Jewish World

A project that took a year and a half and spanned several countries ended with a touching family reunion at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday night.

“I urge Westminster City Council not to reject these plans and instead enable this hugely important national memorial to take its rightful place in the heart of the capital and close to the seat of national government,” Mayor Sadiq Khan says. Opponents of proposed memorial warn it would block view of historic park.

The Rumbach Synagogue, built in Moorish Revival style in 1872, is one of Budapest's more prominent synagogues. It will serve as a cultural nexus as well as a center of worship.

Suspect, 20, being held on charges of threats via telecommunication and aggravated menacing after posting Instagram video of man shooting a semi-automatic weapon and tagging the Youngstown Jewish Community Center.

Wesley Gilreath, 29, tells investigators that he wants the "white race to win." FBI and police records show he was in possession of many documents and paraphernalia on white supremacy.

Heiko Maas: "If Jewish women and men are worried about displaying their Jewishness in public – it is a disgrace for the state." Berlin has seen a 14% increase in anti-Semitic incidents over the past year.

Police initially closed the Temple Mount to non-Muslims before opening it for short periods later in the day, enabling a record 1,700 Jews to visit. Local Islamic authorities had urged Muslims to converge on the site in the hope of preventing Jews from praying there.

Suspect, 23, was under investigation by the Justice Department after discussing plans to use Molotov cocktails and IEDs to attack a Las Vegas synagogue. US Attorney Nicholas Trutanich: Threats of violence motivated by hate have no place in this country."

Federation CJA says campaign aims to improve coordinated security at Jewish institutions in Montreal. According to B'nai Brith Canada, 2,041 anti-Semitic incidents in Canada were reported in 2018.