International
‘Russia has crossed the Rubicon’ — arrest of Evan Gershkovich
David I. KleinApr 05, 2023
Evan Gershkovich, 31, has been charged with espionage, in a move that human rights organizations are decrying and the Biden administration is fighting.
Malka Leifer finally meets justice
JTAApr 05, 2023
Malka Leifer, a former principal at an Australian school for Orthodox girls has been convicted on 18 counts of abusing students.
Bulgaria’s Jews skip remembrance ceremony
David I. KleinMar 23, 2023
Conspicuously absent from a March 10 ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Bulgaria’s dramatic decision to save its 48,000 Jews from the Nazis were any...
Did Iran direct anti-Semitic attack in Germany?
David I. KleinMar 23, 2023
After a century-old synagogue in Essen, Germany, was struck by two bullets last November, in 2022, news reports connected it to the shooting at a synagogue in Halle...
UAE builds a synagogue — and a church and mosque
JNSMar 16, 2023
On a 75-degree February day in Abu Dhabi, JNS had the chance to view the Abrahamic Family House site on Saadiyat Island on its opening day in the United Arab Emirates.
Wikipedia accused of Holocaust distortions
JTAMar 09, 2023
Academics accuse Wikipedia of minimizing Polish anti-Semitism, exaggerating the Poles’ role in saving Jews, insinuating that most Jews conspired with Communists to...
Israel Chief Rabbi celebrates Taiwan’s Jewish community
JTAMar 09, 2023
In what is likely a first, an Israeli chief rabbi visited Taiwan last month, marking a milestone both for the island nation and the Jewish community there.
Refugee orphans back in war zone
JTAMar 02, 2023
A year after Rabbi Mendy Wolff spirited 120 children and staff away from the Mishpacha Orphanage in this war-torn country to the safety of Berlin, he is preparing to...
South African activist aims to change minds, as his was, about Israel
TPSMar 02, 2023
By David Karsh JERUSALEM — Desperate to find a restroom after a nearly nine-hour flight from Johannesburg, South African university student Klaas Mokgomole grabbed his...
Syrian earthquake victims surprised to be treated by Israelis
TPSFeb 22, 2023
The Israeli IDF medical team treating Turkish earthquake victims in Kahramanmaras are also treating Syrians. Of the millions of Syrian refugees who were already in...
