Jewish World

Jewish groups express concern over spillover effect that may lead to violence against Jews as protests continue across America over the death of Floyd George.

In new report, "Anti-Semitism and the Radical Anti-Israel Movement on US Campuses in 2019”, group provides in-depth look at the major activities and organizations sponsoring them. 

Overall, politically motivated crimes were up 14.2% in 2019 over the previous year, which is the second-highest level since authorities began tracking such crimes in 2001.

Topics discussed in newly formed forum range from morale building to essential aid distribution.

Last year's wave of protests by the Ethiopian community in Israel prompted work on the first set of criteria to decide the issue of which Ethiopians will be allowed to make aliyah.

Painter working at home of Izhak Ben-Zvi alerts research center when he spots color peeking out from under white paint. Conservator reveals roof beam painted with colorful biblical imagery.

Western Wall-adjacent seminary hosts over 80 speakers in an event held ahead of the "giving of the Torah" marked by the Shavuot holiday. "We pray that this historic event will bring a complete recovery to our people and the entire world," says Yeshivat Hakotel President Rabbi Baruch Vider.

The presidents of Israel and Poland have sent birthday greetings to a 101-year-old Polish woman who is believed to be the be oldest living person recognized by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum for rescuing Jews from Nazi atrocities. 

The Haredi matchmaking industry has had to undergo a rapid change since the coronavirus – and with it, a host of restrictions on gatherings – came into our lives. "The virus has given hope to many families of lesser means to get a good match," one matchmaker says.

For Argentina, maintaining beef exports to Israel, one of the top-three destinations for its meat, is crucial.