Category: Jewish
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Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor
Over 480 police officers, soldiers and psychologists took part in the operation, during which computers, phones and other equipment were confiscated as potential evidence. 4 View gallery Guatemalan forces with the rescued children (Photo:… Continue Reading
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Department of Ed resolves Title VI antisemitism complaints against 5 U of California campuses, U of Cincinnati
The U.S. Department of Education announced it had resolved nine antisemitism- and Islamophobia-related civil rights complaints made against five campuses inside the University of California system on Friday, including some… Continue Reading
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Israel investigating suspected settler attack on West Bank mosque
Israeli authorities are investigating after a mosque in the northern West Bank town of Marda was torched and graffitied with Hebrew slogans. No one was injured in the incident. Footage from the scene appeared to show burn marks… Continue Reading
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New York City to honor Lubavitcher Rebbe with renamed street in Crown Heights
A section of President Street in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood will be renamed “Lubavitcher Rebbe Way” in honor of the influential leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The New York City Council approved the measure late… Continue Reading
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Hertsmere rejects call to boycott Holocaust Memorial Day
A council has said it is even more determined to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, after rejecting an attempt by the British-based Islamic Human Rights Commission to persuade councils and universities to boycott the event in… Continue Reading
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Jewish charity helps 83 Righteous Gentile Holocaust heroes celebrate holidays
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous is sending more than £254k to 83 Righteous Gentile rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in 10 different countries –the largest one-time seasonal award in the foundation’s history. The JFR… Continue Reading
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Jewish teens rally at Brandenburg Gate
500 Jewish teens from 25 European countries gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in a show of Jewish pride and resilience. The European Jewish Youth Congress, organised by the Chabad Jewish community of Berlin and CTeen, was a historic… Continue Reading
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Luciana Berger and Mike Katz nominated for life peerages by the PM
Jewish Labour Movement national chair Mike Katz and former Labour MP Luciana Berger have been made life peers, Downing Street has confirmed. The two Jewish Labour stalwarts were amongst 30 names nominated by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a… Continue Reading
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Irish bookshop sells out of Sinwar book, hailing him a ‘king’ fighting ‘Zionist scum’
A Dublin bookshop has pledged to restock sold-out copies of a novel by former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, describing him as a “King in a Chair” facing off against “Zionist scum”. Connolly Books, self-described as “Ireland’s… Continue Reading
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Save a Child’s Heart delivers lifesaving heart surgeries to children in Zambia
An Israeli humanitarian organisation conducted a life-saving mission in Zambia this week. An international team of medical professionals from Israel, Tanzania and Zambia from Save a Child’s Heart treated 25 children with congenital heart… Continue Reading