Ax-Wielding Assailant Prevented From Attacking Ukrainian Shul
An ax-wielding man who attacked a synagogue in Ukraine on Tuesday managed to escape after being fought off by a security guard, local news outlets reported.
The shocking attack occurred...
KLM Watchdog: Woman Asked to Move for Orthodox Man Suffered Discrimination
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch human rights board found the national airline KLM guilty of discriminating against a woman who was moved from her seat because an Orthodox Jewish...
Holocaust Survivor Stabbed to Death in Her Moscow Apartment
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor was murdered in her Moscow apartment.
The body of Irina Shur, a former professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, was found at...
German Synagogue Shooter Suspect Goes on Trial
A 28-year old man accused of murdering two people after opening fire on a synagogue in eastern Germany on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur last year was led into...
Working to Serve the Needs of Eastern European Jews in a Pandemic
JNS.org – While the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of slowly down globally, most of Europe appears to be heading in the right direction, with cases dropping across the...
Austrian Castle Held Jewish Gravestones From 17th Century
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — Some 28 Jewish gravestones dating from the 17th century were discovered in the foundation of a wall built to protect a castle in Austria.
They were discovered during...
Protesters Shout ‘Dirty Jews’ at Paris Rally Against Police Racism
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Paris police are investigating after multiple participants were heard shouting “dirty Jews” at a demonstration in Paris focused on Adama Traore, a black man who died...
Prosecutors: Paris Survivor’s 2018 Slaying Was Antisemitic Murder
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Two men who allegedly killed and robbed a Holocaust survivor in her Paris apartment will stand trial for murder that was aggravated by antisemitic hatred, Paris...
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...
German Synagogues Prepare to Reopen With Precautions
(JTA) – When synagogues reopen in Germany in the coming weeks, there will be no handshakes, no hugs and no parading with the Torah, a mainstay of Shabbat services.
That’s...
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Assemblyman Ari Brown Calls Out Dangerous Illusion of “Ceasefire” Between Israel and Hamas
Albany, NY — In light of the ongoing negotiations for a so-called ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, New York State Assemblyman...
I Like Mike
It was a great event. That is, the Israel Heritage Foundation recognizing former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
The...