UK police arrest 2 in connection with weekend arson attack on synagogue
Read full article: UK police arrest 2 in connection with weekend arson attack on synagogueBritish police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a weekend arson attack on a synagogue in northwest London as Jewish leaders express concern about a wave of recent incidents targeting their community.
UK police investigating if arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies
Read full article: UK police investigating if arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxiesBritish police say they are investigating whether a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies.
Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks
Read full article: Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarksThe British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K. as the controversy over his antisemitic statements led to calls for planned headline performances at a major music festival to be canceled.
What West Bloomfield temple attacker searched for online leading up to the day
Read full article: What West Bloomfield temple attacker searched for online leading up to the dayThe man who drove a truck into Temple Israel on March 12 spent days before the attack searching online for Jewish gathering places, weapons accessories, and upcoming events at the synagogue, then tried to delete the evidence.
Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe
Read full article: Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probeA federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination.
FBI details timeline of Hezbollah-inspired attack targeting Michigan Jewish community
Read full article: FBI details timeline of Hezbollah-inspired attack targeting Michigan Jewish communityThe Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the March 12 attack at Temple Israel was a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism aimed at Michigan’s Jewish community.
FBI: Temple Israel attack was Hezbollah-inspired, targeted Jewish community in West Bloomfield Township
Read full article: FBI: Temple Israel attack was Hezbollah-inspired, targeted Jewish community in West Bloomfield TownshipFederal investigators say the March 12 attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township was a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism aimed at Michigan’s Jewish community.
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says
Read full article: Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI saysThe FBI says a man with an assault-style rifle who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the militant group Hezbollah and was seeking to kill many Jewish people.
Jewish communities boost security and continue observances amid rise in hateful incidents
Read full article: Jewish communities boost security and continue observances amid rise in hateful incidentsJewish and Muslim communities in the United States observed some of the most sacred holidays of their respective religions despite increased security measures and concerns over hateful rhetoric as the war in the Middle East continues.
UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire
Read full article: UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on firePolice in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack after four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire.
‘Unexpected did not turn into tragedy’: Supervisor praises response to West Bloomfield temple attack
Read full article: ‘Unexpected did not turn into tragedy’: Supervisor praises response to West Bloomfield temple attackThe West Bloomfield Township Supervisory praised law enforcement and security for their response in the attack at a Jewish temple, saying, “the unexpected did not turn into tragedy.”
‘Antisemitism at its absolute worst’: What Gov. Whitmer said about attack at West Bloomfield temple
Read full article: ‘Antisemitism at its absolute worst’: What Gov. Whitmer said about attack at West Bloomfield templeMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the attack at Temple Israel “antisemitism at its absolute worst” and said everyone has a responsibility to call out and lower this hateful rhetoric.
What to know about Reform Judaism after an attack on one of its largest US synagogues
Read full article: What to know about Reform Judaism after an attack on one of its largest US synagoguesThe Michigan synagogue that was attacked is one of the largest reform congregations in the U.S. Temple Israel was founded in 1941 in the city of Detroit and relocated to West Bloomfield in the 1980s.
What Michigan Gov. Whitmer said after crash, shots fired at West Bloomfield temple
Read full article: What Michigan Gov. Whitmer said after crash, shots fired at West Bloomfield templeGov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement after a suspect allegedly crashed into a West Bloomfield synagogue and fired shots on Thursday afternoon.
Member of Jewish synagogue describes scene after crash, shooting in West Bloomfield
Read full article: Member of Jewish synagogue describes scene after crash, shooting in West BloomfieldA member of the Jewish synagogue where a car crashed into and shots were fired on Thursday spoke with Local 4, describing the scene.
What police said about crash, shooting at Jewish synagogue in West Bloomfield
Read full article: What police said about crash, shooting at Jewish synagogue in West BloomfieldPolice are asking the community to shelter in place as they search for a suspect after a truck crashed into a Jewish synagogue in West Bloomfield on Thursday afternoon.
Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says
Read full article: Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS saysThe armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues has been identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials.
Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League school
Read full article: Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League schoolA federal judge is weighing whether the government can force the University of Pennsylvania to hand over detailed employee information in an antisemitism investigation.
Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility
Read full article: Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostilityThe Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024.
Israeli president ends a fraught Australia visit to comfort Jews as Gaza war protests follow
Read full article: Israeli president ends a fraught Australia visit to comfort Jews as Gaza war protests followIsraeli President Isaac Herzog has ended a four-day visit to Australia that brought comfort to Sydney’s Jewish community following a recent antisemitic mass shooting.
Police seek man wanted in fatal shootings of 3 in small Australian town
Read full article: Police seek man wanted in fatal shootings of 3 in small Australian townPolice are urging people in a small Australian town to stay indoors as they look for the man suspected of killing three people in a domestic violence-related shooting.
Australia's Parliament passes gun restrictions and anti-hate speech law after Bondi shooting
Read full article: Australia's Parliament passes gun restrictions and anti-hate speech law after Bondi shootingAustralia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed Parliament's passing anti-hate speech and gun laws following a deadly shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach last month.
Australia's leader announces a royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi mass shooting
Read full article: Australia's leader announces a royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi mass shootingAustralia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism, weeks after a deadly attack at a Jewish holiday event in Bondi Beach.
Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen
Read full article: Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teenIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges calm after a bus driver ran over and killed a 14-year-old boy during a protest.
Australian state plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shooting
Read full article: Australian state plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shootingThe Australian state of New South Wales is proposing a ban on public displays of Islamic State group flags and extremist symbols.
England and Australia players to wear black armbands in Ashes tribute to Bondi shooting victims
Read full article: England and Australia players to wear black armbands in Ashes tribute to Bondi shooting victimsEngland and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings.
Australia's leaders promise to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach massacre on Hanukkah
Read full article: Australia's leaders promise to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach massacre on HanukkahAustralian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Mass shooting at Jewish event on Bondi Beach follows rising antisemitism in Australia
Read full article: Mass shooting at Jewish event on Bondi Beach follows rising antisemitism in AustraliaAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called an attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a Sydney beach that killed at least 11 people an act of antisemitism and terrorism.
After Sydney shooting, Detroit’s Jewish community emphasizes love, strength for Hanukkah
Read full article: After Sydney shooting, Detroit’s Jewish community emphasizes love, strength for HanukkahThe Jewish community in Metro Detroit is coming together in grief following a shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
Faith leaders embrace sound baths to connect with spiritual seekers
Read full article: Faith leaders embrace sound baths to connect with spiritual seekersSound baths are meditative experiences where participants lie down and are immersed in sound waves from instruments like gongs, singing bowls and chimes.
Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter's Square
Read full article: Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter's SquareThe Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard.
Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism
Read full article: Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitismA dwindling number of Holocaust survivors are marking the 87th anniversary Sunday of Kristallnacht at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, especially in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
Divided Jewish leaders react with warnings and hope as New York elects Zohran Mamdani as mayor
Read full article: Divided Jewish leaders react with warnings and hope as New York elects Zohran Mamdani as mayorWithin hours of Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York’s first Muslim mayor, there were swift and harsh reactions from his Jewish critics.
New York's Jewish community divided, anxious over Mamdani, an Israel critic
Read full article: New York's Jewish community divided, anxious over Mamdani, an Israel criticNew York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — is abounding with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor.
Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within
Read full article: Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism withinConcerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend at a meeting in Las Vegas.
Following meteoric success — and some criticism — 'Nobody Wants This' evolves in Season 2
Read full article: Following meteoric success — and some criticism — 'Nobody Wants This' evolves in Season 2Netflix's “Nobody Wants This” became a surprise hit last year, topping charts and drawing millions of viewers.
How American views on Israel and antisemitism have changed since Oct. 7
Read full article: How American views on Israel and antisemitism have changed since Oct. 7Nearly two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel and the county’s ensuing invasion of the Gaza Strip, Americans are more divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than they were before the war – and concerns are mounting about the safety of Jewish communities at home.
Manchester's Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attack
Read full article: Manchester's Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attackHundreds of mourners gathered in wind and rain for a vigil that combined grief and defiance in the remembrance of two men who were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in the English city of Manchester.
Man kills 2 in car ramming and stabbing attack at English synagogue on Jewish holy day
Read full article: Man kills 2 in car ramming and stabbing attack at English synagogue on Jewish holy dayA man drove a car into people outside a synagogue in England and stabbed two of them to death on the holiest day of the Jewish year.
Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition
Read full article: Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognitionPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed accusations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the Australian leader a "weak politician" for recognizing a Palestinian state.
Israel minister who led prayers at a controversial holy site has a record of provocative actions
Read full article: Israel minister who led prayers at a controversial holy site has a record of provocative actionsIsrael's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has led prayers at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, sparking international condemnation.
French ministers condemn 'excessive use of force' after Jewish youths were removed from a flight
Read full article: French ministers condemn 'excessive use of force' after Jewish youths were removed from a flightFrench government ministers say a summer camp counselor has accused Spanish police of using brute force against her during the removal of a group of French Jewish teenagers from a plane bound for Paris from Spain.
Polish prosecutors investigate far-right lawmaker for comments on Auschwitz
Read full article: Polish prosecutors investigate far-right lawmaker for comments on AuschwitzPolish prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation after a far-right lawmaker described the gas chambers at the Auschwitz death camp as a “fake.”.
Report on curbing antisemitism in Australia recommends threatening university funding
Read full article: Report on curbing antisemitism in Australia recommends threatening university fundingA report is recommending Australian universities lose government funding unless they address attacks on Jewish students and for potential immigrants to be screened for political affiliations.
Congregation flees after arsonist sets fire to an Australian synagogue door
Read full article: Congregation flees after arsonist sets fire to an Australian synagogue doorAn arsonist has set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured.
Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic
Read full article: Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemiticPresident Donald Trump says he didn’t know that the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.
How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayor
Read full article: How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayorZohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, is the expected Democratic nominee for mayor in America’s most Jewish city and that's raising alarms among some in the New York's Jewish community.
Netanyahu's government could collapse over Israel's ultra-Orthodox military draft law
Read full article: Netanyahu's government could collapse over Israel's ultra-Orthodox military draft lawIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a vote to dissolve parliament and key coalition partners have threatened to bring down his government.
Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their release
Read full article: Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their releaseThis year's Boulder Jewish Festival has been reimagined to focus on community healing.
Paris probes antisemitic vandalism targeting synagogues and a Holocaust memorial
Read full article: Paris probes antisemitic vandalism targeting synagogues and a Holocaust memorialAuthorities in Paris have launched an investigation after several Jewish sites across the capital were defaced with green paint overnight.
Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem
Read full article: Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through JerusalemGroups of Israeli Jews chanting “Death to Arabs” have made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City.
Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
Read full article: Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish studentsThe Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus.
Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they said
Read full article: Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they saidGlobal reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.
Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'
Read full article: Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'The man charged with fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”.
A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews
Read full article: A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 JewsA dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during the World War II is coming back to life.
Dutch-led Suriname team digitizes 100,000 documents to preserve Jewish history in the Caribbean
Read full article: Dutch-led Suriname team digitizes 100,000 documents to preserve Jewish history in the CaribbeanAs firefighters in Suriname battled to save buildings in the historic city center of Paramaribo in April, volunteers were scanning documents from the Neveh Shalom Synagogue in an effort to preserve the history of the thousands of Jews who have called the city home since the 1700s.
Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US
Read full article: Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the USThe Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year.
Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comicsJames Gunn’s upcoming film “Superman” is generating conversations about the place and relevance of this superhero who turned 87 on Friday, observed as Superman Day.
Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman's religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique
Read full article: Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman's religious and ethical undertones add to his mystiqueJames Gunn's upcoming film “Superman” is generating conversations about the place and relevance of this superhero who turned 87 on Friday, observed as Superman Day.
Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war
Read full article: Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing warWhen nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist who signed the document.
Some Pennsylvania Jews reminded of Tree of Life shooting after arson attack on Josh Shapiro's home
Read full article: Some Pennsylvania Jews reminded of Tree of Life shooting after arson attack on Josh Shapiro's homePennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion was the target of an arson attack last weekend, but the attacker's motives are unclear.
What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the arson at his official residence
Read full article: What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the arson at his official residencePennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has reopened his official residence to the public barely a week after an arsonist’s fire tore through one wing.
Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires
Read full article: Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfiresMembers of a 104-year-old Pasadena synagogue that was burned down in the Los Angeles fires in January are getting ready to celebrate Passover.
Trump administration will screen for antisemitic activity in granting immigration benefits
Read full article: Trump administration will screen for antisemitic activity in granting immigration benefitsThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says the Trump administration will immediately start considering “antisemitic activity” on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits.
Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions
Read full article: Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisionsPassover celebrations this year will again occur amid anxieties and divisions among many Jews related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism.
Auburn's Bruce Pearl a vocal leader of a trio of Jewish coaches with teams at the Final Four
Read full article: Auburn's Bruce Pearl a vocal leader of a trio of Jewish coaches with teams at the Final FourAuburn coach Bruce Pearl, Florida’s Todd Golden and Duke’s Jon Scheyer are basketball rivals at the Final Four with a unique thread of connection.
A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked
Read full article: A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was fakedPolice in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax.
The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
Read full article: The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other AmericansThe Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S. companies, nonprofits and farms.
Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police
Read full article: Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by policeAs three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political leaders warned of an escalation in hatred and decried as terrorism an incident of explosives found in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.
At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism
Read full article: At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitismAuschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.
US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports
Read full article: US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reportsFederal education officials say the Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students, teachers and administrators were engaging in antisemitic behavior.
University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
Read full article: University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protestsThe U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.
As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing in
Read full article: As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing inAs the war in Gaza rages, Syria's government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle.
Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad
Read full article: Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to ChabadDonald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, but he didn't focus exclusively on large religious voter blocs.
Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
Read full article: Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansionAdvocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald Trump's election win.
Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip
Read full article: Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate tripDutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has canceled his planned trip to United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan so he can stay in the Netherlands to deal with the fallout from assaults on fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam that authorities condemned as antisemitic.
Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba
Read full article: Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on CubaArgentina’s President Javier Milei has dismissed his foreign minister hours after the country voted against the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba at the U.N. Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino was replaced by the current Argentina’s ambassador to the U.S., Gerardo Werthein, Milei’s spokesman Manuel Adorni announced on his X account.