Israel authorizes more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

Australian Jewish leaders condemn DC murders

Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Daniel Aghion expressed the community’s horror last week at the “act of antisemitic terror” in Washington, DC. Israeli embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a couple who were about …

During Jewish American Heritage Month, a look at Colorado Springs' Jewish community

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Daniel Pitrone coordinates NextGen: a youth group adjacent to Colorado Springs' Temple Shalom. He said it's an outlet for young adults to get together and learn the teachings of Torah. "It's a nice bridge …

'Where is the Mayor?' | Bowser absent from Jewish unity event, one week after tragic shooting

A Jewish Unity and Solidarity event held to honor and remember Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky. WASHINGTON — One week after a deadly shooting rattled one of the largest Jewish communities in the United States, hundreds gathered Wednesday night for a …

Coffee shop and deli, inspired by NYC Jewish traditions, set to open on The Landing

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A new coffee shop and deli plans to open its doors on The Landing later this summer. The team behind Penny Drip and several establishments on The Landing -- Dana's, Night Train and Blue Bottle -- is opening the coffee and deli …

Israel authorizes 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

Israel has already built well over 100 settlements across the territory that are home to some 500,000 settlers. The settlements range from small hilltop outposts to fully developed communities with apartment blocks, shopping malls, factories and public …

Jewish Unity and Solidarity Gathering held one week after deadly shooting at Capital Jewish Museum

FILE - People gather to light candles in a makeshift memorial to honor Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim who were killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, during a candlelight vigil outside of the White House in Washington, …

Faction of Democratic Socialists of America praises murder of 2 Israeli diplomats outside Washington, DC, Jewish museum

A fringe faction of the Democratic Socialists of America is praising the murder of two Israeli diplomats outside a Washington, DC, Jewish museum, and lionizing suspected killer Elias Rodriguez, according to posts on social media. The DSA Liberation Caucus, …

Seattle Jewish community reacts after man makes Nazi salute at Folklife Festival

SEATTLE — The Jewish community responding after a man is caught on camera making what appears to be a Nazi salute during a Jewish performance at Seattle’s Northwest Folklife Festival on Monday. Police ultimately asked that man to leave. The woman who …

Once a center of Jewish life, Berdychiv’s tiny community struggles amid Ukraine war

BERDYCHIV, Ukraine (JTA) — Back in early 2022, Hennadiy Kysliuk felt that he was on the verge of a breakthrough in his mission to create a memorial at the site where Nazis massacred this Ukrainian city’s Jews in six pits on a single day in 1941. Kysliuk, …