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Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, there has been a sharp rise in the number of patients with severe eye injuries — including shrapnel wounds, blast-related injuries, burns, and penetrating trauma — sometimes resulting in severe and irreversible disability. A delegation from One Heart organization traveled to Lviv to treat severe eye injuries, establish an independent medical infrastructure, and share advanced medical expertise with Ukrainian teams. Dr. Yoav Verdizer, who is leading the initiative, notes: “Combatants injured on the battlefield are even expected to undergo surgery in Israel.”

Hours after Rabbi Eli Schlanger was murdered in a massacre in Sydney, a letter he had recently sent to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been revealed. In it, the rabbi made an impassioned plea regarding Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state and rising antisemitism in the country.

On Friday evening, Hanukkah candles must be lit before Shabbat begins. On Saturday night, one waits for the Havdalah service to conclude before lighting.

"A few months ago, I wrote a letter to the Australian prime minister," PM attacks after Bondi Beach massacre. "I said that their policy adds fuel to the antisemitic fire and encourages the Jew-hatred running rampant in Australia's streets," Netanyahu adds.

Deadly assault on Hanukkah celebration kills at least 10 as Jewish leaders accuse Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of ignoring rising antisemitism.

President Herzog laments lack of action. "We warned the Australian government again and again," he says as Bondi Beach tragedy unfolds. FM Sa'ar: "These are the results of the antisemitic rampage on the streets of Australia."

Dozens of Sadigura Hasidim gathered at the historic synagogue in Ukraine to collect and bury hundreds of sacred books that were destroyed in an antisemitic arson attack that devastated one of Eastern Europe’s most magnificent synagogues. The Sadigura Rebbe led an emergency delegation and stood before the remains of the historic structure where generations of the dynasty’s leaders once prayed.

The caregiver allegedly poured toxic cleaning products into food and drinks consumed by the family – parents and three young children from the Paris suburbs – for several weeks.

“I say to my Jewish brothers and sisters — your legacy in this generation is to say we run no more. We stand and fight. We don’t live in fear, hoping that it goes away,” New York Mayor Eric Adams tells colleagues at Combat Antisemitism Movement event.