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“Contemporary Antisemitism 2026" explores ways that can influence how cultures identify, understand, and confront anti-Jewish and anti-Israel sentiment.
A years-long effort identified and digitized the names of 9,100 Jews buried in Krakow’s historic Podgorze cemetery before it was destroyed by the Nazis.
Teams from Jerusalem and Beirut will meet in Rome to draft a full peace agreement ready for implementation once the Iranian terror proxy is no longer a factor.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned arrests and censorship ahead of the meeting in Ankara.
The accord will grant €5M annual support from Berlin to the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem.
Over 6,500 Jews from France have relocated since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.
Two ships suffered significant damage, but no casualties were reported.
The American actor, writer and director said he pursued citizenship to reconnect with his family’s heritage and to spend more of his career working in Central Europe.
An Icelander with a Muslim father and Christian mother says volunteering at the Krakow Jewish Festival has deepened his understanding of Jewish culture and challenged stereotypes.
Maccabiah Israel Chairman Asaf Goren tells JNS that memorial swims, commemorative pins and even favorite foods are helping athletes remember 18 fallen members of the Maccabi family.
Israel’s foreign minister warns that Hakan Fidan’s rhetoric framing Israel as a burden echoes history.
New centers in Chernivtsi and Bila Tserkva will serve about 200,000 children, providing classrooms, libraries and support during treatment in medical centers.
SAZF Chairman Craig Pantanowitz urges cabinet ministers to provide evidence or retract suggestions that Israel is linked to anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa.
