Men and women, young and old, make their way from around New York, the country and the world to the unassuming burial place of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, to pay their respects to the leader of Judaism's Chabad-Lubavitch movement who died 25 years ago.
Aliza Shuvaly tells local press she feels like a target after her café was defaced with Nazi symbols and the slogan "The Holocaust is a lie."
Federation of the Jewish Communities reports 347 anti-Semitic incidents in 2018, compared to 221 in 2015. Most of the incidents reported occurred online.
Science History Institute president and CEO Robert Anderson says material in archive is “significant not only to scholars of the history of science, but to Holocaust scholars as well.”
Remains, along with a grenade and 82 mm gun-mortar, found near area where, in 2010, archaeologists discovered a mass grave for over 100 Jews killed by Romanian troops during World War II.
The repetitive pattern of the panels in the exhibit reminds viewers of the stripes from a prisoner’s typical uniform, conveying a sense of internment.
Polish-born Jew says congresswoman was wrong in accusing US government of running "concentration camps" for illegal migrants. “The people on the border aren’t forced to be there ; they go there on their own will. If someone doesn’t know the difference, either they’re playing stupid or they just don’t care,” says 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg.
Worsening anti-Semitism could lead to a wave of aliyah, institute says in "Annual Assessment of the Situation and Dynamics of the Jewish People Today." Report says government must take steps to prepare for development.
Until now, pension payments to Holocaust survivors had been stopped upon their death, but Berlin has now agreed to continue survivors' pensions for nine months after a death to a spouse. Germany also agrees to increase social welfare service funding for survivors by $50 million to a total of around $592 million for 2020.
Germany's official designation of the BDS movement as anti-Semitic sparks flurry of activity against groups and individuals trying to promote its agenda. Steps include canceling of speaking engagements, financial measures.
