B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman has issued the following statement: The heavenly gates are closed; the book of life is inscribed. Another judgment day has passed. Read more » »

(JNS)—Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted unfavorably to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision on Sunday evening to withdraw U.S. forces from northeast Syria, ahead of an expected invasion by Turkey against Kurdish forces. The White House announced the withdrawal on Sunday, following a call between U.S. Read more » »

Jeff Vieder tees off at the Links of Novi. Featured photo courtesy of Gary Klinger The Vieder brothers dominated the B’nai B’rith golf league this summer. Adam Vieder and Ryan Vieder won the team championship. Jeff Vieder won the individual championship and finished in second place in the team standings with Mitch Cohen. Read more » »

(October 17, 2019 / JNS) The sudden decision of U.S. President Donald Trump last week to withdraw its forces from northern Syria, effectively taking them out of the country and putting them elsewhere in the Mideast, led to an immediate invasion by Turkish forces marked by violence. Read more » »

How the day neo-Nazis marched in America—and Anne Frank—made my Israel October 18, 2019 • 12: 00 AM ‘); } } }); var tweets; $.getJSON(‘https: //urls.api.twitter.com/1/urls/count.json?url=https: //www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/292698/the-nazis-are-coming&callback=?’, function(data){ tweets = data. Read more » »

News National News October 17, 2019 By JTA Staff (JTA) — The father of a Jewish boy killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School won a $450,000 judgment against the editor of a book that claimed the 2012 massacre at the school never happened. Read more » »

THE ORDEAL OF TWO school students in Victoria has stirred up feelings of outrage and solidarity with the students and their families. Among other things, we need a robust educational response that goes beyond telling children that “multiculturalism is good”. Read more » »

News World News: Breaking News From Around The World October 17, 2019 By Marcy Oster AXEL SCHMIDT/AFP via Gett… Protesters rally against anti-semitism on October 13, 2019 in Berlin, in a reaction to the Halle synagogue shooting. Read more » »