News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

Candidate Maria Estrada Doubles Down on Anti-Jewish Hate

Maria Estrada’s hateful words spread fast on social media, in multiple print and online media from the local to national, and international levels.

Once again we see that the left's rhetoric about "Zionists" isn't a sincere disagreement with policy, but an excuse to attempt to legitimize bigotry.

Politics | Op-Ed

Kudos to Netflix For Dropping Farrakhan 'Documentary'

Those who create the magic that is Hollywood are currently confronting a multitude of challenges, from new technologies to mega-mergers...

News | News

Maori Group Holds Apology Ceremony Over New Zealand’s Opposition to Israel at UN | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner

A group representing the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand held this week a traditional ceremony of apology for the...

Repeat after me: JEWS, NOT ARABS, ARE THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. Science (archeology and genetics) proves that fact.

News | The News

Netflix To Offer Documentary About Anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan

On August 1, Netflix will offer a documentary about Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam who is known for his anti-Semitic views.

News | International News

Natalie Portman’s disgusting denigration of the Holocaust - Opinion - Jerusalem Post

What does Natalie Portman want?

News | News

New immigrant entrepreneurs get networking chance via Gvahim programs | The Times of Israel

Participants in TheNest incubator proudly present their new businesses at an event in Tel Aviv

News | News

HRW's Ken Roth says new Basic Law makes Arabs "second class citizens." Can't say how, though.

Another fact-free tweet from HRW's Ken Roth.

The Human Right's Watch is another leftist org that is essentially a joke.

News | Israel/Jewish Community

What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Means for Israel

With her primary-election upset over incumbent Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley, 28-year-old Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is the emerging face of millennial politics...

"With Democrats poised to dominate Congress in the midterm elections this November — including Cortez, the clear front-runner in her district — it’s incredibly dangerous and damaging to have untrue statements being taken as fact by policymakers. While Cortez’s PBS interview was a high-profile instance of Democratic lack of awareness on the conflict, it served as a wake-up call to viewers and pro-Israel activists that we must go on the offensive to counter these claims."

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Holocaust Survivor Leads Panel Discussion at Comic-Con About Art During World War II

A survivor of three Nazi concentration camps led a panel discussion about art and the Holocaust on Thursday at the Comic-Con International...

News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

SFSU Not Planning Further Action After Professor Refuses to Remove Declaration Rejecting Zionist Students

San Francisco State University will not take further action to remove a post visible on an affiliated social media page that...

Zionism means ONE thing: the belief that Israel is the eternal homeland of the Jewish people. The only reason why it's become a "dirty" word is that these people know that they can't get away saying what they say about Jews like they can about "Zionists" because most people don't understand what the word means. This is happening a universities across the country. I had the same exact situation with my alma mater, The University of Southern California. They refused to do anything about an Arab professor who supported Holocaust denial.

News | News

PA: Western Wall is part of Al-Aqsa - Israel National News

PA religious leaders deny the Jewish connection to the Western Wall and claim that it is an Islamic site.

But these people just want peace, right?

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Austrian Far-right Lawmaker Proposes Jews 'Register' If They Want to Buy Kosher Meat

Gottfried Waldhäusl said the law was designed “from an animal welfare point of view.”

Repeat after me: Europe is not some kind of progressive paradise. It is the same bigoted sewer it has always was.

News | Media Bias

The program to target children with anti-Israel propaganda

Teen Vogue has an article that uses the same stupid logic we've seen before to try to link police violence in the US with Israeli defense against violent rioters who want to destroy her.

Ten Vogue is absolutely disgusting.

News | News

The Palestinian constitution says Palestine is Islamic and Arab, Jerusalem its capital, Arabic its official language. No one cares.

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

History | Archeology

The mixed prayer section at the Wall is an archaeological disaster

The choice of the specific location to build mixed prayer section in Jerusalem's Western Wall will bury priceless Jewish archaeological excavation.

The Israeli government’s apparent refusal to protect the archeological heritage of the Jewish in deference to politics is apalling.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he won’t remove Holocaust denial posts

Founder of social media giant says those denying Holocaust may be doing so unintentionally and should not be removed, drawing condemnation from ADL; later clarifies remarks

I am going to quote the words of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on this one: “Unacceptable & outrageous remarks by @MarkZuckerberg about #Holocaust denial. Must clarify his remarks & make clear Holocaust denial is a willful and hateful attempt to trivialize murder of 6 million Jews. No room for Holocaust denial on @facebook...”

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Under neo-Nazi and jihadist bullying, Swedish Jewish communities are shuttering

In addition to violent harassment from two Jew-hating populations, Swedish Jews also must live under government-enforced strict secularism

It’s apalling that they have to deal with secular radicalism in addition to the usual threats from neo-Nazis and Muslims. This would be the same Scandinavia that American liberals hale as a model of secular utopian success.

News | Fun With Islam

France Gives Muslim Killer of Elderly Jewish Woman a Pass | Frontpage Mag

Every other Muslim terrorist or killer in Europe has his actions blamed on mental illness or drug use. This just continues the pattern.

Fantastic job France. As usual. This animal threw an elderly woman out of a window, had NO history of mental illness, and did have a history of antisemitism, which means in France that you get a free pass.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Starbucks' flavored drinks lose Kosher certification - CBS News

A top Kosher certification company has dropped Starbucks drinks with syrups, sauces, toppings and powders

News | News

WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Israel Then Admits She Has No Idea What She's Talking About

New York socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked Israel in a recent interview on PBS's "Firing Line," calling them the occupiers of Palestine and later admitting that she has no idea what she is talking about regarding Israel.

You don’t need to know what you’re talking about when the cool thing is to blindly hate Israel.

Politics | BDS

BDS Founder Confirms Movement Is About Ending the Jewish State

Supporters of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement claim that BDS is about a two-state solution — and...

Go to any BDS demonstration and you will hear them caking not for peace, or a Palestinian state, but for the end of Israel.

News | News

A Shabbat Of Air Strikes And Rocket Attacks

Friday night, on the holy Jewish sabbath, residents of southern Israel were awakened by sirens.

Politics | POLITICS

Why Postmodern Intersectionality Imperils Israel and Jews

The vogue theory of intersectionality has managed to de-emphasize prejudice against Jews, demonstrating that it is just another vehicle for anti-Semitism.

News | News

Muslim Democratic congressional candidate calls Israel ‘apartheid regime’ - Diaspora - Jerusalem Post

Ilhan Omar’s tweet came in response to accusations that a tweet she wrote in 2012, accusing Israel of “evil doings,” amounts to antisemitism.

Amazing. She is lies about the world's only Jewish state in an attempt to diminish it's legitimacy, but then claims that SHE is a victim of "bigotry." Is anyone else sick of this yet?

Politics | Indoctrination On Campus

Students for Justice in Palestine: Progress Impossible 'So Long as Israel Exists'

Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of California, Davis, acknowledged on Friday that it did not believe progress...

SJP is a hate group. End of story. But because they re a leftist hate group, they are tolerated on college campuses across the country. I understand the good impulses of the Jewish students to "choose love." But WHEN will people start to understand that it is incredibly naive to believe that you can fight hatred with love. That's a nice slogan for a 60s poster, in the real world it doesn't work. As for SJP, at least these scumbags are finally inching slowly toward honesty. They believe that ALL of Israel is "occupied.' They deny the right of the Jewish people to live in our land, they deny that any of it is our land, and, most heinously, they deny the entire history of the Jewish people.

News | Israel/Jewish Community

French Jewish family told to remove mezuzah outside apartment

'We remind you no personal object may be presented in public areas, request you move mezuzah inside; Thank you for your understanding.'

UNACCEPTABLE

News | Standing With Israel

To pressure colleges into combatting anti-Semitism, alumni become activists

Alums for Campus Fairness builds a network across the US seeking to maintain an evenhanded dialogue, by turning graduates into stakeholders

Politics | Op-Ed

NO HOLDS BARRED: The apotheosis of Sheldon Adelson

Where have we seen one of the foremost contributors to politics in the world dedicate his influence to the interests of his people over and above any personal consideration?

News | News

UN failing to recognize, fight anti-Semitism, engaging in Holocaust denial, watchdog charges

Report accuses world body of engaging in 'softcore Holocaust denial,' calls on Guterres to push reforms that will help combat Jew hatred worldwide

Politics | The Hall of Idiots

Linda Sarsour’s Brother Outed as a Vile Antisemite

The brother of faux feminist and Israel hater Linda Sarsour has a Jew hatred problem

So this is a real shocker. A Jew hater’s brother is a Jew hater.

Politics | Op-Ed

An open letter to the participants who left their Birthright trip

These young adults affiliated with IfNotNow chose to feign ignorance. I’m conflicted. On the one hand, I am hesitant to engage with you because a response would give your rhetoric a degree of legitimacy. On the other hand, your rhetoric is so presumptiv

A nice take on pathetic behavior.

Politics | Media Bias

Co-Founder of Vox Media Calls Ben Shapiro 'Jew Who Helps Other Jews Onto the Train'

Vox Media co-founder Joshua Topolsky called conservative writer Ben Shapiro the equivalent of a treacherous Jew collaborating with the Nazis in a tweet sent Saturday.

Unacceptable. But this is where we are now. For the left, anyone who disagrees is a “Nazi.” They are at the point where they really are steps away from being totally unhinged.

News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

Spain’s Anti-Israel Hypocrisy Boils Down to Antisemitism

JNS.org – The Spanish state of Navarre recently voted to endorse the BDS movement against Israel, calling on the European Union to...

History | Archeology

Recently uncovered Jewish Revolt coin shows rebels aware of impending disaster

Minted on the eve of the destruction of the Second Temple, coin discovered in City of David excavations reads, 'For the Redemption of Zion'

This is a fascinating glimpse into a critical period of Jewish history. It’s also yet more proof, not that any more is needed, that Jews, not Arabs, are the indigenous people in the Land of Israel.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Racist anti-Semite wins North Carolina primary, GOP withdraws support | The Times of Israel

Russell Walker, running for state's General Assembly, claims God is a racist white supremacist and Jews are descended from Satan

Kudos to the GOP for withdrawing support for this scumbag.

Politics | Politics

Comparing the Border Situation to Nazi Germany? That’s a Form of Holocaust Denial.

Last week, on the MSNBC TV show "Morning Joe," MSNBC contributor Donny Deutsch said that every American who votes for President Donald Trump is a Nazi.

Politics | Petitions

Petition against the Co-op boycott of Israeli companies - We Believe In Israel

We, the undersigned, deplore the Co-op Group’s discrimination against Israeli suppliers. Egregious human rights abuses by dictatorships around the world do not trigger a boycott under the Co-op Group’s Human Rights and Trade policy. However, compa

News | Israel/Jewish Community

After banning Jewish flag, Chicago Dyke March displays PLO flags

LGBT event in Chicago which last year banned Jewish flag displays PLO flags during this year's march, declaring march 'pro-Palestinian'.

When will Jewish liberals understand that “intersectionality” is inherently antisemitic?

News | News

(Ignorant) Anti-Israel activist shares 1939 clip of ‘Palestinian’ Jewish soccer players

George Galloway posts video of Maccabi Tel Aviv, in blue and white with Star of David logo

Galloway is sick and idiot. But the point is that Arabs didn’t call themselves “Palestinian” until after 1967. In fact, they hated the term because it was exclusively applied to Jews before 1948. Repeat after me AGAIN: there has never, ever, not for a second, been an independent nation called “Palestine.”

News | Standing With Israel

The Chutzpah Of Reform Leaders

Even Israel's non-religious political leaders recognize the chutzpah of some Reform leaders who demand a voice at the Western Wall while calling that same wall “occupied territory.”

The liberal Jewish community’s LEADERSHIP Is increasingly doing anything but “standing with Israel.” I don’t blame the average person who belongs to these institutions. They have been taught this stuff for years who conflate American liberalism with Judaism. They are often diametrically opposed.

News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

Jews are not Swedes, populist right-wing lawmaker says

Bjorn Soder claims he never questioned minorities’ rights as citizens but advocated for their right to preserve a distinct ethnic identity

Unreal. Thank G-d I’m an American.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Norwegian rapper curses ‘the f***ing Jews’ at diversity concert

Leader of Jewish community threatens legal action against Kaveh Kholardi, who says remark at Oslo concert was 'taken out of context'

Of course. This could only happen at something called a “diversity concert.” Antisemitism is where the far right and far left meet, but today’s biggest antisemitic threat is from the left. It’s a growing problem and to ignore it is incredibly dangerous and foolish.

Politics | Op-Ed

Krauthammer 2002: What is intolerable is Jewish assertiveness, the Jewish refusal to accept victimhood

This is why Krauthammer is a genius. From 2002 (and just as incredibly perceptive today):

“Jews can be tolerated, even accepted, but they must know their place. Jews are fine so long as they are powerless, passive and picturesque. What is intolerable is Jewish assertiveness, the Jewish refusal to accept victimhood.”

News | News

Israeli Girl Stabbed by Palestinian Terrorist in Afula: It’s a ‘Miracle’ I’m Alive

The 18-year-old Israeli girl who was seriously wounded in a Palestinian stabbing attack in Afula earlier this week said on...

B”H

News | News

World Cup 2018: 7 Jewish stories to watch

From a Jewish football coach and commentators to Israel-based players participating in the games, here is a primer on the competition opening this week

News | News

Golani Brigade to Get Haredi Company as 7,600 Haredi Officers and Soldiers Serve in IDF

According to the plan, which is being formulated in collaboration between the IDF HR division and the Golani Brigade, the special Haredi company will be added to the ranks of the brigade come March 2019.

So much for the claim, which was never true, that Orthodox Jews never serve in the Israeli military.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Meet IDFs new incendiary kite-attacking drone

With flaming kites from Gaza ravaging Israeli farmland, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has provided what the IDF hopes will be an answer to the primitive weapon—the 3kg Firefly—also capable of creeping up on enemy positions and exploding.

You attack us, we'll continue to defend ourselves - no matter what it takes.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The West Bank

Noura Erakat Rewrites Hamas & the Destruction of the Jewish State

There was a time when those who wanted to demographically engineer an end to the Jewish state didn’t speak as smoothly as Noura Erakat does today.

The tone has changed but the idea hasn't, the total destruction of Israel, speaking about allowing ANY Jews to remain on the West Bank, this person's response is " it is no more moral than accepting the two-state solution.” In other words, no Jews, no Jewish state.

News | News

Samsung says Israel is in Europe, "Palestine" in the Middle East

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

How do idiots like this get away with this stuff?

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Sign at future San Diego Jewish center vandalized with threatening graffiti

Threatening graffiti was written on a sign announcing the future home of the University of California San Diego Hillel Jewish Center in the United States.

This is very sad, I lived in San Diego for 13 years and still consider it a second home. But, to be very honest, this doesn't surprise me at all. I experienced more (real) antisemitism during my time in San Diego than I had in my entire life previous to living there. It's just reality that outside of LA and New York it's just more common (although I have experienced it in LA too - particularly during my time at USC which has a history of looking the other way at bigotry when it's directed at Jews).

News | News

WATCH: Women's March Leaders Say Israel's Founding A 'Human Rights Crime,' Israel Like North Korea

On Friday, Women’s March leader Tamika Mallory – she of the Louis Farrakhan fandom – explained that she believes Israel ought not exist.

They are both despicable human beings.

Politics | Op-Ed

Boycotting Israel is a hopeless misdiagnosis of the problem

Any suggestion of boycotting the Eurovision, or boycotting Israel in any other way, betrays a catastrophic misunderstanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Great article from Ireland.

News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

The UN’s Sordid Embrace of Antisemitism

The following is a speech delivered by Anne Bayefsky, Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust...

"Belittling Jewish religious beliefs, invoking Jewish conspiracy theories, and analogizing Israelis to Nazis isn’t subtle. It’s antisemitism."

News | News

‘Non-Violent’ Palestinian Rock-Throwers Murder Another Israeli

JNS.org – Another Israeli has been murdered, after having been struck in the head by what Haaretz described as a “heavy brick.” For...

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Faith and Friendship - Covenant & Conversation - Parshah

After all that had happened – the miracles, the exodus, the division of the sea, food from heaven, water from a rock, the revelation at Sinai and the covenant that went with it – the people, yet again, were complaining about the food. And not because

"Judaism has foundational beliefs, to be sure, but it is fundamentally about something else altogether. For us, faith is the redemption of solitude. It is about relationships – between us and G‑d, us and our family, us and our neighbors, us and our people, us and humankind. Judaism is not about the lonely soul. It is about the bonds that bind us to one another and to the Author of all. It is, in the highest sense, about friendship."

History | History

Why International Farhud Day Stymies Invented Palestinian History

When International Farhud Day was proclaimed at a conference convened at the United Nations headquarters on June 1, 2015, its proponents wanted...

“Remembering the tragic facts of the Farhud process will make it harder for the newly-invented history to take root. After the Arabs rebranded themselves as “Palestinians” in May 1964 with the backing of the Soviet KGB, a new narrative began to come together...”

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

In Britain, poll indicates, 23% ‘unwilling’ to have a Jew in the family

Similar number found in Italy, Germany and Austria in survey of 15 countries in Western Europe; the Dutch found to be most accepting

The more things change...

News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

Jews Get to Define Anti-Semitism, Not Shaun King – Tablet Magazine

Why Shaun King is an example of a very public failure to live up to anti-oppression values in the social justice movement.

As someone who has been called a "heeb," a "kike," and a "f'ing Zioinist Jew," along with several other incidents, I always find it bizarre when the purveyors of identity politics claim that I posses "white privilege" and have no idea what bigotry was like. I grew up around Holocaust survivors, some of my family members experienced serious antisemitism here in the United States, and the Nazis put millions of my people into overs just a generation before I was born. Sorry, but unless you are Jewish: you absolutely do NOT get to tell is what we experience as Jews. I find identity politics to be pretty abhorrent. But I am more horrified by the left's enthusiastic embrace of all things anti-Jewish.

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Peaceful Palestinian Terrorists Fire Peaceful Mortars At Jewish Kindergarten, Attempt Peaceful Murderous Border Breaches Against Israel

On Tuesday, Hamas fired an enormous wave of mortars into Israel, striking an Israeli kindergarten but causing no injuries. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis were forced to bunkers to weather the attack.

Politics | Politics

Anti-Israel Protesters Shout Down Amb. Nikki Haley at University of Houston | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations was interrupted by protesters waving Palestinians flags while speaking at the University of Houston...

Free speech: until we disagree.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Pro-Israel UCLA Students to Meet With Administration After Anti-Zionist Peers 'Violently' Disturb Event | Jewish & I

Pro-Israel students at the University of California, Los Angeles who called for the suspension of an anti-Zionist group that disrupted their...

UCLA has become one of the most hostile schools to Jewish students in the country. I am sure that every one of the "protestors" claims that they respect free speech and "diversity." Notice that they all complain about the "nakba," but not one of them ever wants to acknowledge the hundreds of thousands of Jews ejected from Arab countries at the same time. As for the "both sides do it" argument, please find me a single example of this ever going the other way.

History | History

The Origins of Arab Settlers in the Land of Israel

What’s in a name? In the case of the Arabs, it tells you what their tribe and country of origin are. It also dispels the biggest fallacy the “Palestinians” would like you to believe.

No Palestinians are not the indigenous people of Israel. The term “Palestine” is Roman in origin, not Arabic, and the people tekmskeves are Arabs, which means they originated in the Arabian peninsula. Even the modern Palestinian population descends from people who moved into the area after the Jewish influx made the area desirable.

News | News

Democrats may be approaching a turning point on Israel - CNNPolitics

There are few issues as contentious in international politics as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

How American Jews, or anyone else, that still claim to support Israel can still be Democrats is becoming a mystery. That doesn’t mean that you have to be a republican. You don’t. But the Democrats are now at the point where their actions are becoming harmful to Israel and the larger Jewish community. Belonging to the same party that actively supports and venerates people like Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour, is exactly like belonging to a party that would support and venerate David Duke or any other racist. People didn’t (and shouldn’t) stand for it when the right tried it, so how do people allow it on the left?

Politics | POLITICS

Neo-Nazis wave Palestinian flags in protest against Israel

Nearly 30 neo-Nazis can be seen in a photo tweeted by Bild journalist Claas Weinmann.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Israeli diplomat kicked out of Uber after speaking Hebrew: 'Can't believe this is happening in America' - Chicago Tribune

An Israeli diplomat took to social media to report that an Uber driver kicked him out of a vehicle in the middle of a busy Chicago street after hearing him speak Hebrew on the phone.

I can totally believe that this happened in America. I was refused entry imto the Arclight theater in Hollywood when I was with an Israeli friend. The manager was very obviously of Middle Eastern descent. Arclight opted to do exactly nothing about it. I won't be going back.

History | History

The Jewish History of the Tower of London - Jerusalem Post

Site acted as both haven and prison for medieval community members.

This is totally fascinating to me. I've been to the Tower of London several times. It's fascinating on its own. I really love history so that's not unusual for me. However, it never occurred to me that there would be a specifically Jewish history of the Tower. That shouldn't be a surprise. The Jewish people have been in Europe for millennia, and a lot of that history is tragic, unfortunately, this is not an exception.

History | Archeology

ToI asks the experts: What are the most important finds of Israeli archaeology? | The Times of Israel

From Dead Sea Scrolls to space-age tech, the dramatic history of the ever-developing field is indelibly entwined with that of the nation itself

The idea that the Jewish people don't have a constant, millennia long, presence in Israel is 100% absurd.

History | History

FDR wanted Jews ‘spread thin’ and kept out of U.S., documents reveal

New documents revealed by the FDR library shows the president's secret plans to resettle Jews out of Europe.

FDR doesn't deserve the almost mythical hero status he has in some quarters for many reasons. These are just the latest. He was a serious bigot and thousands of Jew died needlessly because, when it came down to it, couldn't care less about what happened to us. Yet millions of American Jews STILL believe that he represented some kind of progressive friend to the Jews.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Steven Spielberg urges mandatory Holocaust education

Director, actors, recall filming ‘Schindler’s List’ at special 25th anniversary screening

He is very obviously correct about this.

News | NEWS

Starbucks Excludes Jewish Group From Anti-Bias Training Amid Pressure From Activists | Daily Wire

In response to public backlash after a store manager called the cops on two African Americans for staying too long without purchasing something, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson announced the closure of over 8,000 stores on May 29 for mandatory, company-wide r

Tamika Mallory is a bigot, end of story. Any organization that includes her has no credibility. Particularly any organization claiming that it is fighting for equality.

Politics | Op-Ed

Israel's Birthday: Jewish Power at 70 Years

Israel is a safeguard for Jews, not a vanity.

"Adam Armoush is a 21-year-old Israeli Arab who, on a recent outing in Berlin, donned a yarmulke to test a friend’s contention that it was unsafe to do so in Germany. On Tuesday he was assaulted in broad daylight by a Syrian asylum-seeker who whipped him with a belt for being “yahudi” — Arabic for Jew."

News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

JK Rowling and Standing Up to Anti-Semitism

J.K. Rowling, French celebrities and German officials are making it clear they stand with the embattled Jewish minorities within their midst.

I have new respect for her!

News | News

One-Third of Americans Don't Believe 6 Million Jews Were Murdered During the Holocaust

Seventy percent of Americans believe people care less about the Holocaust than they used to.

News | Israel/Jewish Community

No holds barred: Natalie Portman comforts Israel’s enemies

One thing celebrities care about more than anything is bad publicity.

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Michael Medved: Why do we care so much about Natalie Portman's move?

Gil Hoffman speaks about the Natalie Portman scandal with Michael Medved, one of America’s most respected film critics.

History | History

Israel marks 70 years as a nation as new and old challenges lurk

Israel celebrated 70 years since the country's foundation on Wednesday, lauding its improbable economic success and military prowess, but facing a range of political and security challenges. The anniversary of the proclamation of the state of Israel by f

only safe place, still threatened

News | Human Interest Stories

NEVER AGAIN? On Yom Hashoah, Poll Shows Two Thirds Of Millennials Don't Know What Auschwitz Was

According to a new survey released on Thursday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, fully 41 percent of Americans don’t know what Auschwitz was, including two-thirds of Mil

Miscellaneous | Passover

How to Prepare Your Seder Plate Items Quickly & Easily!

Preparing the Seder plate items can seem overwhelming, but it needn’t be.

Miscellaneous | Passover

14 Passover Facts and Traditions Every Jew Should Know - Passover

Want to come to the Seder educated and enlightened? Here’s a good place to start.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The brutal killing of a Holocaust survivor raises anti-Semitism fears in France

French authorities are investigating whether the victim was targeted because of her religion.

The problem with Europe isn’t that most Europeans are flagrantly antisemitic. It’s that way too many Europeans tolerate antisemitism. So they are less overtly anti-Jewish, but, as we know that attitude has the same dire results. So flagrant or merely tolerant, they allow innocent people to be murdered simply based on their Jewishness. It’s the 21st century and not much has changed in Europe. That this happened to this woman, a survivor of the Holocaust, is absolutely atrocious.

News | NEWS

Indian Children’s Book Lists Hitler as Leader ‘Who Will Inspire You’

A publisher came under fire for featuring the dictator as one of 11 world figures said to have “devoted their lives for the betterment of their country and people.”

Wow. A good example of “the more things change.” This is absolutely despicable.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Trayon White Sr., D.C. council member, blames winter storms on Jews

A D.C. Council member has apologized for anti-Semitic comments he made Friday suggesting that Jewish financiers control the weather.

Sadly, even in 2018 this doesn’t surprise me.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Why Do We Dress Up on Purim? - On wearing costumes on the holiday of Purim

Some reasons behind the age-old custom to dress up on Purim.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Make Superman Jewish Again – Tablet Magazine

Mazal tov to Brian Michael Bendis: The esteemed comic book writer has recently jumped ship from Marvel to DC, and, later this year, will give new life to the publisher’s most iconic hero, Superman. “I'm a little Jewish boy from Cleveland,

Many people don't know this, but Superman's creators were Jewish and there are many Jewish connections to the character.

News | News

Polish government cancels scheduled Bennett visit over Holocaust remarks - International news - Jerusalem Post