Category Archives: The Times of Israel
The Blogs: AJC & B’nai B’rith: The Jewish Community Is Entitled to the Record
AJC & B’nai B’rith: The Jewish Community Is Entitled to the RecordOn Friday, May 1, 2026, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) will host a delegation from the Government of Lithuania. Read more » »
The Blogs: Questions for AJC and B’nai B’rith
Questions for AJC and B’nai B’rithI write in good faith, as a member of the community these organizations serve, with questions I hope their leadership will treat seriously.The medalsThe American Jewish Committee’s former long-serving CEO David Harris received the Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania in 2021. Read more » »
Jerusalem ceremony recognizes four Jews who rescued other Jews during Holocaust | The Times of Israel
Jerusalem ceremony recognizes four Jews who rescued other Jews during HolocaustB’nai B’rith-KKL-JNF citation honors heroes who endangered their own lives to save fellow community members in World War IIFour Jewish rescuers who saved other Jews during Read more » »
Times of Israel reporter among winners of award for Jewish Diaspora coverage
Times of Israel reporter among winners of award for Jewish Diaspora coverageZev Stub won B’nai B’rith’s annual prize recognizing excellence in diaspora reportage, alongside Tamar Ish Shalom and Oren NahariTimes of Israel reporter Zev Stub is among Read more » »
Ritchie Torres’s primary challengers criticize his pro-Israel views, take aim at ‘rich Zios’
Ritchie Torres’s primary challengers criticize his pro-Israel views, take aim at ‘rich Zios’15th Congressional District candidate Jose Vega has made Riverdale, which is packed with synagogues, a focus of his campaign, as other progressive challengers Read more » »
82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial
82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burialDNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over ChinaZev Stub is the Times of Israel’s Diaspora Affairs correspondent. Read more » »
How a UN vote 50 years ago equating Zionism with racism forever altered discourse on Israel
When a small group of lawmakers gathered at the US Capitol Visitors Center on Tuesday for a B’nai B’rith event, it was to show support for Israel — and to mark 50 years since the UN passed its notorious Resolution 3379 declaring “Zionism a form of racism.”The measure was passed on November 10, 1975, the 38th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Read more » »
Lone Star of David: How a short-lived plan saw persecuted European Jews reroot in Texas
Lone Star of David: How a short-lived plan saw persecuted European Jews reroot in TexasIn her new book ‘Melting Point,’ Rachel Cockerell chronicles her ancestors’ involvement in an obscure movement – exclusively in their own wordsWhen author Rachel Read more » »
As antisemitism rises on European campuses, Jewish students are pushing back
As antisemitism rises on European campuses, Jewish students are pushing backWith harassment and intimidation spreading across the continent, young leaders are working to help Jewish students reclaim their own narrativesGrowing up as the only Jewish Read more » »
Report finds drastic increase in antisemitism at European universities since Oct. 7
Report finds drastic increase in antisemitism at European universities since Oct. 7B’nai B’rith examined schools in 9 countries; recommends they bolster security, appoint taskforces, adopt IHRA antisemitism definition and enforce protest Read more » »
