Sight-Seeing: The radical inclusion of Jesus
NILS VON KALM looks at how what he once thought was exclusive about Jesus is actually inclusive…
Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds while UK records worst year for antisemitism
United States AP Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the US than they did a year ago, according to a new national survey. The American Jewish Committee, a prominent advocacy organisation, conducted the survey last fall just as the Israel-Hamas war began on 7th October. The number of American Jews who say they feel […]
The Explainer: When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains
JOSHUA STAINES, professor of Jewish Studies at the Collage of Charleston, looks at definitions of antisemitism and its history as well as anti-Zionism in an article first published on The Conversation… There has been a sharp increase in antisemitism around the world since the 7th October, 2023, massacre by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent military attacks […]
Navigating wartime tensions: Coexistence initiatives in Israel tentatively resume as Arabs and Jews live side-by-side amid conflict
Groups like the Good Neighbors Project are navigating wartime tensions, making good on years of work trying to foster mutual respect. MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports…
The Explainer: Hanukkah
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, explains what Judaism’s “festival of lights” is all about…
Anti-Semitism rising: As the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry
JAMEY KEATEN and LAURIE KELLMAN, of Associated Press, report…
Postcards: Jewish refugees from Israel find comfort and companionship in a countryside camp in Hungary
JUSTIN SPIKE, of the Associated Press, reports from Balatonoszod…
Postcards: Rome buses recount story of a Jewish boy who avoided Nazi deportation by riding tram. He’s now 92
FRANCES D’EMILIO, of Associated Press, reports on the story of Emanuele Di Porto amid commemorations pof the 80 anniversary of the Nazi deportation of Rome’s Jewish community…
“It was never a question”: Israelis channel anxiety over war into volunteering to support army and each other
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports from Jerusalem on how Israelis of all faiths are stepping up to volunteer following last weekend’s terror attacks…
Catholic Church beatifies Polish family for sheltering Jews
Warsaw, Poland Reuters The Catholic Church beatified on Sunday a Polish family of nine, including a new-born baby, who died at the hands of Nazi Germans during World War II for sheltering a Jewish family from the Holocaust. The beatification service for Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children was held in the south-eastern […]