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The future doesn’t wait, and neither do they

From startups to global stages, ynet Global presents a new generation of Jewish and Israeli leaders redefining influence, right now

ynet Global | 04.15.26

Global Jewish population at 15.8 million, still below pre-Holocaust levels, new data shows

Data released ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day shows 85% of Jews live in Israel and the US, while numbers decline in Russia and France; Israel is home to 111,000 survivors, nearly a third aged 90 or older

Yaron Drukman | 04.12.26

$25M Nazi-looted masterpiece to be returned after 11-year legal battle between Jewish families

New York court rules Modigliani painting stolen in WWII must go to heirs of Jewish dealer Oscar Stettiner, ending decade-long fight with influential Nahmad family over ownership, hidden offshore holdings and disputed provenance

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.05.26

Belgian army deployed to guard Jewish neighborhoods in Antwerp amid rising antisemitic attacks

Troops stationed at synagogues and schools after attacks across Europe; residents say presence boosts security after weeks of growing fear

Itamar Eichner | 03.23.26

They prayed in secret: Iran’s hidden Jews lived double lives as Muslims for over a century

As strikes in Iran revive buried memories, rare items reveal how Jews in Mashhad lived outwardly as Muslims while secretly preserving their faith, raising families under constant fear and passing on hidden identities

Shilo Freid | 03.22.26

Israel identifies terror group behind recent wave of attacks on Jewish sites in Europe

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry says the terror group Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia used lone attackers to target synagogues and Jewish sites in the Netherlands, Belgium and Greece, possibly linked to pro-Iranian networks and psychological intimidation

Itamar Eichner | 03.15.26

Cyrus the Great freed the Jews 2,500 years ago; could history echo in Israel’s clash with Iran?

In the sixth century B.C., Persian King Cyrus II allowed exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple; What led him to adopt a humane approach? How is Iran’s regime linking the shared history to the present, and who is talking about 'Cyrus Accords' with Israel?

Yogev Israeli | 03.14.26

Muslim terrorist group claims explosion at Jewish school in Amsterdam, mayor calls it attack on Jews

The Islamic Movement of Right-Wing Youth released a video showing a small explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam; no injuries were reported, but the mayor said the attack targeted the Jewish community

News Agencies | 03.14.26

UK arrests four men on suspicion of Iranian spying of Jewish sites

One Iranian, three dual UK-Iranian nationals arrested; police say arrests part of long-running investigation; UK has warned of growing Iranian threat for years

Reuters | 03.06.26

Study finds view of Jews as 'powerful' fuels antisemitism on right and left

International research led by Reichman University proposes 'dual threat model' explaining how perceptions of Jewish power trigger different ideological fears and why antisemitism has surfaced in liberal spaces since October 7

Itamar Eichner | 02.24.26

היטלר לצד גרינג, בימים אחרים. המברק השפיע עליו מאוד

How paper restorers aided the Nazi hunt for Jewish ancestry during the Holocaust

Oxford research reveals how book restorers and binders were recruited in the 1930s and 1940s to make church records legible, enabling Nazis to trace Jews by ancestry, including Christians married to Jews and descendants of converts to Christianity

ynet | 02.22.26

Warming by candlelight: how Kyiv’s Jews endure a winter of war

As Russian strikes cripple Ukraine’s energy grid, Kyiv’s Jewish community relies on generators to keep schools open and protect children and the elderly from freezing temperatures

Edward Doks, Vesty | 02.18.26

נשיא רומניה לשעבר, ניקולאה צ'אושסקו, וחברים

'Chicken coops and farms for Jews': how Israel paid Communist Romania for Aliyah

Newly revealed documents and testimonies expose the political and economic mechanism that enabled about 400,000 Romanian Jews to immigrate to Israel through quiet agreements, indirect deals and years of covert activity

Itamar Eichner | 02.14.26

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 | 01.27.26

When ‘friends of Israel’ excuse antisemitism and use Jews to fight their own culture wars

Opinion: As antisemitism surges worldwide, some leaders and movements claiming to back Israel are not confronting hatred but exploiting it, normalizing racists and endangering Jewish communities at home and abroad

Tova Herzl | 01.27.26

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