Report: Anti-Semitic Assaults Worldwide Drop 19% in 2020 Due to Pandemic
A 19% decrease in the number of anti-Semitic assaults recorded worldwide in 2020 from the previous year was attributed to lockdowns connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an annual report published Wednesday.
From Building an Ark to Vaccine Awareness: B’nai Mitzvah Plans Get Creative
Alexa Shurman realized in March 2020 that her bat mitzvah was not going to be the way she imagined.
The Main Line Reform Temple congregant...
Yale to Offer Beginner Yiddish Courses to Fulfill Language Requirements
Yale will launch beginner Yiddish classes in the fall that will allow students to fulfill their language requirements, according to the Yale Daily News.
Elite US Military Language School Drops Hebrew
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, the U.S. military’s elite language school in Monterey, California, is dropping Hebrew from its roster of languages due to low demand.
Meet the Longtime Jewish Labor Activist Going Up Against Amazon in Alabama
A historic union battle in Bessemer, Alabama, could result in the country’s first organized Amazon warehouse – and it’s thrust a longtime Jewish union leader back into the spotlight.
Next Major Jewish Action Is on Behalf of Uighurs
When Rayhan Asat attended a Passover seder last month, its contours seemed familiar and different at once — especially the tradition of leaving a seat empty at the table.
Chef Born Next to Minsk Matzah Factory Delivers Meals to Holocaust Survivors
Growing up, Passover was always a special time of year for David Teyf.
Rabbi Robert Marx, Social Justice Pioneer Who Marched with Martin Luther King, Dies at...
Robert Marx, a pioneering social justice advocate and leading Reform rabbi who drew inspiration from his experiences marching with Martin Luther King, Jr., is dead at 93.
Biden Removes Trump-era Sanctions on International Criminal Court
The Biden administration removed sanctions that President Donald Trump had imposed on International Criminal Court officials while continuing to decry the ICC’s work targeting U.S. and Israeli personnel.
Last Known Jew in Afghanistan Leaving
The man who has been known as the last Jew in Afghanistan for well over a decade is leaving for Israel.