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Police suspect arson in fires at a Jewish camp near Ottawa – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Police say arson may be behind two fires at a Jewish camp in a village near Ottawa. Firefighters were battling a blaze before dawn on Sunday at one building at Camp B’nai B’rith in Pontiac, Quebec, when another building burst into flames, CTV News reported. A police statement said the damage rant to about $450,000 in U.S. dollars. Read more » »
Virginia antisemitism commission blasts Israel boycotts and indirectly critiques Trump – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — A Republican-led commission tasked with studying antisemitism in Virginia recommended a suite of actions, from improving Holocaust education to prohibiting Israel boycotts, while also referring to former President Donald Trump’s recent dinner with a pair of prominent antisemitic figures. Read more » »
The day after Israel’s election, these Jewish groups still are reticent about speaking out about extremists – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Few of the American Jewish groups who would not speak out about the prospect of extremists in government before Israel’s elections have done so the day after, even though Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right provocateur, seems headed for a position of power. Read more » »
What Queen Elizabeth meant to a British Jew like me – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — The death Queen Elizabeth II after 70 years on the throne is a devastating loss for Britain, the Commonwealth and the free world. It is hard to overstate the sense of grief that will be felt at her passing, including from within the Anglo-Jewish community. Read more » »
Jewish groups slam Argentine president for repeatedly comparing number of COVID-19 deaths to the Holocaust – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Jewish groups have criticized Argentine President Alberto Fernández for comparing the number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Holocaust for the second time in three months. Read more » »
A Holocaust survivor celebrates her 100th birthday at a Queens synagogue – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(New York Jewish Week) — Holocaust survivor Hannah Deutch, who escaped Germany via the Kindertransport in 1939, celebrated her 100th birthday this past Shabbat at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights in Queens — one of her favorite places in New York. “She’s a regular Shabbat service attender,” said the congregation’s president, Suzanne Knobel. Read more » »
I’m neither ‘Ukrainian’ nor ‘German.’ But as a Jew in Germany who was born in Ukraine, I am trying to help. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
FRANKFURT, Germany (JTA) — I was born in Ukraine but have never considered myself Ukrainian. My parents had immigrated to Germany, seeking political and economic stability during the chaotic time of the Soviet Union’s collapse, and I still live here, in Frankfurt. Read more » »
Jewish groups condemn Texas elementary school shooting, but only some push for action – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) — After the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday, an array of Jewish groups issued statements that fell into two categories: generalized grief and recommendations for action. Read more » »
Matzah pajamas are the latest trend in a long history of American Jewish branding – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Rabbi Yael Buechler conceived of her latest product a whole year ago, after planning ways to make the Passover seder fun for her two young sons. But it wasn’t until she started promoting the matzah pajamas she designed that she decided to make adult sizes, too. Read more » »
Dutch universities pause compliance with request for information on ties with Jewish, Israeli groups – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Fourteen Dutch universities said they are suspending their compliance with a freedom of information query from a pro-Palestinian organization regarding their ties with Israeli and Jewish entities. Read more » »
