Jewish World

The art display pays tribute to Lucas Carrer and Dimitrios Chrysostomos, who together protected Jewish residents on the Greek island of Zakynthos during the Holocaust.

Jewish Agency launches “Aliyah Express” program to cut red tape for those fleeing Russian invasion and eligible to immigrate to Israel. So far, 4,000 such refugees have made aliyah to Israel. That number is expected to grow significantly as the situation in Ukraine worsens.

“The time has come for the chief rabbis to understand that they are causing the most sacrilege to the state of Israel. They are causing the non-religious public in Israel to loathe Judaism,” said Rabbi David Stav, who heads Tzohar, a group that provides alternative Orthodox religious services outside the framework of the rabbinate.

"Our main goal isn't to only compensate for what the refugees don't have but to give them a good feeling and make them happy. It is touching every single time to see the joy of the children and adults when they receive Purim baskets," says Chabad emissary Shmulik Zalmanov.

The World Organization of Orthodox Synagogues and Communities calls on Rabbi Berel Lazar, who is thought to be close to Putin, to ask the Russian president to avoid harming such structures in Ukraine.

The object is said to date back to the expulsion of Jews from Spain.

Leon Schwarzbaum, who lived through the ordeals of Auschwitz, said in 2019 that if antisemitism grew worse, he would "immigrate to Israel right away."

Oporto Jewish community says allegations against Rabbi Daniel Litvak based on "anonymous denunciations" and announces it will no longer cooperate with Portuguese government in confirming ancestry of citizenship applicants.

The government of Iran's shah facilitated the purchase of the land in 1971 to mark 2,500 years to Cyrus the Great's edict allowing Babylonians to worship the god of their choice.

Although the city has yet to see any significant combat, the frequent air sirens have encouraged most to flee, leaving just 30 people.