Diaspora Jewry
The most olim in more than two decades arrived in Israel this year, representing a dramatic increase from 2021.
“Immigrant absorption is at the very heart of Zionism and we will do everything possible to welcome these olim with love and open arms,” said Jewish Agency Chair Doron Almog.
The Israeli defense minister tells the Jewish Media Summit in Jerusalem that Israel’s ties to the Jewish Diaspora are strong; also warns that Iran is a threat to regional stability.
The Jewish population of Vlore totaled approximately 2,600 in the 1500s, when the city was a trade hub. Today, the figure has dwindled to 50-100 Albanian-born Jews.
Menorahs have previously been lit in the White House, but this is the first time that one has been included as part of an official display.
A Biden administration official says Wednesday’s roundtable was only a first step; “You don’t set up a meeting like that not to take action.”
Artist Edward Jacobs led the creation of Jack’s House, with Dale Chihuly and Kornit Digital.
Some 271,000 Jews and 3.9 million Muslims live in England and Wales today.
Gilad Erdan inaugurated an exhibition highlighting the expulsion of Jews from Arab countries in the wake of the U.N.'s decision to partition British-controlled Mandatory Palestine.
The Bnei Menashe, or “Sons of Manasseh,” claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, exiled by the Assyrian Empire more than 2,700 years ago.
UCLA’s Aomar Boum has spent 22 years championing interfaith familiarity and amity
Republican contenders made their case to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, as the organization draws lessons from the midterms.
