World War II letter connects families of Jewish survivors, Polish farmer who hid them

The descendants of two Holocaust survivors and the farmer who hid them from the Nazis in Poland have connected with the help of a recently discovered post-World War II letter. Read more

At least four terrorists killed, four arrested in IDF multi-pronged operation

At least four Hamas terrorists were killed and another four were arrested Saturday night during the IDF’s multi-pronged counter-terrorism operation at several locations in Judea and Samara. Read more

At UN, Abbas demands Israel withdraw to pre-1967 lines or face consequences

In his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas demanded that Israel return to its pre-1967 borders or face consequences. Read more

Leveraging diverse backgrounds, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum seeks to bring unity, cohesion to agency

Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is one of the candidates to head the Jewish Agency, the largest Jewish nonprofit organization in the world. If elected, she would become the first woman to head the agency. Read more

The triumph and tragedy of Jewish self-liberation

When the leading scholar of Jewish literature of our time chooses to write a memoir of her career, it is hardly a surprise that its pages are filled with the names of the great writers she has encountered and studied. Ruth Wisse is currently a senior fellow at the Tikvah Fund, but prior to that, she helped found the Department of Jewish Studies at McGill University in Montreal and then became Professor of Yiddish and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. Read more

On visible and invisible Jews

During the middle days of the Sukkot festival, small groups of haredi kids can be seen wandering along the thoroughfares of New York City’s Upper West Side, asking passersby whether they are Jewish. Read more

Departing words as PM Bennett leaves to address the United Nations General Assembly

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed the media before flying to New york where he will address the United Nations General Assembly. Read more

On the other hand

We are in the midst of the intermediate days of Sukkot (the Festival of Tabernacles) when Israelis take to the road, nature parks are filled to capacity and schools are on vacation again. Read more

Durban 4 Disgrace

The “World Conference against Racism Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance”, was founded by the United Nations, after the Second World War and the Holocaust. Read more

Mark Zuckerberg and wife donate $1.3 million to 11 Jewish groups

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $1.3 million to 11 Jewish organizations, eJewish Philanthropy reported, citing a spokesperson for the couple. Read more

Ukraine passes legislation effectively outlawing antisemitism

Ukraine’s parliament passed a law Wednesday defining and banning antisemitism. Read more

‘Good riddance, Merkel,’ says Jewish-German newspaper publisher

Rafael Korenzecher, publisher of the conservative Germany Jewish monthly, Jüdische Rundschau, does not spare any nicety in his parting words to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose successor will be determined after the German federal elections on Sept. 26. Read more

The baleful significance of the Democrats’ Iron Dome fiasco

According to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, when the Democrats withdrew from their embattled spending bill $1 billion in emergency funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defence system, this was merely a “technicality” that would be reversed. Read more

Muslim and Jewish communities take to the oval

The partnership between Richmond Football Club, Maccabi Victoria, Bachar Houli Foundation, Henry Jolson Pathways Program and the MCC Foundation has launched its Interfaith Through Sport Program. Read more

What’s in a name?

The simple answer to this conundrum is – “quite a lot it seems.” Read more

Henry Greener chats with Josh Butt

TV Producer Josh Butt has over 20 years of experience in media producing commercials, podcasts and branded comedy for TV. Read more

Sydney’s Shul presents Yaakov Shwekey

Legendary Jewish singer Yaakov Shwekey will perform for the Australian Jewish community on Sunday. Read more

The US votes to replenish Iron Dome system

In spite of a few very vocal members who threatened attempts to block the financing from passing, the US House of Representatives has passed the bill to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. Read more

Israel celebrates failure of 20th anniversary event of UN’s Durban Conference

Israel has celebrated its diplomatic achievements which brought the withdrawal of 34 countries from a United Nations event marking the 20^thanniversary of the infamous Durban Conference. Read more

Sh’mini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Rabbi Raymond Apple writes on the forthcoming festivals. Read more

Israeli Foreign Minister: Delay in US aid to Iron Dome – ‘technical’

The Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, experienced a significant diplomatic setback on Tuesday when the US Congress decided to withhold military aid from Israel and refused to vote on funding for its Iron Dome defence system. Read more

Malka Leifer ordered to stand trial

Former ultra-orthodox school principal Malka Leifer has been ordered to stand trial on 70 child sexual abuse charges. Read more

Alleged Leifer victim made ‘panicked’ call

The former husband of a woman who alleges she was sexually abused by ultra-orthodox school principal Malka Leifer says she spoke “positively” of encounters they had in Israel. Read more

Holocaust survivor awarded Balzan Prize honouring scientific achievements

A historian who is an Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor was one of the recipients of this year’s international Balzan Prizes, which recognizes distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. Read more

Memorial honouring 102,000 Dutch victims of Holocaust opens in Amsterdam

A new memorial in Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural Quarter pays tribute to the more than 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust, the Associated Press reported. Read more

PA public opinion poll: PA is deteriorating, Hamas is overcoming Fatah, people don’t want two state solution or peace with Israel

A public opinion poll taken of local residents of the Palestinian Authority revealed that the P.A. and its Fatah leadership are in serious trouble. They are unpopular, Hamas is rising in popularity and the people want Abu Mazen to go. Read more

Hebron is turning into major boiling point for opposition to the P.A.’s Local Authority

The Palestinian Authority is desperately trying to stave off an open internal conflict that could devolve into a civil war. Read more

Hamas warns ahead of Abu Mazen’s speech at UN: “We will not allow Israel to strengthen the Palestinian Authority at our expense

Hamas is making threats against the leadership of the Palestinian Authority and warning its chairman, Abu Mazen, on what not to say when he addresses the U.N General Assembly. Read more

Members of lost tribe of Bnei Menashe celebrate Sukkot in northeastern India

Like many Jews around the world, members of the Bnei Menashe community in India are gathering to celebrate Sukkot this week. In their festival prayers, they offered a special plea to fulfil their age-old dream to make aliyah during the coming year. Read more

Israel: Iran’s Raisi ‘continues to fool international community’

Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi “continues to fool the international community,” Israel warned, calling on the international community to condemn the Iranian regime following Raisi’s address at the United Nations. Read more

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