Hannover Shlucha, Now a Widow, Decides to Remain at Post
The decision by Shlucha Shterna Wolff to remain living in Hannover even after the passing of her husband Rabbi Benny Wolff, OBM, is being viewed as an example of the Chabad way...
School Synagogue Closures in Nice Following Murders at Church
Jewish schools and synagogues in Nice remained closed on Friday as a precautionary measure following this week’s shocking Islamist terrorist attack at a Catholic church in the southern French...
Netanyahu Praises Hungarian, Austrian Leaders for Fight Against Antisemitism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for their contribution to the fight against antisemitism.
He was reacting to the...
Jewish leaders Express Sorrow Over Burning of Notre Dame
As the burning of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris sent shock waves around the world on Monday, Israeli and French Jewish leaders expressed their sorrow and condolences...
Polish Children Reenact Auschwitz Gassing in School Show
Students at primary school in Labunie, Poland, recently staged an Auschwitz-themed performance in which some schoolchildren wore Nazi uniforms, while others re-enacted the gassing of prisoners at the German-run...
Lithuania Drafts Bill Exonerating Nation From Holocaust Crimes
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — A committee of the Lithuanian parliament is drafting legislation declaring that neither the Baltic nation nor its leaders participated in the Holocaust, a lawmaker working on...
Jewish Leader in Germany Accuses Police of Not Providing Adequate Protection
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — A Jewish leader in Germany doubled down on his accusation that police did not adequately protect a local synagogue at the center of an attack in...
Labour Suspends Member for Call to March on British Synagogue
(JTA) — Britain’s Labour Party suspended a party member who called for a march to a synagogue to protest disciplinary action against another member accused of spreading antisemitic conspiracy...
Victims of Halle Gunman Are 40-Year-Old Music Lover, 20-Year-Old Soccer Fan
BY LAURA E. ADKINS
(JTA) — Jana Lange was a dedicated fan of German pop music. Kevin S. was a construction worker and decorator who loved soccer.
They have been identified as...
Thousands March in France to Protest Dropped Case Against Jewish Woman’s Killer
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Several thousand people, many of them Jews, rallied in several cities in France to protest a court’s ruling not to try a Muslim man who confessed...
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Israeli Forces Push Deeper into Khan Yunis; 250 Hamas Targets Hit
JOSHUA MARKS
(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
Israeli forces continued to advance into the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday,...
US Admin Approves Emergency Sale of Tank Rounds to Israel
(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
The Biden administration approved the sale of 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel for about $106.5 million, the Pentagon...
Yemen’s Houthis Vow to Target every Israel-Bound Ship
(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels announced on Saturday night that they will target every Israel-bound ship in the Red Sea regardless...