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Portuguese Town to Sponsor Country-Wide Initiative Marking Routes Taken by Jews Fleeing 15th Century Persecution
People stand next to a memorial marking the Jewish Massacre of 1506, in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 18, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Catarina Demony A town in Portugal will be the sponsor of a new initiative to mark the routes taken by 15th century Spanish and Portuguese Jews after they were expelled from those kingdoms. Read more » »
Israel May Cancel Joint Declaration With Poland Amid Fury Over Holocaust Property Law: Report
Poland’s Senate in session. Photo: Reuters/Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminskivia. The Israeli government is considering the cancellation of a 2018 joint declaration with Poland that ended a dispute between the two countries, following the passage of a law that effectively closes off the property restitution claims of Holocaust survivors. Read more » »
Why Are ‘Progressive Jews’ Defending Ben & Jerry’s?
A refrigerator bearing the Ben & Jerry’s logo is seen at a food store in the Jewish settlement of Efrat in the West Bank July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun JNS.org – If you thought that American Jews were going to unite against discrimination in ice-cream sales, you were wrong. Read more » »
Jewish Groups Praise Germany for Skipping UN Anniversary Event Marking Durban Conference
Signs at a pro-BDS protest in New York following the US decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Photo: Reuters / Carlo Allegri. Major Jewish groups applauded Germany’s decision to boycott the event marking the 20th anniversary of the UN’s World Conference Against Racism to be held in Durban, South Africa. Read more » »
Fear of the ‘No Fear’ Rally
A group from Boston at the “No Fear: A Rally in Solidarity With the Jewish People” on the National Mall in Washington, DC, July 11, 2021. Credit: Chris Kleponis. What if they held a rally against antisemitism and nobody came? That was nearly the case with July 11’s “No Fear — A Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People. Read more » »
Jewish Groups Applaud the Netherlands for Skipping Durban IV Event ‘Tarnished by Antisemitism’
The Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room of the Palace of Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. The room is the meeting place of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Photo: Ludovic Courtès via Wikimedia Commons. Read more » »
US Jewish Group ‘Outraged’ by Activists Accusing IDF of Exploiting Surfside Disaster
Members of Israel Defense Forces on the ground in Surfside, Florida. Photo: IDF JNS.org – Anti-Israel activists took to social media to accuse the Israel Defense Forces of exploiting the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. Read more » »
The Enduring Message of the Rescue at Entebbe
Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon (back to camera) welcoming the rescued Air France passengers and crew. including pilot Michel Bacos (left). coming off an Israel Air Force Hercules plane at Ben-Gurion International Airport, July, 1976. Credit: Moshe Milner/ Israel Government Press Office. JNS. Read more » »
‘Devastated’ US Jewish Community Extends Prayers as Number of Missing in Miami Condo Collapse Rises to 159
Emergency personnel continue to search at the site of a partially collapsed building in Surfside, near Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 25, 2021. Read more » »
World Jewish Groups Praise Switzerland’s Approval of Leading Definition of Antisemitism
A Swiss government building. Photo: The Federal Council of Switzerland. Leading Jewish groups in Europe and around the world welcomed the Friday decision by Switzerland’s executive body to approve the working definition of antisemitism by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Read more » »
