"This scroll has been passed on from generation to generation in our family, it is part of our history and means a lot to me personally," says granddaughter of Ludwig Dietenhofer, who took scroll to his home in Asbach and later moved to Israel.
“These winter meetings are designed to empower potential ‘olim’ by giving them resources and networking opportunities to ensure that their immigration be as smooth as possible,” said Rabbi Yehoshua Fass.
According to official statistics, 28,629 olim arrived in Israel between January and October 2019. Only a decade ago, the number of olim for roughly the same period stood at 17,179.
In meeting in Jerusalem ahead of conference marking anniversary of Kristallnacht, President Reuven Rivlin speaks to international representatives charged with combatting anti-Semitism in their home countries, calling it "a problem for all humanity."
Richard Holzer, 27, was approached by undercover FBI agents posing as white supremacists who gave him inert pipe bombs and dynamite, which he intended to detonate at Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colorado. Holzer reportedly waives his right to remain silent and admits to plotting the attack, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
The expletive-laden audio recording was released Sunday by former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. Spencer, who rose to prominence in the US as a leading face of the so-called “alt-right” political movement, purportedly uses racist slurs in the recording against African Americans and Jews.
Ahead of Aliyah Day, Israel Hayom offers a look at young immigrants who are flourishing and thriving in Israel.
The group, founded in 2015 by philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, currently maintains a presence on 80 campuses across North America.
Dina Melpomeni, 92, reunited with Jewish siblings she risked her life to keep safe from the Nazis, their children, and grandchildren. Yossi Mor, 77: They fed us, they gave us medicine, they gave us the protection, everything … She [Dina] loved me very much.
Survey by Jewish Leadership Council finds 87% of British Jews believe Corbyn to be anti-Semitic. Prominent British rabbi warns a Corbyn-led government "would pose a danger to Jewish life as we know it." Corbyn: Anti-Semitism and racism is an evil within our society. I’ve done everything to confront it throughout my life, and will always do so."
