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Bloomberg Tweets Image Of Meatball With His Face On It During Democratic Debate
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Michael Bloomberg didn’t make the cut for the Democratic debate this week, so his social media team dined out on a meatball. With the mayor’s face on it.
Over the course of Tuesd...
Nazi Flag Removed From Australian Home Following Pressure
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — An Australian woman has taken down the Nazi flag she was flying from her home following a joint effort by neighbors and local police, as well as a Jewish member of Parliament...
Box Resembling Home-made Bomb Placed Outside Amsterdam Kosher Eatery
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A box resembling a home-made bomb was left outside a Dutch kosher restaurant where several anti-Semitic attacks have occurred.
The cardboard box, bearing the logo of the Heineken ...
The Granddaughter Of A Cambodian Princess Had A Bat Mitzvah
PHNOM PENH (JTA) - Members of the Cambodian royal family gathered last month at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh for a celebration. There was music, traditional Cambodian dance performances an...
House Bill Would Penalize Compliance With European And UN Boycotts Of Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A House bill introduced Tuesday would extend penalties for boycotting Israel to compliance with boycotts organized by international organizations.
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act int...
Secret Hitler Board Game Removed From 3 Montreal Stores
MONTREAL (JTA) — A board game called Secret Hitler was removed from the shelves of three stores in Montreal.
Branches of the Tour de Jeux chain removed the game following a call from B’nai Brith Ca...
Liverpool Deli Owner Hanged Himself After Rabbis Made Him Paint Over Kosher Symbol On Store’s Sign
MANCHESTER (JTA) — The owner of the deli that was the main outlet for kosher food in Liverpool, England, was “completely broken” after being forced to paint over the sign identifying the store as kosh...
Germany Gives $4.4 Million To Dutch Holocaust Museum
AMSTERDAM (JTA) – Germany has pledged nearly $4.5 million toward renovating the Dutch national Holocaust museum.
Emile Schrijver, director of Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural Quarter, an organization co...
Rock-Throwing Incident That Killed Palestinian Woman Classified As Terror Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Defense Ministry has recognized as a terror attack an incident in which a Palestinian mother of nine was killed by a thrown rock at her car.
But since the woman, Aisha Ra...
‘Kill All Jews’ Graffiti Found At Brooklyn High School
BROOKLYN, NY (JTA) — Graffiti reading “Kill All Jews” and a swastika were discovered drawn in black marker in the stairwell of a high school in Brooklyn, New York.
The graffiti was discovered on Th...
Bernie Sanders Says He Is Proud To Be Jewish But Not ‘Actively Involved In Organized Religion’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In an interview with The New York Times ahead of the paper’s endorsement of a Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he is “proud to be Jewish” but is “not acti...
Cory Booker Ends His Presidential Bid After Polling And Fundraising Struggles
WASHINGTON (JTA) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who at times would cite Torah on the campaign trail, is out of the race to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
“It was a difficult decision to ma...
4 Jews Injured In Brawl With Locals In Uman, Ukraine
UMAN (JTA/VINnews) - Four Jews were lightly injured in the Ukrainian city of Uman in a violent altercation with a group of non-Jewish locals.
The incident was reported by head of Ukraine's Jewish C...
At 17, I’m The Youngest Woman To Complete The Seven-Plus Year Study Of The Talmud
EFRAT, West Bank (JTA) — I didn’t start learning the Talmud to take a stand or voice an opinion. When I started learning a page of Talmud per day (Daf Yomi) at age 10, I didn’t realize that anyone wou...
79-Year-Old Brazilian Man Attends Jewish Summer Camp
BRAZIL (JTA) — A Jewish summer camp in Brazil says it has welcomed its oldest participant ever: A 79-year-old man who converted to Judaism in 2016.
Benedito Araujo de Souza, also known as Seu Baruc...
Elite NY Prep School Fires Teacher Who Posted Anti-Zionist Tweets
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, an elite New York City prep school, has fired a teacher who posted tweets opposing Zionism.
JB Brager, who taught history at Fieldston, was fi...
Jewish Student Sues Pennsylvania University For Lack Of Action On Anti-semitism
KUTZTOWN, PA (JTA) — A federal lawsuit alleges that a Pennsylvania university failed to respond to complaints about anti-Semitic harassment, forcing a student to leave the school.
Cassidy Pyser, in...
French Jews Commemorate 5th Anniversary Of Hyper Cacher Murders
PARIS (JTA) — Several hundred people attended a ceremony commemorating the fifth anniversary of the murder of four Jews at a Paris kosher supermarket by a jihadist.
At the event Thursday outside Hy...
Spotify To Remove Playlist Titles About Jews And The Holocaust
NEW YORK (JTA) — The music streaming service Spotify said it would remove playlist titles deemed to contain anti-Semitic hate speech.
A spokesperson for Spotify said this Thursday in a statement to...
Holocaust Class At African-American School In Brooklyn Provides Some Answers About Jews
BROOKLYN (JTA) — Though Naisha Couamin walks through a heavily Jewish neighborhood near her home in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn most days, she had never actually talked to a Jewish person un...