Wealthy Luxembourg is Western Europe’s last Holocaust deadbeat
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — When Luxembourg assumed the chairmanship of the world’s foremost international Holocaust remembrance task force, its government pledged energetic action. “We…
Human Rights
B’nai Brith Audit: Antisemitism in Canada sets record for third consecutive year – decreases in Alberta
(April 29, 2019 – Edmonton – For the third consecutive year, records were set in 2018 for antisemitism in Canada. The 2018 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents,…
The liberation fight for Soviet Jews was a miracle. Most of us didn’t know about it.
by Izabella Tabarovsky (JTA) — In 1989, as the Soviet bloc was falling apart at the seams, the sea parted for our family, and we,…
Notre-Dame will be rebuilt – but most European Jewish sites never will be
by Ruth Ellen Gruber BUDAPEST (JTA) – Architecture and built heritage can be powerful symbols. Notre-Dame de Paris is one of the most famous and familiar…
Some of Israel’s best American Jewish friends are worried about Netanyahu’s promise to annex the West Bank
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The warning came Friday afternoon (April 12) in Israel just as Benjamin Netanyahu was savoring his re-election victory: Don’t…