Russian-Israeli tennis player Aslan Karatsev makes history at the Australian Open
by Emily Burack (JTA) — Aslan Karatsev, a Russian tennis player with Jewish heritage who lived in Israel for nearly a decade, is making history…
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Israeli studies show Pfizer’s COVID vaccine highly effective
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in preventing the disease, show studies from Israel’s two largest health care networks. Israel’s…
Government of Canada lists 13 new groups as terrorist entities
(Ottawa) – On February 3, the Government of Canada placed 13 new groups on the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, including four ideologically motivated violent extremist…
Education about the Holocaust is key to combating conspiracy theories today
by Irwin Cotler and Audrey Azoulay (Jan. 27, 2021) – One-third of Europeans have little to no knowledge of the Holocaust. Nearly one-quarter of young…
Antisemitism – 76 years after the Holocaust with keynote speaker Deborah Lipstadt: Jan 27
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Renowned professor and historian Deborah Lipstadt will speak via Zoom on January 27 at 7 pm at a special program…