Canada concludes National Summit on Antisemitism with commitments for action
(AJNews) – The Government of Canada has committed to taking immediate steps to combat antisemitism and all forms of racism and discrimination. In recent months,…
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How Israel became a judo powerhouse
by Cnaan Liphshiz TEL AVIV (JTA) — When he immigrated to Israel from his native Ukraine in the early 1990s, judo master Igor Romanitsky was…
Sue Bird will be Team USA flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony
byEmily Burack (JTA) — Jewish basketball star Sue Bird will be one of Team USA’s two flag bearers at the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony on…
I helped organize the Washington rally against antisemitism. It wasn’t perfect, but it was necessary.
by Elisha Wiesel (JTA) — When Nazi tanks surrounded Warsaw, my father related in a rare moment of frustration, the Jews were in shul arguing over…
How the Jewish world is responding to Ben & Jerry’s decision to exit Israeli settlements
by JTA Staff (JTA) — Kosher supermarkets are rethinking their inventory. Politicians are emptying their freezers. And the foreign minister of Israel is vowing to…