"This book saves lives," the translator of "You Be You: The Kids' Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family," says. Children who read the book will "discover there are different kinds of people, and variety should be celebrated," author says.
The three-day event is attended by graduates of the the Straus-Amiel and Beren-Amiel Emissary Programs who flew in from 11 different countries, and dozens of others, who were unable to travel, but joined in via Zoom.
Seventy-seven years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Yad Vashem and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany launch #Don'tBeABystander social media campaign.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem survey finds France is the European country perceived as being the most antisemitic, followed by Poland and Germany.
Organizers at the Illinois Holocaust Museum choose the Jan. 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day for the official rollout of their new cutting-edge virtual-reality Holocaust experience, titled "The Journey Back."
16th-century missive, which was found in the binding of another old volume, seeks to enlist Rabbi Isaac Luria Ashkenazi's support for an emissary sent to raise money for the Jews of the Holy Land.
Since the beginning of 2020, more than 60 million online engagements linked pandemic-related issues with Holocaust terminology, according to the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Nearly half of US Jews report to have experienced or know someone who experienced antisemitism in the last five years, according to new survey from the Ruderman Family Foundation.
If assimilation is a concern, let the Knesset change the Law of Return, Chief Rabbi David Lau tells Israel Hayom. Noting the majority of immigrants to Israel are not Jewish, Lau asks, “Why change a religious law instead of preventing the problem in the first place?”
The new "Be Aware" program is meant to provide participants with an improved ability to recognize suspicious behavior and criminal activity, guidance on how to report it, and strategies to protect themselves and others from violence.
