Jewish World

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From left: Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria; Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder; and Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt. Credit: Conference of European Rabbis.

Conference of European Rabbis to open new Munich headquarters

The Orthodox group also awarded a prize to Bavarian minister-president Markus Söder.

May 10, 2023

Dublin Hebrew Congregation. Credit: Courtesy of Dublin Jewish community.

Ireland’s Jewish community is declining

One of the country’s oldest synagogues, Dublin Hebrew Congregation, is up for sale.

Avi Kumar

February 15, 2023

A heartbroken son mourns his mother

Gratitude from a son who would not be in Jewish communal life without the dedication and sacrifice of a matriarch who placed herself second to all her children’s needs.

Shmuley Boteach

February 13, 2023

UAE Rabbi Levi Duchman and Lea Hadad during their wedding. The wedding is the largest Jewish event in the history of the Emirates. Credit: Jewish UAE/Christopher Pike.

Meet the rabbi who made it possible to live a Jewish life in the UAE

As the first rabbi to serve in the UAE, Rabbi Levi Duchman has spent eight years, with the eager cooperation of the government, helping to build the infrastructure so that Jews in the Gulf nation can live a “Jewish life.”

Yoni Michanie

October 4, 2022

Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard, Sept. 7, 2002. Credit: Elkman cia Wikimedia Commons.

Along the cliffs of Martha’s Vineyard, a new light beckons

While the population at this exclusive venue jumps to 200,000 in the summer, it’s also home to a small but growing year-round population of about 17,000. Like the lighthouses that dot the island’s coasts, Chabad will be there for the long, bustling summer days and the equally long, star-studded winter nights.

Kayla Rosen and Mendel Super

June 30, 2022

Sweden undertakes measures to address Jewish life, anti-Semitism in country

The announcement comes as it hosts a meeting of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in Stockholm.

June 20, 2022

Jason Isaacson, AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, moderates a conversation with Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Hilad Erdan; UAE Ambassador to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh; Morroco Ambassador to the United Nations Omar Hilale; and (in Zoom box) Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Bahrain ambassador to the United Nations discussed the benefits of the Abraham Accords, June 2022. Credit: American Jewish Committee.

At first AJC global forum since pandemic, world leaders grapple with burst of anti-Jewish hate

Compared with the last time the American Jewish Committee met in 2019, much has changed for Jewish communities it advocated for across the globe, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mike Wagenheim

June 17, 2022

A concert at Judafest in Europe. Credit: Judafest/JDC.

JDC European leaders survey: Anti-Semitism, communal sustainability top concerns

Aside from growing violence, major threats in the future point to the alienation of Jews from religious life and social engagement.

November 18, 2021

A bar mitzvah boy reads his Torah portion at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Credit: Peter van der Sluijs via Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish indigeneity to Israel

A disparaging piece in “Jewish Currents” magazine is deeply troubling for many reasons, most notably because it ignores Jewish and Middle Eastern history from the days of the Bible through World War II.

Sarah Levin

October 18, 2021

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