The chief rabbi of the French city Orléans was physically assaulted and called antisemitic slurs while walking with his 9-year-old son on Shabbat.
Chief Rabbi Arié Engelberg was walking with his son from synagogue on Saturday afternoon…
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Hebrew University cancer researcher awarded Israel Prize for groundbreaking work
The Hebrew University’s Prof. Yinon Ben-Neriah has been awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for his pioneering research in cancer research.
A physician, immunologist and internationally recognised cancer researcher, Prof. Yinon…
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200,000 tourists a month are visiting the Nova massacre site in southern Israel
The Nova music festival, where more than 350 people were murdered on Oct. 7, 2023, has quickly become one of the most visited tourist destinations in Israel.
More than 200,000 people per month visited the site, at Kibbutz Reim…
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Leading AI tools show antisemitic and anti-Israel bias, ADL finds
All four leading generative AI models show signs of antisemitic and anti-Israel bias, according to a new report published Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
Researchers from the ADL’s Centre for Technology and Society tested…
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Wiener Library exhibition to tell lesser-known stories from Belsen
An exhibition opening next month at the Wiener Holocaust Library will mark 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Belsen.
Traces of Belsen will reveal the lesser-known stories of the camp, a site of the forced…
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Sir Stephen Fry knighted by the King at Windsor Castle
Sir Stephen Fry has been knighted by the King for his services to charity, mental health awareness and the environment.
The beloved Jewish actor, writer and presenter received the honour during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on…
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Lord Pickles announces he is stepping down as UK Post Holocaust envoy
Lord Eric Pickles has confirmed he is stepping down as UK Special Envoy on Post Holocaust Issues after a decade in the role.
In a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the former Tory minister said now felt like “a natural time to…
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In New York City, 2 former allies divided by Trumpian style are vying to represent their Orthodox neighborhood
In June 2020, as much of New York City remained shut down due to COVID-19, State Sen. Simcha Felder and Orthodox radio host Heshy Tischler joined with a couple of other Orthodox politicians to cut the locks off of Brooklyn’s…
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Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate
With Michael Dukakis poised to clinch the Democratic nomination for president in 1988, Colorado’s Jewish newspaper turned its attention to his wife.
“What kind of role model would Kitty Dukakis be for our Jewish children?”…
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For the first time, an undergraduate pro-Palestinian protester is facing deportation
A Columbia University undergraduate has sued President Donald Trump and members of his administration after federal agents visited her dorm in an effort to arrest and deport her.
Yunseo Chung, 21, is at least the third student…
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