(JTA) — In an unusually harsh condemnation, the European Jewish Congress said the Polish government has a “staggering lack of concern” about anti-Semitism and a “transparent divide-and-rule tactic” vis-a-vis Jews. The statement Thursday follows an open feud between leaders of Polish Jewry on whether Poland has seen an increase in anti-Semitic incidents or sentiment since…
Israel’s Supreme Court sent a clear message to the government on Thursday that it wants it to reconsider its decision to suspend a plan to create a new egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall. “What happened here? What happened here?” Supreme Court President Miriam Naor asked the attorney representing the state at a hearing…
The Trump administration has frozen the implementation of an Obama-era rule designed to ensure equal pay for women — a move that was backed by first daughter/presidential adviser Ivanka Trump, who has put women’s equality issues at the forefront of her public platform. The federal Office of Management and Budget sent a memo Tuesday to…
(JTA) — A French court ruled that schools should provide an alternative to lunches containing pork for Muslim and Jewish students. The decision on Monday came after a Muslim organization sued the local authority at Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy, about 180 miles from Paris in east-central France, challenging its decision in 2015 to stop providing a…
(JTA) — Swastikas and graffiti, some of it anti-Semitic, was painted on the wall of a public high school in Stamford, Connecticut. The vandalism discovered Saturday morning at the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering was the second act of anti-Semitic vandalism to occur this summer in Stamford. In July, a city resident used feces…
A major Jewish philanthropist who is among the biggest Republican donors in the country just gave $30,000 to help the Democrats take the House. Seth Klarman, the reclusive hedge fund billionaire who backs the Times of Israel, among other Jewish causes, has been a major donor to Republican candidates and Super PACs. Klarman, an independent,…
In Nigeria, there are mounting calls to oust the Igbo population from the north of the country — and threats of violence if they don’t comply. Now, a group of United Nations experts have “grave concern” about the possibility of ethnic bloodshed. This summer, an ultimatum and accompanying social media campaign in the northern Hausa…
A Palestinian man with a rare disorder that led his hand to blow up and develop cysts making it resemble a tree has finally gotten the growths removed, thanks to an ambitious operation performed at Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. “This is a very rare case that has no documentation whatsoever in the medical…
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) – The president of the national tourist organization in Poland was fired after noting in a newspaper interview that he had removed the Auschwitz memorial from the itinerary for foreign journalists’ visits. Marek Olszewski, who has held his post since March, also suggested a similar move for the Museum of the History…
LOS ANGELES – In a counterintuitive victory for trans rights, a Los Angeles judge indicated Wednesday that he would dismiss Richard Simmons’ defamation suit against the National Enquirer and Radar Online. Simmons sued the publications in May over a story alleging that he was in the process of becoming a woman. While affirming his support…
(JTA) — The Jewish community in Houston has seen “devastating” damage from Hurricane Harvey and could take years to recover, a federation official said. “Recovery like this — it is a disaster larger than Katrina in terms of the amount of water that fell — we’re going to have short- and long-term recovery plans, but…
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