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The synagogue, along with a Torah scroll used by Israeli soldiers, was destroyed on the Kissufim Base by a Hamas rocket in early May.

A spokesperson for JCrush's parent company says it is aware of the breach and secured the database immediately when the problem occurred. According to the spokesman, "There have not been any indications that the data had been accessed by malicious parties or misused in any way."

Omar says she hopes Jewish Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, one of the caucus' founders who has called her out over anti-Semitic, anti-Israel remarks, can "learn and grow." "Just to be clear, my endorsement of the caucus and willingness to unite our communities against the threats of white supremacy isn't an endorsement of Zeldin's bigotry!" she says.

The New York Police Department handled 184 hate crimes from January 1 through June 2 – up from 112 in 2018 – despite the overall drop in crime in the city during that period, NBC News reported on Tuesday. Anti-Semitic incidents jump from 58 to 110.

"Mass killings that turned into an industry are a beastly crime of Nazism that cannot be forgiven," Russian president says.

Rafał Dutkiewicz awarded World Zionist Organization's Jerusalem Prize for his staunch support for the Jewish community and the State of Israel.

Newly formed Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations to include politicians from both communities, with the goal of learning from each other and advocating for joint concerns. “The African-American and Jewish communities have a history of standing together," says co-founder.

As part of JNF-USA project, visitors to ancient mountain top fortress can watch as a scribe working in the synagogue that once housed Masada's Torah scrolls hand writes new scrolls to be donated to communities in Israel.

Independent candidate Moses Elisaf, a 65-year-old doctor, wins 50.3% of the vote in the city of Ioannina to become the first Jewish person elected mayor in Greece. Election shows "stereotypes and prejudices" are being overcome, Elisaf says.

Semyon Rosenfeld fought in the Soviet army until he was taken prisoner and sent to Sobibor, where he took part in the uprising that led to 300 prisoners escaping.