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German police in Munich, archive
The threat to Munich’s Jewish community: ‘Bullet sender wrote that he would shoot all Jews’
Jewish leaders in Bavaria warn of a troubling escalation in antisemitic threats in Munich, saying police take the danger seriously but that the community has grown alarmingly accustomed to constant intimidation
Alexandra Lukash | 12:43 | 02.09.26
'Moses asks permission to leave Jethro,' painting by Jan Victors from about 1635
Parashat Yitro: why hearing, not seeing, is the heart of Jewish faith
This week's Torah portion recounts how Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law and priest of Midian, hears of God's miracles and journeys to the wilderness to meet the Israelites, where he acknowledges God's greatness and joins the nation
MIchael Eisenberg | 16:58 | 02.06.26
זירת פיצוץ הרכב בבית הכנסת בדרום צרפת
French court convicts man who threw 89-year-old Jewish neighbor from 17th floor, rejects antisemitic motive
A French court found a man guilty of murdering his elderly Jewish neighbor by throwing him from a 17th-floor apartment in Lyon, but ruled the crime was not driven by antisemitism, drawing sharp criticism from Jewish groups
Itamar Eichner | 15:33 | 02.06.26
פראג' א שאמי
Manchester terrorist’s father says 'Hitler did to the Jews what they deserved'
The father of the terrorist who murdered two Jews at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, a doctor by profession, posted an inciting, antisemitic message, writing: 'Israel is a state that grew on the skulls of our people in Palestine'
Itamar Eichner | 18:15 | 02.05.26
Jethro and Moses
When a leader learns from a system, not only from his own sources
Parashat Yitro: must managers live in nonstop motion, or is there a moment to pause and build the foundation?
Ziv Elul | 18:08 | 02.05.26
ג'סיקה טיש וממדאני, השבוע
NYC's Muslim mayor and Jewish police commissioner learn to work together
With Zohran Mamdani now mayor of New York, anxiety swept the city’s Jewish community; his decision to keep Zionist police chief Jessica Tisch offers a glimmer of hope; now, the two polar opposites are trying to work together
Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 12:08 | 02.05.26
נועה מבורך אברבוך, אשת מילואימניק מובילת ארגון "שותפות לשירות". נלחמת למען השוויון בנטל
National-religious conference disinvites activist who opposes Haredi draft exemption
Noa Mevorach, a reservist's wife and activist in Partnership for Service forum, was on her way to the conference in Eilat when she was informed that her participation had been canceled at the last minute and that she was asked not to attend; 'silencing and bullying'
Gal Ganot | 23:33 | 02.04.26
צבי כהן ז"ל. התעקש לשרת במילואים
Between two wars: Zvi Cohen’s final battle
Cancer returned to Zvi Cohen’s body three times, but the reservist from Nehalim refused to give up service and kept fighting in Gaza alongside his private fight; ‘He asked us to cling to life and raise the children with values and love,’ his widow says
Shilo Freid | 23:11 | 02.04.26
One family, many arguments: Sandy Cardin on the future of global Jewry
Veteran Jewish leader argues that, after October 7, Jewish unity does not require unanimity; he calls on Israeli and Diaspora leaders to put peoplehood before politics; says trust, not agreement, is the missing link
Alexandra Lukash | 22:56 | 02.04.26
אישה חרדית. ארכיון
Security guard at Prague airport forces ultra-Orthodox woman to remove head covering
The woman, who was flying to London with her husband, said she took off her headscarf out of fear of being arrested; 'I said I'm a religious Jew and I can't take it off but he yelled again, Take it off'; She was afraid of arrest so she complied
Itamar Eichner | 22:38 | 02.04.26
Galil Neiger volunteer
She came for a year, but war, volunteering and belonging kept her in Israel
A New Jersey teen who came to Israel for a gap year chose to stay during wartime; through national service and volunteering with people with disabilities she found a deeper sense of belonging, responsibility and home 
ynet Global | 16:13 | 02.04.26
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Paris court rejects Jewish family’s $22M claim against France over former Baghdad property
Court dismisses lawsuit by Iraqi Jewish heirs over France’s decades-long use of family-owned Baghdad building, saying only Iraq holds jurisdiction; plaintiffs vow to appeal, calling ruling a denial of justice
Itamar Eichner | 10:51 | 02.04.26
המרצה רוז נקד
Sydney lecturer accused of abusing Jewish students denies charges as supporters clash with media
Rose Nakad fired after being filmed hurling antisemitic insults at Jewish students during Sukkot, pleaded not guilty at her first court hearing as supporters wearing keffiyehs confronted journalists outside the courthouse
ynet Global | 14:57 | 02.03.26
אדם איים לפוצץ עצמו בקונסוליית איראן בפריז
Windows smashed at Jewish school in Paris, sign vandalized
French prosecutors say three windows were broken at a Jewish elementary school in Paris’ 20th district, while a security camera and the building’s sign were damaged, as authorities investigate amid a surge in antisemitic incidents nationwide
Itamar Eichner | 09:40 | 02.02.26
נטיעה
Today is Tu Bishvat: Happy New Year for Trees
What other New Years are mentioned in the Mishnah, and what is the meaning of Rosh Hashanah for the Trees; These are some of the stories associated with this day
Shilo Freid | 08:00 | 02.02.26
The dangerous resurgence of anti-Talmudic slander needs to stop
Influencers including are reviving centuries-old anti-Talmudic slanders long debunked by scholars and courts, repackaging fabricated claims to portray Jews as followers of secret, immoral laws
Rabbi Daniel Rowe | 04:36 | 02.02.26
זירת פיצוץ דלהי הודו
Muslim doctors planned to bomb Jewish-founded cafe chain over Israel-Hamas war, India says
Indian officials say three doctors linked to a suicide bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort also planned attacks on a global cafe chain, aiming to send Israel a message over the war in Gaza
Itamar Eichner | 18:10 | 02.01.26
דת ולהט"ב
Women and LGBTQ+ leaders reshape the face of the US rabbinate
Once dominated by men, the US rabbinate is becoming more diverse as women, LGBTQ+ Jews and people from varied backgrounds enter religious leadership, reshaping congregations and challenging long-standing traditions
Associated Press | 14:56 | 02.01.26
The truth about sexual violence: it’s more widespread than you think
The case of Ori Alfi, accused of convincing men to sexually abuse their children, underscores the prevalence of sexual violence and the danger of blind obedience; Rabbi Yaakov Medan joins calls to confront ritualized abuse
Ruhama Weiss | 14:14 | 02.01.26
מתוך סדרת התצלומים. שהם שושנה אור ישראל מימין
Through the lens: the settler girls building Zionism’s next chapter
In a remote West Bank outpost, teenage settler girls live without smartphones or schools, working the land and documenting what they saw as the next chapter of Zionism; five-year photo project captures their vision of history in the making
Shmuel Munitz | 13:08 | 02.01.26
ההופעה בסידני
Jewish musicians perform in Hebrew at Australia Day concert, marking historic first
Jewish group from Sydney’s Shir Project sing in Hebrew at a nationally televised Australia Day concert, blending an Israeli peace song with the unofficial anthem 'I Am Australian' in a first for the event, weeks after the deadly Bondi Beach attack
Roy Rubinstein | 09:31 | 02.01.26
גרג בובינו מפקד מבצע הגירוש ב מיניאפוליס מינסוטה ארה"ב
Senior US Border Patrol official mocks Jewish US prosecutor in Minnesota for observing Sabbath
Gregory Bovino, who is leading deportation operations in Minnesota, used the phrase 'the chosen people', noted that  criminals don't take the Sabbath off and implied that Rosen’s religious observance was obstructing law enforcement
Daniel Edelson, New York | 02:26 | 02.01.26
רס"ל רן גואילי
The return of Ran Gvili as the echo of Yosef: A Jewish story of national responsibility and hope
In the midst of the Exodus, Moses set everything aside to retrieve Joseph’s bones; like Ran, a hero of Israel, Joseph was first to go down and last to leave, and the immense effort to bring him to burial is part of the Jewish story
Rabbi David Stav | 12:33 | 01.30.26
Parashat Beshalach: leadership with a question mark
The Israelites believed after the plagues, but doubt in Moses grew until the splitting of the Sea of Reeds revealed a clear plan and restored trust in his leadership
Michael Eisenberg | 08:11 | 01.30.26
אדריאנה טורק בילדותה עם אחיה, לצד תמונתו של אביה
She thought her family was killed in the Holocaust — until one DNA test revealed the truth
A MyHeritage DNA test led Adriana Turk, 74, to at least 50 living relatives worldwide, uncovering Holocaust survival stories and bringing unexpected closure after decades of loss
Yogev Israeli | 22:30 | 01.29.26
ברנד ו. והצתת בית אבות יהודי בגרמניה בשנת 1970
Neo-Nazi behind 1970 Munich arson that killed Holocaust survivors, report finds
Der Spiegel identified the suspect as Brand V., a Munich neo-Nazi with a criminal past, whose death in 2020 has not prevented prosecutors from reopening the decades-old investigation based on new testimony and evidence
Zeev Avrahami | 20:01 | 01.29.26
חייל מתפלל ליד גבול רצועת עזה
We tested the IDF’s new AI rabbi on Jewish law, and the results were mixed
Shaking hands with women, sleeping next to a paramedic of the opposite sex in an armored vehicle, food heated on Shabbat and female singing; these are the explosive questions the army's kosher chatbot avoided, and the ones it tackled head-on
Itzchak Tessler | 15:26 | 01.29.26
ד"ר הומיון שמח בנאומו הערב
'Entire nation consumed by anger': Iran’s Jewish lawmaker breaks with regime, blames president for unrest
In a rare public rebuke, Dr. Homayoun Sameh condemns violence, economic pressure and attacks on hospitals, urging Tehran to honor promises and break the cycle of repression
Itamar Eichner | 10:51 | 01.29.26
היכל השמות, יד ושם
Taking on Norway’s anti‑Israel line, lawmaker nominates Yad Vashem for Nobel Peace Prize
MP Joel Ystebø cites Holocaust museum’s global educational role and fight against hatred as grounds for nomination, aiming to shift public discourse toward combating antisemitism
Itamar Eichner | 10:16 | 01.29.26
הרכב ליד הכניסה
Car slams repeatedly into Chabad World HQ in Brooklyn | Watch
Driver arrested; no injuries reported; police probe possible hate crime as mayor Zohran Mamdani visits scene, calling the incident 'horrifying' and 'deeply alarming'
Daniel Edelson, New York, Associated Press | 09:34 | 01.29.26
הרבנים עם הנשיא הרצוג בבית הנשיא בירושלים
European rabbis warn of rising antisemitism, growing rift with Israel after Oct. 7
At a Jerusalem conference marking 70 years of the Conference of European Rabbis, leaders said Jewish communities face growing hostility while feeling excluded from key decisions affecting their security
Itamar Eichner | 19:07 | 01.28.26
Russian missile strike destroys Holocaust memorial in Ukraine’s Sumy region
The memorial was built in 2021 by the United Jewish Community of Ukraine with local authorities and was damaged in a Russian missile attack on Bilopillia that also hit a historic former ghetto building
Itamar Eichner | 18:23 | 01.28.26
לאוקדיה יוסטמן
The hidden story of the 'Austrian Anne Frank' revealed
Leokadia Justman fled with her father from Poland to Austria, where she was imprisoned, documenting the daily lives of women in jail and her escape in poems first written on her cell walls, until she was given a notebook despite regulations
Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 15:31 | 01.28.26
מחאה מחאות הפגנה הפגנות איראן טהרן 8 בינואר
Jewish community in Iran says no fatalities amid protests, admits some members detained ‘by mistake’
Sources close to Iran’s Jewish community say its members are not taking part in anti-regime protests and deny reports of Jewish casualties, expressing hope that several detainees will soon be released
Itamar Eichner | 14:26 | 01.27.26
טלאי צהוב ובגדי אסיר יהודי
111,681 Holocaust survivors live in Israel as the last generation reaches an average age of 88
New data released for International Holocaust Remembrance Day shows about 12,000 survivors died in Israel in 2025, with fewer than 200,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors still living worldwide
Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 14:17 | 01.27.26
חיילים סובייטים עם ניצולי מחנה הריכוז וההשמדה אושוויץ, לאחר שיחרורו בשנת 1945
Holocaust remembrance shifts toward rescuers, raising concern over how history is being framed
A Tel Aviv University study finds more countries centering Holocaust memorials on Righteous Among the Nations, prompting scholars to warn that focusing on rescuers without context risks blurring the historical reality
Itamar Eichner | 11:56 | 01.27.26
ניצולי מחנה הריכוז וההשמדה אושוויץ עוברים בשעריו עם שחרורו, פברואר 1945
Worrisome ignorance: only half of Brazilians know about the Holocaust
Only about half of respondents correctly identified the Holocaust as the Nazi extermination of six million Jews
Hana Nusbaum | 10:59 | 01.27.26
התקרית בקרקוב
‘Why are you in Poland?’: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis attacked at Krakow airport
Man shouts antisemitic slurs at group praying before flight to Israel; police intervene and detain him for questioning; no injuries reported in incident caught on video and shared widely online
Itamar Eichner | 10:30 | 01.27.26
מוזיאון חבלי הצלה להוקרת יהודים שהצילו יהודים
Saving Jews as Jews: a new museum spotlights Holocaust rescuers long left unrecognized
While Righteous Among the Nations are firmly rooted in Holocaust history, Jews who risked their lives to save other Jews were long sidelined; a new museum challenges that narrative and asks whether their heroism was truly taken for granted
Yaniv Pohoryles | 09:55 | 01.27.26
פנינה בן יוסף
She survived the Holocaust and Oct. 7: 'I was hiding with a handgun and a broken leg'
Penina Ben Yosef, who survived the Holocaust and the Hamas attack on southern Israel, describes hunger, flight and fear, from wartime Europe to sitting injured in a safe room as terrorists closed in
Itamar Eichner, Shmuel Munitz | 08:22 | 01.27.26
המזוזה משברי טיל איראני שיקבל ניצול השואה נייט לייפציגר
Holocaust survivor to receive mezuzah made from Iranian missile fragments after antisemitic attack
After his mezuzah was torn from his Toronto home, 98-year-old Nate Leipciger will receive a new one crafted from Iranian missile debris, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day with a message of Jewish resilience
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 07:47 | 01.27.26
האישה האנטישמית שתקפה יהודים בלונדון
London woman gets slap on the wrist for racist assault outside kosher restaurant
Mary Clarke hurled antisemitic abuse, assaulted diners and damaged property outside a kosher restaurant in central London; judge cites her remorse and role as sole caregiver for her son, suspending a -week prison sentence
Itamar Eichner | 13:58 | 01.26.26
קרלוס מטלסון עם בכור סימנטוב בבית הכנסת
Argentine Jew prays in Damascus synagogue closed for 30 years amid Syria’s political shift
The visit was made by Carlos Gustavo Maslaton, a 67-year-old Argentine lawyer and former Buenos Aires city council member, who prayed with one of Damascus’s last remaining Jews under official supervision inside the long-shuttered synagogue
Itamar Eichner | 12:43 | 01.26.26
השגרירים והדיפלומטים במוזיאון בית לוחמי הגטאות
EU ambassador warns of alarming rise in antisemitism during Holocaust Remembrance visit
During the tour, diplomats were introduced to exhibits documenting both the destruction of Jewish communities during the Holocaust and acts of resistance by Jews who chose to fight the Nazis under extreme conditions
Itamar Eichner | 11:19 | 01.26.26
Torah
How a Talmudic satire became a tool for policing women
The story of Kimhit was not written to praise modesty but to mock the priesthood, yet it was reshaped over generations into a lesson used to enforce head covering and silence women in public space
Ruhama Weiss | 07:53 | 01.26.26
From right to left: Rabbi David Lau, Mayor Moshe Lion, Zvi Zalewski, and his mother Yardena Zalewski, 98, a Holocaust survivor who presented the book to the mayor and rabbi
Days before Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivors launch ‘Book of Hope’ in Jerusalem
At emotional ceremony at the Friends of Zion Museum, 52 Holocaust survivors share personal stories of survival and hope; with candles lit in memory of victims, leaders praise their heroism and resilience, calling their testimony a gift to future generations
ynet Global | 20:02 | 01.25.26
Israel launches global outreach to Jewish communities amid rising antisemitism
Government seeks input from diaspora to shape new Aliyah incentives and remove barriers to immigration; survey aims to gather anonymous feedback from Jews worldwide; initiative follows special ministerial meeting led by Prime Minister Netanyahu
ynet Global | 17:09 | 01.25.26
מצבות מנותצות בבית העלמין היהודי
Jewish cemetery in Barcelona vandalized: 'Result of anti-Israeli campaign'
Barcelona’s Jewish community blamed state inaction in addressing anti-Jewish incitement, while Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the vandalism, warning against the ‘normalization of antisemitism’ in all societies
Itamar Eichner | 16:50 | 01.25.26
Bau
Holocaust survivor who fought Nazis with art and humor now hits the big screen
Joseph Bau survived the Holocaust through art, forged documents and quiet acts of resistance; he married fellow prisoner Rebecca in a Nazi camp; now, his story is told in a new film and preserved at a Tel Aviv museum fighting to stay open
Rinat Perera Danieli | 15:55 | 01.25.26
הפגנת חרדים נגד הגיוס
Leading Hasidic rabbi tells followers to stop taking part in anti-draft protests
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum told followers that participation in protests and road blockages posed a serious danger after two ultra-Orthodox teenagers were killed this month when they were struck by buses during demonstrations
Shilo Freid | 13:13 | 01.25.26
נוק, בירת גרינלנד
From Arctic hunters to Israeli warships, the unlikely Jewish story hidden in Greenland
From Jewish whalers in the 16th century to the world’s northernmost minyan at a US air base and a ship that became a cornerstone of Israel’s navy, the little-known and resilient story of Jewish presence in Greenland’s frozen far north
Itamar Eichner | 13:06 | 01.25.26
שר התפוצות והמאבק באנטישמיות עמיחי שיקלי ביקר בסידני לאחר הטבח
'Antisemitism crossed a red line in 2025, it is time to move to offense'
Ahead of the second international conference to combat antisemitism, Minister Amichai Chikli discusses surge in antisemitism around the world: 'The deadly attacks, the most severe antisemitism originates from a fanatical Islamist agenda, as we saw in Australia'
Itamar Eichner | 08:54 | 01.25.26
ג'ונתן גרינבלט
‘There is no outrage toward Iran like there is toward Israel, it is sheer hypocrisy’
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt accuses protesters against Israel of hypocrisy, citing silence over Iran’s brutal crackdown; in an interview with ynet, he explains why he is deeply concerned by Zohran Mamdani but will not boycott him, and says figures like Tucker Carlson should not be given a platform at the White House
Itamar Eichner | 12:01 | 01.24.26
Why they hate us: the war on Judaism is a war on freedom itself
From the Exodus to modern politics, Jewish tradition underpins Western ideas of freedom, limited government and individual rights, now echoed by conservative leaders challenging global institutions and state power
Nicolás Karpf | 23:48 | 01.23.26
The Agriculture Festival in the Central Arava
Israel’s largest agricultural exhibition returns for Tu Bishvat
The event will draw ministers, members of Knesset and local authority heads, alongside leaders of agricultural organizations, CEOs from the water, agriculture, mechanization, automation and off-road vehicle sectors, as well as startups, researchers and farmers
ynet Global | 17:56 | 01.23.26
'Departure of the Israelites', oil on canvas by David Roberts(1829)
Torah portion of the week, Bo: historic movements and meanings for the future
By editing future-oriented laws into the middle of the account of the chaotic night of the Exodus, the Torah is emphasizing that the it was not merely a historical liberation from slavery, but the shaping of a new national identity 
Michael Eisenberg | 07:21 | 01.23.26
טקס יום השואה בכנסייה ביורק
Sharp decline in Holocaust remembrance in UK high schools prompts Israeli minister’s urgent appeal
Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli called for immediate intervention by the British government; while over 2,000 British high schools held commemorative events in 2023, that number fell to under 1,200 in 2024, and 854 in 2025
Itamar Eichner | 01:04 | 01.23.26
הווילה של יוזף גבלס
Fire breaks out at site of country residence built for Goebbels during Nazi era
Lakeside complex includes several buildings, and is best known for the villa built for Goebbels as a place to host and entertain Nazi leadership, artists and actors — and reportedly as a setting for his extramarital relationships 
ynet | 21:30 | 01.22.26
What if freedom means controlling time, not just escaping chains?
Torah Portion Bo: In a world run by deadlines and habits, an ancient insight challenges how we define freedom, suggesting it starts not with geography or power, but with the ability to choose when and how a new chapter begins
Ziv Elul | 10:03 | 01.22.26
נער מניח תפילין
Her son will be registered as Jewish despite his Muslim father's objection
Woman who converted to Islam during her marriage returned to Judaism after her divorce and raised her 14-year-old son as Jewish; Now she wants to change his registration with the Interior Ministry to Jewish; An Israeli court agreed 
Attorney Anat Vilnai/Psakdin | 11:18 | 01.21.26
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