Mikhail Gershkovich, the father of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, visited the United Nations to call on world leaders to urge Russia to release his son at next week’s General Assembly…
The Israeli High Court of Justice permitted the rollout of a controversial food security program that prioritized Haredi families over other segments of society for this year but ordered the government to review its criteria for 2024. Ishai Menuchin, the Israel director of Mazon, praised the ruling for getting assistance to families in need and ensuring that next year it “will be distributed fairly and equitably”…
Tens of thousands of Jews have arrived in the Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah in honor of Hasidic Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, despite warnings from the Israeli and Ukrainian governments against making the pilgrimage this year due to the ongoing war in the country…
Former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh was named the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s special envoy to combat antisemitism. Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum was named its special envoy for innovation…
Ronald Lauder penned an opinion piece in the New York Post condemning antisemitism on college campuses and vowing to hold university presidents and boards accountable for it “with legal action if necessary”…
Speaking of which… the University of Pennsylvania is facing criticism for hosting a Palestinian cultural festival next week featuring several controversial figures, such as Roger Waters, who have espoused antisemitic rhetoric and called for the destruction of Israel…
The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics released its annual population statistics yesterday, finding that there are 9.8 million people living in Israel, with the number expected to climb past 10 million by the end of next year…
In a new joint project by Sefaria, publisher Koren Jerusalem and the Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust — with funding from the William Davidson Foundation — all of the former British chief rabbi’s writings will be made available for free in the digital library, including previously unpublished material…
The California State Legislature passed a bill supported by the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California to include $1.5 million for Holocaust education in the state budget. The bill will now head to the governor’s desk for signing…
A Reform synagogue in Brooklyn, Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, is organizing Rosh Hashanah services specifically geared toward expat secular Israelis in an effort to reach out to a population that often does not get involved in the local Jewish community…
The estate of philanthropist and art collector Emily Fisher Landau, who died earlier this year, will go up for auction at Sotheby’s in November…
Philanthropist Janet Cohen, who donated heavily to the Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Naples, Fla., died earlier this month at 98…
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