Will Syria Ever Welcome Its Jews Back?
The story of my family’s flight to Lebanon and then Mexico more than half a century ago.
How We Must Continue to Fight Antisemitism 80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz
M onday, Jan. 27, marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Ten days prior to the ...
Oświęcim’s sole Jewish resident reflects on modern antisemitism on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation
Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting ...
The Forward on MSN1d
In this civil rights protest, Jews both fought and defended segregation
By August 1960, celebrities and politicians began publicly supporting the protesters. Multiple public officials, including ...
Biden Tasked Me With Fighting Antisemitism. Here’s What I’ve Found.
Anything that erodes the rule of law and undermines our national security must be confronted collectively. But when ...
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German Central Council of Jews: More people should visit Auschwitz
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, the Central Council of Jews in ...
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In Israel and across the world, Jews are feeling hope — and getting ready for heartbreak
As Israel readies to receive dozens of liberated hostages, its citizens and Jews around the world are preparing for some to ...
Europe must combat antisemitism as thousands of Jews abandon the continent, top Jewish leader says
The leader of a prominent European Jewish organization says authorities across Europe need to immediately take action against ...
Glasgow's Jews have been made to feel unwelcome
As an uneasy peace at last descends on Palestine my thoughts have been with Glasgow’s much-loved Jewish and Muslim communities. Both have ...
'They all disappeared here': A pilgrimage to Poland, the burial grounds of Jews
The afternoon sun broke through northern Poland’s grey skies as we walked into a golden-yellow field hedged by massive evergreens. Birds quietly chirped in the brush. Some in the group were draped in ...
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As latest Elon Musk controversy swirls, some American Jews come to his defense
After Elon Musk appeared to gesture like a Nazi salute, he was defended by the ADL and many Jews. Then he made a Holocaust ...
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Belgium’s railway should apologize but not pay for sending Jews to Nazi death camps, government panel concludes
( JTA) — The Belgian railway company that sent Jews to Nazi death camps should not have to pay compensation to survivors, a ...