayev, the chairman of the Georgian-Jewish community of Azerbaijan, told JNS in an exclusive interview last...
Israeli Government Approves a Strategic Framework To Ensure the Future of the Global Jewish...
In its meeting this morning, The Israeli Government approved a first-of-its-kind comprehensive strategic framework for ensuring the continued existence and unity of the world Jewish community. The framework was presented for government approval by MK Omer...