Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.
Enrico Michetti had come under fire for an article he wrote last year in which he asked why the Holocaust received more attention than other instances of mass murder.
The move was approved in 2020 but implementation was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gil Ofarim became a cause celebre after he said that an employee of a Germany hotel told him that he would not receive service at the Westin Leipzig hotel unless he covered a Star of David.
The universal outpouring of support after the shooting also showed American Jewish life at its best.
‘General Colin Powell was a true mensch,’ says Amb. Lauder
Messages from around the world will be projected onto the Old City Walls of Jerusalem, on houses of prayer and public institutions around the world
Schudrich says that over the last five years the Rabbinic Commission for Cemeteries has identified and commemorated 70 mass graves.
Fixsler, daughter of Hasidic Jewish parents, had been on life support since her birth at an English hospital.
Italian police recovered two drawings stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish lawyer that were being offered online.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Michigan Department of Corrections's policy of giving vegan meals for religious diets was insufficient and a burden on their religious beliefs.
Western countries may have provided training for far-right extremists in the Ukrainian military.
For Sidney, being Jewish and being from New York are one and the same — there’s an unspoken, mutual understanding between the two identities.
On October 15, fans steadily lined up for a selfie with Stoudemire and a taste of his signature Stoudemire Burger.
“I can’t wait to once more tell the real truth about all the phony baloney stories the world has been conned into believing are History!” Brooks told Variety.
The Jewish Agency election committee refuses Lapid request for four more months to field a new government candidate in place of Elazar Stern.
Prior speakers at the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah annual dinner included then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba.
The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Sharee Jones, is being charged with reckless endangerment and hate crime for allegedly trying to set the Yeshiva of Flatbush on fire.
Zabulon Simantov is expected to arrive in Israel in the coming days after fleeing Afghanistan via the US due to the Taliban takeover of his home country.
Thanks to the Violins of Hope project, the show in Roanoke, Virginia, will feature violins restored after the Holocaust, on which the works of Jewish composers who died in the war will be played.
Mayor Derrick Henry: "It's morally reprehensible someone would want to sell that."
The NYPD is offering rewards of up to $3,500 for information about a woman who set the entrance to the Yeshiva of Flatbush on fire.
The agency's SELA program prioritizes the Aliyah of young Jews over their parents' with an eye towards the future.
CJH, in collaboration with jMUSE, is presenting an all-day conference Sunday
The projection was seen on the Synagogue of Malmö and on other buildings in cities across Sweden, the day of the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism
The fight over ethnic studies has divided Jews in the state and has animated opponents of critical race theory, who argue that the state’s sample curriculum exemplifies what they’re fighting against.
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