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Eli Beer To Lead Worldwide HaGomel Prayer At Western Wall For All People Suffering From CoronaVirus

Eli Beer, who recently recovered from a  month-long battle with Covid-19 Coronavirus, during which he…

acMay 10, 2020

Israel

Poll: Most Jewish Israelis support annexation

A majority of Jewish Israelis (52 percent) support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to…

acMay 10, 2020

AntisemitismPolitics

Anti-Semites disrupt forum attended by Jewish candidate for lieutenant governor

An online forum for Democratic candidates for Vermont lieutenant governor, which included a Jewish candidate,…

acMay 8, 2020

Antisemitism

Syrian man smashes windows of kosher restaurant in Amsterdam for second time

A Syrian man was arrested on Friday for smashing the windows of a kosher restaurant…

acMay 8, 2020

CoronavirusJudaism

Fauci to Orthodox Jews: Phase in communal prayer as virus restrictions are lifted

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, had a…

acMay 8, 2020

Holocaust

Emotionally, KISS frontman Simmons discovers mother’s past during Holocaust

Rock legend and KISS frontman Gene Simmons got teary-eyed when reading over historical documents about his…

acMay 8, 2020

AntisemitismHolocaustPolitics

Sen. Mike Lee places hold on Never Again Education Act

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has placed a hold on the Never Again Education Act, which…

acMay 8, 2020

Politics

Republican Jewish Coalition endorses Rep. Steve King’s primary opponent

 In a rare move, the Republican Jewish Coalition announced on Thursday its endorsement of Rep.…

acMay 8, 2020

CoronavirusIsrael

Israeli researchers make ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing corona vaccine

Researchers at the Israel Institute for Biological Research have successfully isolated a key coronavirus antibody,…

acMay 7, 2020

HolocaustJudaism

Celebrities raise funds for meals to Holocaust survivors homebound in New York

A group of celebrities helped fundraise on Tuesday to deliver meals for Holocaust survivors living…

acMay 6, 2020

Judaism

Olympics swimmer Dara Torres inducted into Jewish-American Hall of Fame

The Jewish-American Hall of Fame has announced its 51st inductee, former Olympic swimmer Dara Torres.…

acMay 6, 2020

IsraelJudaism

Western Wall reopens to worshippers, but with strict social-distancing limitations

The Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem re-opened to worshippers on Tuesday morning after the Israeli…

acMay 6, 2020

IsraelPolitics

Cardin says he won’t sign Senate letter against annexation

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the second-highest ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said…

acMay 6, 2020

AntisemitismPolitics

Pennsylvania state lawmaker apologizes for comparing Wolf administration to Nazis

A Pennsylvania state representative apologized on Tuesday for comparing the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf…

acMay 5, 2020

CoronavirusHolocaust

Nursing staff gets out red carpet for Holocaust survivor who beat COVID-19

A nursing home in New Jersey pulled out the red carpet for a Holocaust survivor…

acMay 5, 2020

IsraelPolitics

Former Democrat national security officials call for tougher stance on Israel

Ahead of U.S. elections in November, the Democratic Party platform should include language critical of…

acMay 5, 2020

Op-eds

JACK ROSEN: Vilifying de Blasio for his ‘Jewish community’ tweet creates other problems

Originally published in the New York Daily News. Last week, New York City Mayor Bill…

acMay 5, 2020

CoronavirusIsrael

Netanyahu lauds Israel’s coronavirus ‘success,’ announces gradual reopening of economy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday touted Israel’s “major success” in confronting the coronavirus…

acMay 5, 2020

IsraelPoliticsTerrorism

Congress members push for extradition of wanted terrorist Ahlam Tamimi from Jordan

A group of Republican members of Congress have called on the Jordanian ambassador to the…

acMay 4, 2020

AntisemitismPolitics

UK Labour general secretary resigns after tenure tainted with anti-Semitism

U.K. Labour General Secretary Jennie Formby, who once said it’s “impossible to eradicate anti-Semitism,” has…

acMay 4, 2020