Jewish World

The rise felt after October 7 continues, with 84% increase in campus incidents, 21% increase in physical attacks.

The Jewish community in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, is facing escalating antisemitism after Molotov cocktails were thrown at their central synagogue following Passover celebrations, just one week after vandals defaced a community vehicle bearing Jewish symbols.

Hollywood icons have participated in a touching awareness campaign by posing for portraits with Holocaust survivors in an effort to educate people about the darkest period in history.

Investigation findings show that less than an hour after the incident, Balmer called emergency services and told the dispatcher he "would not take part in Shapiro's plans regarding what he wants to do to Palestinians."

Beyond the halachic aspect, the cleaning tradition has also become a symbol of refreshment and renewal – not just physically but also spiritually, as preparation for the Festival of Freedom.

In a cross-continental initiative led by the Jewish Agency, a special letter has been released bearing the signatures of Jewish communities and organizations from around the globe. “Tonight, 59 of our brothers and sisters are not reclining with us at the Seder table. Their cry for freedom resonates with every Jew, everywhere in the world.”

In a briefing to reporters, a senior Israeli official said that the government is engaged in advanced negotiations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to achieve justice for Holocaust victims by returning their property to Hungarian Holocaust survivors who are still alive, as well as to the country’s Jewish communities.

This year (5785), Passover Eve will fall on Shabbat, and will not occur again until twenty years from now in the year 5805 (which will also feature a three-day Purim and Tisha B'Av falling on Saturday night).

Irmgard Furchner served in her youth as a secretary at the Stutthof concentration and extermination camp and was charged about two years ago with assisting in the murder of more than 11,000 Jewish prisoners at the camp.