Icelandic Jewish Community Welcomes Its First Permanent Torah Scroll
It took a year to finish writing the scroll donated by Swiss from Zurich
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White Nationalist Nick Fuentes’ YouTube Channel Is Banned for Hate Speech
In 2018, Fuentes said he avoids the term 'white nationalist' for purely tactical reasons
Ultra-Orthodox Jew Who Helped Stop Monsey Stabber Refuses Reward From 'Zionist Organizations'
'I was not willing to offer my soul for $20,000,' says Joseph Gluck, who threw a table at the attacker, chased him outside, and wrote down his license plate number
Amazon Slammed for Free Shipping to Israeli Settlements but Not to Palestinian Territories
The online retail giant offers free shipping on orders $49 or more to addresses in Israel while addresses listed in 'Palestinian Territories' pay as much as $24 for shipping
Jew York, Jew-free, Yiddo: The New Controversial Additions to the Oxford English Dictionary
Judges say new entries reflect how language is used, and offensive words are labelled as such in the dictionary
Jewish 101-year-old Woman: Hitler Was My Neighbor and Was 'Terrified of Us'
Alice Frank Stock says she lived next to the Nazi leader in Munich on Prinzregentplatz Street in the 1920s and early 1930s
In First, Umbrella U.S. Jewish Group Sends Delegation to Saudi Arabia
The visit signals what could be an increasing warmness between some mainstream U.S. Jewish groups and Saudi Arabia as Israel also looks to forger informal ties
Former Hasidic Couple Sues Quebec for Failure to Make Sure They Were Properly Educated
The couple is not suing for money but demanding Quebec provide more oversight over educational curricula in private religious schools
Jewish and anti-Zionist: Harvard Students Launch pro-BDS Organization
Group of undergrads says it will focus on Palestinian solidarity work, states it doesn't represent the vision of most Jewish students attending the university
Berkeley Student Government Votes Down Resolution Condemning pro-Palestinian Display
'Clearly Berkeley is not united against hate,' campus senior Nathan Bentolila said at the meeting, the Daily Californian reported
Brooklyn Orthodox Community Gives Nearly $50,000 to Family of Slain Jersey City Cop
Check presented to widow and five children of Det. Joseph Seals who was killed along with three other civilians in the rampage
'Holocaust = Fake News': White Supremacist Propaganda Is on the Rise Across U.S., ADL Says
Some 2,700 pieces of propaganda advancing racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ ideas were distributed in 2019, more than double the tally from 2018
Gaza Documentary Filmmaker Files Federal Lawsuit Against Georgia’s anti-BDS Law
The filmmaker, who released 'Gaza Fights for Freedom' in August, alleges that her appearance at a media conference was cancelled after refusing to sign an oath pledging not to boycott Israel
Israeli Orthodox Mother of Five Wins Miami Half-marathon Race
Beatie Deutsch is working to qualify to represent Israel in the marathon at the Tokyo Olympics this summer
Report: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson to Spend $100 Million in Trump Re-election Bid
Most of the money would be funneled through political action committees and 'dark money' groups that are not required to reveal donors, The Guardian says
Andrew Yang Backtracks After Saying All Palestinians Should Have the Right to Return to Israel
The Democratic candidate says the original answer given to the New York Times was given by a staffer 'who I think misunderstood the question'
Joe Biden Rejects IfNotNow's Pressure to Boycott AIPAC Conference
The Jewish progressive group launched #SkipAIPAC campaign to pressure other candidates not to attend the pro-Israel lobby conference
This Jewish Data Whiz Uses Math to Predict the Oscar Winners
Ben Zauzmer says that the Jewish love of calculating odds is no coincidence: 'that same spirit with which we approach religion is also I think a very useful one to approach statistics with'
In Quarantined Wuhan, Israeli Dad Documents His Family Though Coronavirus Scare
Ofer Dekel has been writing on social media in Hebrew daily about the situation, giving an intimate view, complete with videos and photographs
In First, Yiddish Translation of 'Harry Potter' Available in Stores
'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,' as it is known in the United States, was released on Friday by the Swedish publisher Olniansky Tekst Farlag
Elizabeth Warren Says Won't Attend AIPAC Annual Conference in Washington
Jewish progressive group IfNotNow launches #SkipAIPAC campaign to pressure other candidates not to attend the pro-Israel lobby conference
Bernie Sanders: Being Jewish 'Impacted Me Profoundly'
The Vermont senator says that seeing Holocaust survivors with numbers tattooed on their arms as a child shaped his views particularly in opposing Trump and the 'divisiveness' he promotes
Coronavirus Spread Sparks anti-Semitic Views and Conspiracy Theories, ADL Says
In addition to misinformation and xenophobic remarks against Chinese people, extremists have used the virus to advance theories that Jews are responsible for creating the virus
How Kirk Douglas Came to Grips 'With What It Means to Be Jewish'
Born Issur Danielovitch, Douglas embraced his faith after a crash in 1991, celebrating a second bar mitzvah at the age of 83
Anti-Semitic Incidents in U.K. at All-time High, Increasing for 4th Year in a Row
Almost half of the reported incidents were connected to Labour Party anti-Semitism which peaked during periods when allegations against the party were prominent in the news, report finds
Ukrainian Shop Pulls Children's Costumes of Orthodox Jews in Sidecurls
The children's costume was advertised using the word 'zhyd' which some consider a slur in Russian
Former U.K. Parliament Speaker: Anti-Semitism Came From Own Conservative Party, Not Labour
John Bercow tells Sunday Times magazine he never faced harassment due to the fact that he is Jewish from Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party which has previously been accused of institutional anti-Semitism
Paris Metro Passengers Protect Jewish Man From Harassment
According to the man's testimony, one of the attackers approached him for a cigarette and said 'you Jews have enough money to buy some' after being told he didn't have any
In a Brexit Bastion Near London, a Growing Orthodox Community Springs to Life
'Some people told us: Don’t go there, they’re all racists there, they’re all for Brexit,' says one of Canvey Island's residents who left London with several friends in 2016
HBO's Trailer for Adaptation of Philip Roth's 'Plot Against America' Shows U.S. Swept by anti-Semitism
Miniseries is based on alternate history novel in which a fascistic, Jew-hating Charles Lindbergh becomes president