Jewish World

"Given the surge in anti-Semitism it is simply impossible to settle for statements like 'never again,' which have unfortunately become empty clichés," says EJA head Rabbi Menachem Margolin.

"It is troubling to see, in many parts of the world, an increase in selfishness and indifference, lack of concern for others and the attitude that says life is good as long as it is good for me, and when things go wrong, anger and malice are unleashed," Pope Francis tells delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Local police open a criminal probe into the incident. "I hope that justice will prevail," Israeli ambassador says.

Hundreds of people attend the commemoration at Budapest's Dohany Street Synagogue, the largest in Europe, including Holocaust survivors, diplomats and politicians.

Pro-Palestinian activist says only typhus to blame for her death. Statement part of video on progressive social media outlet that spotlights BDS student activists who slam Trump's executive order.

The paper advises that "an armed guard or armed congregant is not a security strategy or plan on its own. Armed security can be part of a plan, but it is only that – a component. A true security plan includes many other layers and components."

Video and audio clips of interviews with Jews from Arab countries collected by the Sephardi Voices project will be made public to teach aspects of modern Jewish history that have been ignored for too long.

Iranian-born broadcaster Rani Amrani of Israel’s Farsi-language RadioRan explains why the Jewish community in Iran, one of the oldest in the Middle East, is “sitting on a powder keg.”

"Bryan E. Leib brings years of advocacy and nonprofit work to AAA," says organization in press release.