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Three Israelis injured in car-ramming attack in Judea
April 1, 2023
Earlier, an Arab Israeli was killed while perpetrating a terrorist attack near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Israeli forces conduct counterterror operations in Jenin and the surrounding villages, April 26, 2022. Photo: IDF.
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Swastikas mar historic Orthodox synagogue in Montreal
March 31, 2023
“This vile act shows us that Jew-hatred is alive and well in Canada,” according to Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Swastikas were discovered on the front doors and adjacent brick facade of the Bagg Street Shul in Montreal, Canada, March 2023. Source: Twitter/Michal Cotler-Wunsch.
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UK increases funding 7.1% to protect Jewish institutions
March 31, 2023
It will go towards new surveillance systems, alarms and guards.
Bradford Reform Synagogue on Bowland Street in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Credit: John Yeadon via Wikimedia Commons.
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Adelphi University students visit Holocaust, African-American history museums
March 31, 2023
The undergraduates learned about each others’ histories and cultures.
Levermore Hall and Nexus Academic Building at Adelphi University on Long Island, N.Y. Credit: Shaunpassaic via Wikimedia Commons.
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Iranian aid to Russia altered Kyiv-Jerusalem relationship, Ukrainian ambassador says
Mike WagenheimMarch 31, 2023
Oksana Markarova hailed U.S. Jewish support before the start of a celebratory seder for diplomats, during which she noted Chassidic leader Reb Nachman of Breslov.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova was recognized at a diplomatic seder held by the American Jewish Committee in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2022. Photo by Dmitry Shapiro.
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ISRAELI SUPREME COURT AND JUDICIAL REFORM
Alex TraimanMarch 31, 2023
A crisis of judicial proportions explained, Part I: Reforming the Supreme Court
The proclaimed purpose of the reforms is to correct a decades-old imbalance between the powers of Israel’s aggressive and activist high court and the government.
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Yad Vashem and Yeshiva University partner on Holocaust education
March 31, 2023
The agreement comes “during an unprecedented rise in antisemitism and decline in Holocaust literacy,” stated Rabbi Ari Berman, Yeshiva University president.
The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, April 4, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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UK hosts emergency meeting on millions of unclaimed Holocaust property stolen from Jews, others
Georgia L. GilholyMarch 31, 2023
A British envoy warns that it will “soon be too late” to reunite victims with their belongings.
An international conference of Holocaust representatives meets in London to discuss art and other valuables stolen by the Nazis during World War II on March 28, 2023. Credit: UK Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.
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No comment from Jonah Hill on ‘21 Jump Street’ flipping Ye’s antisemitism
March 31, 2023
The Jewish actor himself is under fire for his film “You People,” which has been called anti-Jewish.
Actors Jonah Hill and Lauren London star in the new Netflix comedy "You People." Source: Netflix.
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Jonathan S. TobinMarch 31, 2023
From now on, ‘resistance’ to election results will be the norm
Those who stopped judicial reform are hailing their efforts as democracy in action. But these mass protests follow a pattern that began in the United States after 2016. It won’t end well.
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Jewish leaders wish Pope Francis a speedy recovery
March 31, 2023
Institutions, rabbis shared kind words with the Catholic Church leader.
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where he presents him with a plaque of the Ten Commandments, on June 9, 2022. Credit: Vatican Media.
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Passover 2023
National Library of Israel expands Sephardic heritage, Spanish-language offerings
March 31, 2023
In time for Passover, the online resources include a large selection of Haggadot in the Sephardic tradition, available for download.
Haggadah from Fez, Morocco, 20th century. Credit: National Library of Israel.
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Jewish political leaders respond to criminal indictment of Trump
March 31, 2023
The Republican Jewish Coalition called the decision “perilous” and “suspect,” insisting that “our country deserves better.”
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump carries an umbrella as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on June 20, 2020, en route to Tulsa, Okla. Credit: Tia Dufour/The White House.
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Ben CohenMarch 31, 2023
Their protests, not ours: Palestinian Solidarity Movement’s reaction to Israel’s political upheaval
If you advocate a campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against a nation in toto, then you end up judging the protests before you have even assessed them.
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Blinken and Eli Cohen phone call addresses ‘shared challenges, including Iran’
March 30, 2023
The U.S. secretary of state and Israeli foreign affairs minister also discussed “efforts to advance mutual interests,” per a U.S. State Department readout.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Jerusalem on Jan. 30, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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