Anonymous benefactor donates $1M to boost security in 500 Jewish centers in US
The hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville spurs Jewish centers in the US to increase security.
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Were WZO funds used for conference against conversion reform?
One Israeli NGO claims a large conference in Jerusalem last week was organized and funded by a group that receives funding from the World Zionist Organization, and that instead of strengthening bonds with Diaspora Jewry it aimed to do the opposite.
Holocaust survivors up in arms over planned auction of Nazi memorabilia
Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum denounces planned sale of some 20 Nazi items, including daggers, flags, and an SS helmet to be auctioned by Pentagon Auctions.
Battered woman rescued from abusive husband in daring escape
Hospital staff smuggle 18-year-old "Rebecca" out hospital basement after learning from NGO Yad L'Achim she had been beaten, raped by husband.
'Shutting down Chief Rabbinate's kashrut fraud unit rewards forgers'
Kashrut supervisors are worried the step will massively hinder the quality of kashrut supervision in Israel and lead to a broad-scale spike in forgeries. Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana says planned reforms will "enhance the enforcement powers of the Chief Rabbinate and grant it authorities it has never had."
NYC congregation facing eviction from nation's oldest synagogue
Congregation Shearith Israel has been embroiled in a long-running dispute over control of the historic building.
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust remarks
Describing Goldberg’s comments as "misinformed, upsetting and hurtful," ABC News President Kim Godwin slaps the Oscar-winning actress with a two-week suspension. ADL chief urges "The View" to hire a Jewish host.
Report: Israel mulls possible airlift of Ukrainian Jews if Russia attacks
Jewish organizations estimate that as many as 75,000 Ukrainians in the eastern part of the country are eligible for Israeli citizenship. Due to the sensitivity of the issue and Israel's good ties with both countries, officials are careful to avoid appearance that they’re taking sides.
'Full of errors': Book naming Anne Frank's possible betrayer recalled
Following criticism, a Dutch publisher apologizes for the printing of the book that suggests a Jewish notary betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis in order to save his own.
UAE's Rabbi Abadie reflects on Israeli president's 'moving' visit
"This country is one of the safest, if not the safest one for the Jewish community to live," says Rabbi Elie Abadie, the senior rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates and the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.