Jewish Life
Some 42% of respondents said they don’t wear or otherwise display identifiable Jewish symbols, up from 26% who said they hid their Jewish identity in a November 2023 AJC poll.
Hauer was a “trusted adviser, cherished colleague and wise counsellor” and a “bridge-builder whose faith, humility and moral clarity inspired all who knew him,” William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents, told JNS.
The “figures released just show what every British Jew already knows—antisemitic hate crimes in the U.K. remain at a historic high,” said the vice president of the Board of Deputies.
Jihad al-Shamie, a British national of Syrian descent, had been released on bail following an alleged rape and was married to three women.
There are “two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism,” the health and human services secretary said.
Sharren Haskel visits Manchester synagogue, honoring victims of Yom Kippur terrorism as police investigate the Syrian-born suspect.
To commemorate her life, a wedding canopy has been created incorporating fabric from her IDF uniform.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted a delegation of Chabad rabbis.
‘Nauseating, shameful’ top Ohio legal officer had to push HUC to preserve sacred texts, scholar says
Hebrew Union College “has lost sight of its mission and purpose and has commodified Jewish tradition,” Matthew Kraus, head of the University of Cincinnati Judaic studies department, told JNS.
“For generations after the Holocaust, the world said ‘never again.’ Never again would we allow Jews to be hunted, terrorized or live in fear because of who they are,” Kemi Badenoch said. “Those words ring hollow today.”
Rabbi J. David Bleich, told JNS that “if I walk into a bank and pull a gun on the teller and he has a heart attack, it’s probably a felony murder.”
Attendees of a memorial greeted the Labour politician with chants of “Shame on you!” and repeatedly interrupted the memorial speech, accusing David Lammy of contributing to the attack.
