Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue, one of two remaining Jewish houses of worship in Alexandria, partially collapsed in 2016. Antiquities officials said the renovations, which began the following year, prevented it from becoming a total loss.
Recent hate crimes and domestic terrorism have put Americans' freedom "under significant stress," US Department of Homeland Security advisory panel warns.
"There are many, many non-Jews here, and some of them are Communists, enemies of the faith, haters of religion," Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef tells religious gathering. PM Netanyahu: Comments outrageous. Liberman: Remarks anti-Semitic.
About a dozen graves are vandalized in the Jewish cemetery of Bayonne, France. In Ukraine, the dorm of a Jewish student is vandalized with anti-Semitic etchings. In Greece, a monument to Holocaust victims is vandalized and the exterior of a synagogue is defaced with slogans, including “Jewish snakes out."
John Barnett recognized for his services to New Zealand’s film and television industry, while Holocaust survivor Bob Narev honored for his contribution to education and the community.
"Today, we do not simply walk over a bridge, we begin building better bridges between all denominations of Jews, and between Jews and non-Jews," head of UJA-Federation of New York says.
"The expansion of hassidic communities in New York's Hudson Valley, the Catskills, and northern New Jersey has led to predictable sparring over new housing development and local political control. It has also led to flare-ups of rhetoric seen by some as anti-Semitic," the NBC report says.
The new Austrian government, which in the coming days will be sworn in, says "Austria will not support any initiative or decision in international forums that contradicts" its commitment to Israel.
Nonprofit specializing in technological developments designed to meet halachic requirements says new innovations in the field can make sure the integrity of holy texts written on parchment is not compromised.
The 22-year-old man was attacked in Williamsburg by two women who yelled anti-Semitic epithets at him, threatened to kill him, and punched him in the throat.
