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Pro-Israel Democrats Urged To “Hold The Line” Amid Shifting Progressive Narrative
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (737+ words) NEW YORK " A few years ago, supporting Israel was widely understood as consistent with progressive values: democracy, minority rights, women's equality, LGBTQ equality, and freedom of religion. Nothing about those values has changed. What has changed is the narrative. An…...
ZOA President Morton Klein Calls For Strong U.S. Response To Rising Antisemitism
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (733+ words) NEW YORK " Morton A. Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, is urging U.S. political leaders to take stronger and more explicit action in response to what he describes as a growing wave of antisemitic incidents targeting Jews and Jewish institutions…...
Global Jewish Vegan Event Explores Passover Through Lens Of Compassion And Sustainability
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (13+ words) Global Jewish Vegan Event Explores Passover Through Lens Of Compassion And Sustainability'THEJ.CA...
Rabbi Marc Schneier Calls For Interfaith Leadership To Advance Middle East Peace In Arab News Op-Ed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (759+ words) NEW YORK " Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and senior founding rabbi of The Hampton Synagogue, is calling for renewed interfaith cooperation across the Middle East following the current regional conflict involving Iran. In a recent…...
Rabbi Marc Schneier Defends IHRA Definition Of Antisemitism In Holocaust Remembrance Day Op-Ed
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (716+ words) New York " Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, has published a new op-ed in the New York Daily News marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, warning that antisemitism is being deliberately redefined in ways that weaken efforts…...
Seeking Justice For Revictimized Victims Of The Amsterdam Attacks
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (521+ words) In November 2024, Israeli football fans from Israel and abroad traveled to Amsterdam to support Maccabi Tel Aviv during a match against Ajax. According to victim testimonies and legal filings, what was intended as a routine sporting event devolved into widespread…...
Winnipeg Vigil Poster Sparks Outcry Over Bondi Beach Reference And Erasure Of Antisemitism
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (728+ words) WINNIPEG " A January 29 vigil in Winnipeg intended to "stand together in solidarity" against Islamophobia has ignited a broader debate about how antisemitism and other forms of hate are named and understood in Canadian society. The controversy centers on a promotional…...
From Toronto To Jerusalem: How Aish Reignited One Woman’s Jewish Fire
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) JERUSALEM " I ended up at Aish by accident; the best accident that ever happened to me. At 31, I packed up my entire life in Toronto. I left my job, family, friends, gave up my apartment, put everything into storage, and…...
David Weisberg Appointed Executive Director Of World Jewish Relief USA
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) NEW YORK " World Jewish Relief has appointed David Weisberg as Executive Director of World Jewish Relief USA, entrusting a veteran Jewish communal executive with expanding the organization's humanitarian footprint across the United States during a period of intensifying global crises....
Ancient Stone Bearing Name of Jerusalem Unearthed From Second Temple Period
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) JERUSALEM " Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a rare stone inscription dating back nearly 2,000 years that bears the name of Jerusalem written in Hebrew, providing striking archaeological evidence of the city's central role in Jewish life during the Second Temple period. The…...