Tag: United States
Israel, NYC museum agree on event to mark 1947 UN vote
Israel and a New York City museum have made peace after an event marking the 70th anniversary of the nation's founding was canceled, then placed back on the schedule.
Statements from the Israeli ambassador to...
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Neo-Nazis: ‘Your heroes are losers’
The chorus of voices joining together across America to condemn white nationalists and neo-Nazis has reached a cacophonous level. It seems that everybody and their Republican grandma is coming out of the woodwork to...
Amid US racial divisions, Auschwitz memorial issues warning
The memorial site of Auschwitz-Birkenau is weighing in on the anti-Semitic and racially charged violence that has erupted in the United States, noting that hatred comes from people who promote it.
The state museum, which...
Orthodox Rabbis speak out against Charlottesville Riots
Statement of Orthodox Rabbis and Clergy on Charlottesville Demonstration and its Aftermath
The central teaching of the Bible is that every human being is created in the image of God. This means that every individual...
UN accused of double standard in warning about racism in America
The United Nations is taking heat for warning that “racism and xenophobia are on the rise in America” in the wake of last weekend’s Charlottesville violence – amid criticism that their “sudden concern with...
Trump rejects accusations he compared white supremacists to Left
US President Donald Trump rejected on Thursday accusations he compared between white supremacists and those who protested against them in Charlottesville, Virginia as "a disgusting lie."
In a daybreak post on his Twitter account, Trump faulted...
Charlottesville Campus Chabad offers support to students
As Jewish students arrive over the next week for the new academic year at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Shlomo and Channa Mayer will be there for them. They will...
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner face pressure to speak out on antisemitism
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, are facing a potentially awkward reception from Washington’s Jewish community after Donald Trump’s astonishing defence of antisemitic protesters.
The US president’s daughter and son-in-law have been conspicuously silent...
Anti-Semitic incidents surge 86% in US in 2017 – ADL
Anti-Semitic incidents in the United States saw a massive spike of 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data compiled by the Anti-Defamation League.
The jump in incidents comes after a...
Bodily Fluid Project Unites Muslims and Jews
In a project melding interfaith dialogue and feminist theory, a Toronto gallery brought together Jewish and Muslim women to study sacred texts.
Guided by Toronto artist Rochelle Rubenstein, the women created scrolls that meshed ancient...