The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has pleaded guilty in New York to trying to recruit others to commit violent attacks against Jews and racial minorities, including one plot that would have involved dressing as Santa Claus to hand…
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Graffiti During Mexican Protests Against Claudia Sheinbaum’s Government Calls Out ‘Jewish Whore’
Sheinbaum, elected last year, is Mexico’s first Jewish president. Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, denounced the graffiti: ‘Israel strongly condemns the antisemitic and sexist slurs directed at Mexico’s…
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A German Policeman’s Album Reveals the Only Images of Hamburg’s Jewish Deportation
In one photograph, roughly 20 people stand at the foot of a building. Some wear Nazi uniforms; others have armbands marking them as members of Jewish organizations. Their warm clothing and the fallen leaves suggest the photo was taken in autumn….
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Following backlash, IDF cantor to perform at Amsterdam Hanukkah concert – but not for all
Earlier this month, the Royal Concert Hall canceled the Chanukah Concert Foundation’s program over its singer, a retired IDF chief cantor. As a compromise, the hall and foundation will hold separate concerts and host the cantor – and one…
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The Jewish People’s Parliament Has a New Force at the Table: The Evangelical Right
Two weeks ago, more than 550 delegates from around the world gathered in Jerusalem for the World Zionist Congress, which has convened every four to five years since 1897. This time, it made headlines largely because of a last-minute attempt to…
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A Restored Tombstone in Auschwitz Sheds Light on Vibrant Prewar Jewish Life
OSWIECIM, Poland – For years, the tombstone belonging to Icchak Isidor Hirsch lay hidden on the ground, covered by a tree trunk in a corner of the Jewish cemetery in Oswiecim, Poland – the town adjacent to the Auschwitz extermination camp….
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‘Extra Brain Power’: Hebrew Israelite Rabbinical Body Votes to Ordain Women After More Than a Decade of Debate
Rabbi Tamar Manasseh, left, during her 2021 ordination in a still from the documentary “Rabbi on the Block.” Credit: Red Shield Pictures
After the vote, Rabbis Malchah Netanyahu and Tamar Manasseh were swiftly welcomed to the movement’s board of…
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Gal Gadot wins Israel's Genesis Prize – 'Jewish Nobel' – for wartime support
During Israel’s war with Hamas, Gadot campaigned for the release of hostages and met with their families, and helped promote the screening of a graphic film in Los Angeles, documenting the Hamas attack on October 7 – but not without…
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Texas man charged with making antisemitic death threats to Jewish far-right provocateurs
Nicholas Lyn Ray of Spring of Texas is facing counts of extortion and making a threat to commit a mass shooting or act of terrorism. Ray accused Seth Dillon, the Christian CEO of conservative satire site The Babylon Bee, of ‘conspiring with…
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From Texas to Tel Aviv, invitations go out to Jews fleeing 'Mamdani's New York'
In Maryland, a new Jewish federation moved up its launch to capitalize on a threatened – but hardly guaranteed – exodus
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