Category Archives: JNS.org
US Jewish groups packed their schedules during UN General Assembly – JNS.org
(September 26, 2023 / JNS) The U.N. General Assembly is best known for its annual, high-level General Debate, during which world leaders do not debate but instead take the podium individually to broadcast largely promotional messages to the globe. Read more » »
California ethnic-studies faculty label Jews ‘highly funded lobby groups’ – JNS.org
(September 20, 2023 / JNS) A faculty group contacted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to air its grievances in response to efforts by Jewish and other organizations to remove antisemitism from proposed public-school curriculums. The Sept. Read more » »
Tashlich is more than a spiritual, Marie Kondo purge, experts say – JNS.org
(September 18, 2023 / JNS) Earlier this month, Royal Auction House in Toms River, N.J., sold an 1806 illustrated, handwritten Tashlich guide for $5,000. Last month, Appel Auction in New York offered but didn’t sell a 19th-century painting depicting the rite. Read more » »
Jewish groups urge extradition of Ahlam Tamimi; Jordan unlikely to turn over terrorist – JNS.org
(September 14, 2023 / JNS) The American Jewish Committee mentions Ahlam Tamimi twice on its website—in 2020 and in 2018. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith calls on court not to ‘abet political prosecution of Israel’ – JNS.org
(September 13, 2023 / JNS) A panel of legal experts discussed why B’nai B’rith International regards a referral by the U.N. General Assembly to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, as constituting an “unjustified and deeply unhelpful” step away from potential peace in the Middle East. Read more » »
The ADL betrays history and the people it pledges to protect – JNS.org
(September 12, 2023 / JNS) The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 by the B’nai B’rith following the lynching of Leo Frank. Its founding charter gives as its prime directive “to stop by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Read more » »
Shimon Peres honored in Portugal – JNS.org
The Portugal-based International Observatory of Human Rights (Observatório Internacional de Direitos Humanos, OIDH) on Sunday honored the legacy of Israel’s former prime minister and president Shimon Peres. Read more » »
Grant Shapps becomes first Jewish UK defense secretary in 30 years – JNS.org
(September 11, 2023 / JNS) Grant Shapps. Credit: Rory Arnold/No. 10 Downing Street via Wikimedia Commons. The United Kingdom has appointed its first Jewish defense secretary in more than three decades. Read more » »
In divisive times, Jewish leaders mostly optimistic as High Holidays approach – JNS.org
(September 5, 2023 / JNS) Nearly 60% of Americans told pollsters in late March and early April that life is worse for them than for those like them 50 years ago, and sizeable majorities think the U.S. Read more » »
American Jewish groups downplay Visa Waiver Program risks to Israel – JNS.org
(August 8, 2023 / JNS) As the Sept. 30 deadline looms for Israel to either gain entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which it has sought for more than a decade or have to restart its application, questions loom about whether Washington’s entry requirements would create security risks for Israel. Read more » »
