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Fizz Ed: The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum Tells the Fascinating History of ‘Jewish Champagne’
NEW YORK (JTA) - On a recent Sunday in Brooklyn, some 100 people, mostly families, gathered for a Hanukkah party that offered something a bit different than the typical latkes and games of dreidel. In...
Javier Milei Cites Hanukkah Story, Gives Menorah to Zelensky During Inauguration as Argentina’s President
ARGENTINA (JTA) - Javier Milei invoked the story of the Maccabees in his inaugural address as Argentina’s president on Sunday, extending the right-wing populist’s prominent fascination with Judaism as...
NYPD Asking Public for Help Identifying Suspects in Trio of Anti-Semitic Incidents
NEW YORK - With members of New York City’s Jewish community continuing to find themselves targeted for violence, the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has been inundated with work, releasing footage of mu...
Meta Oversight Board Will Rule — At Unusual Speed — On Two Deleted Posts Related to Israel-Hamas War
NEW YORK (JTA) - The independent panel that rules on disputes at the world’s largest social media company is taking up two challenged posts about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, in cases with potential ...
German State of Saxony-Anhalt Now Requires Citizenship Applicants to Sign Statement in Support of Israel
BERLIN (JTA) — Recognizing Israel’s right to exist is now mandatory for those who want to become German citizens in the former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Applicants living in the state wil...
An Idf Soldier Killed a Civilian Who Shot at Terrorists, Raising Hard Questions About Vigilante Culture in Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA) — When he spoke with a news anchor on Thursday night, Israeli reservist Aviad Frija was hailed by right-wing politicians and commentators as a hero for his role in responding to a terro...
Despite Bus Driver Boycott, Thousands Attend Pro-israel Rally in Ottawa
MONTREAL (JTA) — Despite a foot of snow in Montreal and chartered buses that never showed up in Toronto, thousands of Canadian Jews assembled on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday to voice solidarity...
Sylvan Adams, Philanthropist Known for Boosting Cycling in Israel, Gives $100M to Help Ben-Gurion U After Oct. 7
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Canadian-Israeli businessman Sylvan Adams has donated $100 million to Ben-Gurion University as part of an effort to rebuild the south following the devastating Hamas attacks on Oct. ...
How an Israeli Tiktoker’s Little-Known Song Became the Soundtrack to Emotional Wartime Reunions
JERUSALEM (JNS) - An Israeli reservist on leave from the war in Gaza sneaks back into his house in the middle of the night to surprise his wife and sons. Another opens the door of his daughter’s presc...
In Argentina, Milei Gives Top Legal Role to Former Justice Minister Who Resigned Over Neo-Nazi Ties
Buenos Aires (JTA) - Nearly three decades ago, Rodolfo Barra resigned as Argentina’s justice minister in the wake of revelations about his past membership in a violent antisemitic group. Now, the newl...
Pro-palestinian Protesters Target Philadelphia Falafel Shop Owned by Jewish Celebrity Chef Michael Solomonov
Pennsylvania (JTA) - Elected officials and Jewish groups are decrying a rally by pro-Palestinian activists in Philadelphia that targeted a restaurant founded by the Israeli-American celebrity chef Mic...
15 synagogues across New York hit with false bomb threats
NEW YORK (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Bomb threats were made against 15 synagogues in New York State early Friday morning, according to a Jewish security agency in New York City.
Threats were m...
Protesters Brandish Swastikas at Pro-palestinian Rally Outside Rockefeller Center X-mas Tree Lighting
NEW YORK (JTA) - At least two protesters brandished signs with swastikas at an anti-Israel protest targeting the annual Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night.
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Elon Musk Expresses Regret for Endorsing Antisemitic Post but Swears at Advertisers Boycotting X Over It
NEW YORK (JTA) - Elon Musk called his recent endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory “foolish” and said he was “sorry for that post” on X, the social media platform he owns and renamed from Tw...
Musk Pledges to Donate to Gaza, Chaya Raichik Questions if the Money Will Be Usurped by Hamas
(JTA / VINnews) — Elon Musk announced Tuesday that his social network X would be “donating all revenue from advertising & subscriptions associated with the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel” and ...
Phillip Ratner, Sculptor Whose Work Tells Immigrants’ Stories at NYC Landmarks, Dies at 86
(JTA) - Washington-area artist Phillip Ratner, whose bronze sculptures of immigrants and other historical figures are fixtures at exhibits at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, died Nov. 9 at his...
NY State Sen. Julia Salazar Distances Herself From Staffers’ Endorsement of Hamas Attack
NEW YORK (JTA) - New York State Senator Julia Salazar fired a staffer who endorsed the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
The decision came Monday morning, according to the Albany Times Union, after Sa...
Why ADL Chief Jonathan Greenblatt Is Now Praising Elon Musk as Advertisers Flee X Over Antisemitism
NEW YORK (JTA) - Advertisers have been dropping off the social network X this week after its owner, Elon Musk, called an antisemitic post “the actual truth.”
It was the exact pressure tactic that t...
Elected Officials and Jewish Leaders Decry Pro-palestinian Group’s Map of Jewish Organizations With ‘Blood on Their Hands’
NEW YORK (JTA) - A pro-Palestinian group that calls for “intifada” and Israel’s destruction temporarily posted maps online detailing the locations of Jewish organizations in New York City and saying t...
Birthright cancels Israel trips for December, citing security concerns during Gaza war
(JTA) — Birthright Israel has canceled its trips that had been scheduled for December due to safety concerns from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, reportedly the first time in its history the group has p...