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Restored synagogue heralds new chapter for Egypt’s Jews
Egypt unveiled Friday a newly renovated 14th-century synagogue in Alexandria as part of a push to market the country’s rich cultural ... Art and culture -
Hanukkah candles burn in Iraqi Kurdistan
In the glow of the nine-candled menorah, with kippa skullcaps on their heads and tallit prayer shawls around their shoulders, a small association is ... Variety -
Dozens of Jewish graves vandalized in eastern France
More than 100 graves were found covered with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti at a Jewish cemetery near Strasbourg in eastern France on Tuesday, ... World News -
Lebanese Businessman buys Nazi items; plans to donate to Jewish group
A Lebanese-born Swiss real estate mogul said on Monday that he had purchased Adolf Hitler’s top hat and other Nazi memorabilia from a German ... Variety -
German gunman published ‘manifesto’ before anti-Semitic attack
A gunman who shot dead two people in the German city of Halle published an anti-Semitic “manifesto” online more than a week ago, the SITE ... World News -
Berlin celebrates postwar visitor program for expelled Jews
Berlin is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a reconciliation program that brought tens of thousands of former residents expelled and persecuted by ... Variety -
Al-Jazeera presenter suggests Jews ‘return’ to Saudi Arabia, stirs controversy
Al-Jazeera presenter Ghada Oueiss stirred controversy on Friday when she tweeted a video of a village in western Saudi Arabia, which had a ... Digital -
In its latest anti-Semitism scandal, Al Jazeera ‘suspends’ two journalists
In the latest scandal exposing its anti-Semitic editorial policies, Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera suspended two journalists on Sunday ... Digital -
Palestinians denounce Netanyahu’s annexation pledge
Israel’s leader will face a “real problem” if he follows through with his election campaign promise to annex Jewish settlements in ... Middle East -
Anti-Semitic crime rose in Germany in 2018, report finds
Germany’s Central Council of Jews is calling for action following a report showing a rise in anti-Semitic attacks in the country.The ... World News -
British Jews apply for German nationality as Brexit looms
Simon Wallfisch grew up in London as the grandson of an Auschwitz survivor, who had sworn to never return to the country that murdered her parents and ... Features -
The controversial revival of Egypt’s Jewish heritage
In September of 2017, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi allocated $71 million for the restoration of Jewish sites. While seen by many as a long ... Features -
Israel’s Jewish Home party splits ahead of April election
A religious-nationalist party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government split on Saturday, with its leaders saying ... Middle East -
You can now pay someone to pray on your behalf
A growing number of organizations in Jerusalem are reportedly offering “proxy prayers” by priests and rabbis at holy sites for worshippers ... Variety -
Hate crimes against Muslims in Canada rose 151 pc during 2017
The number of hate crimes reported to police in Canada jumped by 47 percent in 2017 from the previous year, targeting mostly Muslim, Jewish or black ... World News -
Jerusalem’s Catholic leaders seek repeal of Israel’s Jewish nation-state law
Senior Catholic clerics in Jerusalem called Sunday for Israel to repeal a controversial law giving Jews a “unique” right to ... Middle East -
US Arabs and Muslims for Jewish-Americans
The Arab and Muslim American communities have been resolute in their condemnation of the Pittsburg synagogue shooting. Not only in words, but also in ... Middle East -
Muslim World League condemns Pittsburg Jewish synagogue attack
Muslim World League (MWL) has expressed condemnation of the shooting incident which targeted a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania.The ... World News -
Saudi Arabia condemns Pittsburgh Jewish synagogue attack
An official source at the Saudi Foreign Ministry has condemned in the strongest terms the recent shooting at a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, which ... World News -
Palestinian shot dead trying to stab Israeli soldier - military
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab one of them in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the military said. The incident occurred ... Middle East -
Netanyahu says declined UNESCO anti-Semitism conference invitation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had turned down an invitation on Wednesday to a UNESCO conference on anti-Semitism during a visit to ... Middle East -
Dancing our way to multifaith peace
There are not a lot of Jews in Indonesia. So few, in fact, that when I attended the 7th World Peace Forum on behalf of the World Jewish Congress ... Middle East -
Back to the roots: Iraqi Jews want their citizenship reinstated
It appears that the issue of Jews of Iraqi descent demanding back their nationality has taken a new turn after an article by Israeli writer Jackie ... Features -
Washington rabbi reaches $14.25 mln settlement with naked videotape victims
Victims of a prominent Washington rabbi who for years secretly videotaped women as they used a ritual bath reached a $14.25 mln settlement with four ... Variety -
Pro-regime Druze militia in Syria hangs ISIS member
Pro-government Druze militiamen hanged a member of ISIS in Syria’s Sweida on Tuesday, a monitor said, just days after the extremists executed a ... Middle East -
Israeli Druze rally against Jewish Nation Law in Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands of Israeli Druze and their supporters rallied in central Tel Aviv Saturday to protest a new law they say makes them second-class ... Middle East -
Brazil: A tropical haven for Arabs and Jews
If there is a place on earth that could be considered a true haven for both Arabs and Jews, it is Brazil. I was born and raised in this beautiful ... Features -
Israeli military faces Druze uproar over Jewish nation bill
Israel’s military chief is pleading to keep politics out of the army amid protests by the Druze minority against a recent bill to enshrine the ... Middle East -
Welcoming refugees in Germany: Thoughts from the Jewish community
Jews have lived in what is today Germany since the 5th century. They have seen good times, and of course, horrific times as well, culminating with the ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia rejects and denounces the ‘Jewish Nation-State’ law
Saudi Arabia expressed its rejection and denounced the controversial new law “The Jewish Nation-State” passed by the Israeli Knesset on ... Gulf