AMCHA Initiative on Monday expressed support for the motion filed by seven Jewish UCLA faculty members seeking to intervene in the pending federal civil rights case against the University of California. [Press Release]
As audiences take their seats at Cygnet Theatre, they’re immediately pulled into a world already in motion: stock prices flicker across the walls, the year 2008 looms, and the collapse that impacted global finance is foreshadowed before a single line is spoken. [Sherrie Rose]
‘The Lehman Trilogy’ turns financial history into riveting stage drama Read More »
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One of the workshops that I attended on media advocacy called for the same courage. Led by two men named Noah, they shared their personal and professional experiences in dealing with antisemitism. [Barrett Holman Leak]
Education and collaboration are crucial in fighting antisemitism Read More »
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Now in its sixth year, the event has become a new tradition during the days between Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah VeHaGevurah) and Israeli Independence Day (Yom Ha’Atzmaut). It gives renewed expression to the vision of the Declaration and strengthens the connection between Jerusalem, Israel, and the Jewish world. [Press Release]
Israel’s Declaration of Independence chanted in sixth annual ceremony Read More »
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StandWithUs condemns the disturbing actions of Polish Member of Parliament (MP) Konrad Berkowicz, who invoked Nazi imagery and compared Israel to the “Third Reich” in the Polish parliament on April 14, 2026. [Press Release]
StandWithUs strongly condemns the use of Nazi imagery by Polish MP Berkowicz Read More »
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Trump plans to require this type of scrubs on all the doctors on the staff of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he renames it the Trump Panacea Hospital and Casino. I pity the hospital laundry tasked with getting the blood and bodily excretion stains out of that fabric. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: Divine Donald the Doctor Read More »
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Something happened… Schneider’s skull was laterally crushed by a heavy object. Though very near their port of destination, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Schneider was hurriedly buried at sea. The body could have been brought to Halifax, only a few days’ sail away. His remains could have been returned to his parents for Jewish burial in the United Kingdom. [Jerry Klinger]
Accident or murder on the Isle de France Read More »
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There are many clear parallels between Hungary under Orbán and the United States under Trump, perhaps intentionally so, given their close alignment. Orbán changed election rules and engaged in “extreme gerrymandering” to expand his party’s hold on power. He systematically attacked and restricted a free press in Hungary, and created a rulebook for “illiberal nationalism” that Trump and Vance openly admire. (Halie Soifer)
American lessons to be drawn from Hungary’s recent election Read More »
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Just now, during a “2-week ceasefire”, Iran is restocking its offensive weapons on its own and with help from its totalitarian allies Russia and China. The negotiations between Iran and the US are not conclusive because Iran will do everything it can to avoid knuckling under to US demands. [Steve Kramer]
An unpopular war – except in Israel Read More »
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Many synagogues held candlelight vigils in honor of the six million Jews who perished, including the 1.5 million children who inspired the locally-based Butterfly Project. [Cailin Acosta]
Thoughts of butterflies and upcoming Jewish events Read More »
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Many people attributed the rise in antisemitic activity to a lack of education about the Nazi period. They questioned what West German students were learning about their country’s recent past. [Daniela R. P. Weiner]
It is a phrase uttered with a smile, a wink, and the clinking of glasses. Yet, to dismiss this as harmless folklore is to ignore the blood-soaked soil from which such language grew and the moral rot it continues to nourish in the modern era. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Spain must ban its celebratory medieval toast ‘kill Jews’ Read More »
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Aharon Yadlin was born in Tel Aviv and grew up in the moshav Ben Shemen and the city of Rehovot during the Mandate era. He was active in the local scouting movement and served as its national coordinator. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Aharon Yadlin Read More »
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The future of talks with the regime remains unclear, but when the United States gets back to the negotiating table with Iran, the organizations argue that “[t]he United States must send a clear message: the wrongful detention or hostage-taking of Americans will never be tolerated, forgotten, or deprioritized. Our adversaries must understand that harming or holding Americans carries sustained diplomatic consequences, and our citizens must know that their government will relentlessly pursue their return.” [Press Release]
AJC urges Trump to press for release of longstanding American captives held in Iran Read More »
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