Jewish Agency head Isaac Herzog, Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata to depart for Addis Ababa to accompany 500 members of Ethiopian community on their journey to Israel. Tamano-Shata: Israel cannot abandon our brothers and sisters waiting in Ethiopia.
Hundreds of organizations representing Jews of all religious and ethnic streams have signed up for the Kaddish Initiative, to take place on Saturday, Nov. 28.
Canadian PM Trudeau names former Canadian politician and human-rights advocate Irwin Cotler as country's envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism. Cotler will lead the Canadian government’s delegation to the 34-member International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, while also working with Canadians, civil-society groups, and academics.
The incident was first reported by Ferris State University's newspaper. Screenshots taken by the paper show Professor Thomas Brennan tweeting, "COVID-19 is another Jewish revolution."
It has been one of several lawsuits against New York City and the state for coronavirus measures targeting Jewish neighborhoods, particularly in Brooklyn.
Event marking major holiday observed by the Ethiopian Jewish community is hosted by Atlanta Israel Coalition and Herut North America.
The probe comes in response to anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist incidents at the university over the past few years, as outlined in a complaint.
The synagogue’s leadership warned that “the attack on democracy is literally unprecedented,” referring to the president’s refusal to concede the election to Democratic contender President-elect Joe Biden.
A new advisory group will "assist the chancellor and university leadership to identify opportunities to enhance the campus environment for students, faculty and staff, and to advance its commitment to an inclusive community where all feel welcome," according to a statement.
Address by attorney Nathan Lewin, whose decades-long effort to defend the right to place menorahs in the public sphere, is perhaps more relevant now than ever amid rising anti-Semitism.
