Diaspora

In the capital of England it is hard not to smell old Europe

JFS is one of the finest high schools in the kingdom. It lies in northern London and was founded in 1732. At its peak, it was the largest Jewish high school in Europe

Chrissy Teigen touts Israeli photographer

Tal Abudi, who is religiously observant, says he only works with models in modest clothing.

New York store fires employee for antisemitic comments

The worker at Mother Earth’s Storehouse in Ulster, New York turned the light off in the produce cooler and told an employee named Sarah “you’re in the gas chamber,” then called her a “f**king Jew.”

Purim fever strikes the U.S. Embassy in Israel - watch

The embassy released a video of their pre-Purim antics on Wednesday, with fairy tale characters, comic book heroes and even Elvis coming to say hello, but it seemed he was leaving the building.

EU delegation discusses intensification of antisemitism in Europe

"The fight against antisemitism is a struggle for the very future of Europe," Ambassador Danny Danon concluded.

Bennett calls on Poland to deny entry to Holocaust denier Irving

David Irving is set to take a tour group on a nine-day visit to Poland in September, at a cost of $3,650 per person, and will go to the Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec and Majdanek death camps.

90% of ‘7 Rings’ royalties to Rodgers and Hammerstein

Ariana Grande opens tour with tribute to late Jewish rapper Mac Miller.

Tree of Life Congregation raises $40,000 for New Zealand mosque victims

50 people were killed at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch.

Antisemitic fliers hung in L.A., condemn ‘Jewish Zionist militia’

The fliers were placed near three schools and a shopping mall.

Polish prosecutors will not reopen case into 1941 Jedwabne pogrom

The prosecutor’s office said that exhuming the bodies of the Jewish victims would not provide any new evidence that could lead to the reopening of the case.

9 in 10 French Jewish students suffer campus antisemitism, poll finds

Nearly 20 percent of the 405 respondents in the Ifop survey said they have suffered an antisemitic physical assault at least once on campus.

Pro-Israel donor abandons AIPAC: Muslim lawmakers ‘clash’ with US values

Adam Milstein, a major pro-Israel funder, has withdrawn from speaking at the annual AIPAC policy conference.

Jewish journalist’s Purim prank about fleeing anti-Semitism shocks Holland

“I am leaving for the only country where getting called a dirty Jew simply means I have to take a bath."

Orthodox-run cemetery OKs area for non-Jewish family members

The change is an extension of another move toward inclusion: In 2001, Beth Shalom was created on the cemetery grounds to accommodate those who convert to Judaism under a non-Orthodox rabbi.

4 things to watch at this year’s AIPAC conference

The pro-Israel lobby’s annual confab begins on Sunday.

Orthodox Jewish group urges United Airlines to address antisemitism

The petition cites incidents where they claim religious men and even a single mother and baby were insulted and in some cases were asked to deplane for security reasons.

Halachic prenups increasingly common in the US; Israel lags

Advocates of such agreements argue that this extra financial burden is a strong motivating factor for recalcitrant partners to grant a divorce.

German Antisemitism official 'must resign, compared Jew to Nazi'

Commissioner against antisemitism in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, Michael Blume compared German Jew to Adolf Eichmann.

30 gravestones vandalized at Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts

The slurs written were “Heil Hitler,” “Hitler was right,” and “Oy vey, this is MAGA Country.” MAGA refers to the slogan from President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential run.

United Hatzalah opens new chapter in Colombia

This is the fifth international chapter for the organization, which also has emergency medical responders in Panama, Ukraine and Jersey City in the United States.

Technion UK celebrates women with disabilities advocate Claire Lomas

The event was hosted in honor of International Women's Day.

Deadly Utrecht attack leads to heightened security for Dutch Jews

The Federative Jewish Netherlands group wrote on Twitter that elite police troops are patrolling Jewish community buildings with semi-automatic weapons.

British Holocaust denier David Irving leading tour of Nazi death camps

Irving is taking deposits on his website for the tour of Nazi historical sites scheduled for September, the U.K.-based 'Jewish News' reported.

Man shouts ‘Heil Hitler’ at Estonian chief rabbi and children

Police on Sunday arrested the man, who is 27 and was not named in Estonian media.

We must protect Christchurch families

To the families that are reeling, I want to say that we in the Jewish community are your siblings; we are all children of Abraham.