Shira Li Bartov
By Shira Li Bartov
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Fast Forward London sees 1,350% jump in antisemitic hate crimes since start of Israel-Hamas war
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18, antisemitic crimes surged from 15 to 218 incidents compared with the same period last year, police said
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Culture In PBS series ‘Little Bird,’ a Jewish woman uncovers her traumatic Indigenous past
Co-creator Jennifer Podemski, born to a Jewish father and Indigenous mother, drew heavily on her own experience
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Fast Forward Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy offers Jewish prayer for healing amid Israel-Hamas war
His wife posted a video of him singing Debbie Friedman’s version of “Mi Shebeirach,” the Jewish prayer for healing, with his sons
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Fast Forward European countries increase synagogue security as Jews brace for antisemitism after Hamas attack
Police have increased surveillance around synagogues, Jewish schools and other institutions in Germany, Britain, France and Spain
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Fast Forward Revisiting Betty Friedan’s Jewish legacy through the first biography of her in decades
Friedan's Jewish identity at first took a backseat to her battle for women’s rights but eventually found a stage at the center of her public life, a new biography shows
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Fast Forward Porto’s Jewish community unveils memorial to 842 local victims of Portuguese Inquisition
The victims ranged in age from 10 to 110 and were identified using newly digitized records
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Fast Forward More than 20,000 Israelis sought Portuguese nationality last year
Few actually choose to live there
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Fast Forward Australia will refer to West Bank as ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ in policy change
The Zionist Federation of Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry issued a joint statement calling the change 'inaccurate, ahistorical and counterproductive'
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