A “story for the ages”: New film brings a stage play of ‘The Hiding Place’ to a new generation
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Matt Logan, director of a stage adaption of ‘The Hiding Place’ which has been made into a feature film…
Report finds a growing exodus of Jews from Russia and Ukraine
United StatesRNS A new report by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research suggests that migration of Jews from both Russia and Ukraine to Israel may be reaching “exodus” levels. The report, which draws on data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, finds that if trends continue, both Russia and Ukraine could lose a majority of their […]
Drop in Eastern European anti-Semitism may be due to Zelenskiy effect – survey
United StatesRNS A new survey measuring anti-Semitic attitudes across 10 European countries includes a surprising – and welcome – finding. In the Eastern European countries of Hungary, Poland, Ukraine and Russia, where pernicious stereotypes of Jews have historically been higher, there was a marked decrease in antisemitic attitudes since 2019, when the survey was last fielded. Ukrainian […]
Gentile scandal
The biggest scandal in the New Testament, after the fact that a crucified man is God – is that unclean gentiles are accepted into God’s family without first becoming Jews. PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash We’re so used to the idea we don’t see the scandal, even though it’s a central theme of Acts and Paul’s letters. […]
After days of violence, Jerusalem prayers end peacefully
Jerusalem Reuters Ramadan prayers and Jewish Passover visits at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound passed without incident on Sunday, after days of tension at the flashpoint Jerusalem site which led to cross-border exchanges of fire. A member of the Israeli security forces stands guard at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble […]
Israeli police clash with worshippers at Jerusalem holy site
JerusalemAP Israeli police raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday and attacked Palestinian worshippers, Palestinian media reported, raising fears of wider tension as Islamic and Jewish holidays overlap. The incidents sparked a wave of Palestinian protests, condemnations and violence. The Israeli military said sirens warning of incoming rockets sounded in Israeli communities around […]
Americans like Jews, Catholics and mainline Protestants. Evangelicals, not so much
United StatesRNS What do most Americans think of faiths not their own? Not much. That’s according to a new Pew Research survey that asked 10,588 Americans if they had positive or negative feelings toward other faiths. Between 40 per cent and 60 per cent answered “neither favorable nor unfavorable” or “don’t know enough to say.” “It may speak […]
Anti-Semitism worries rising for many US Jews, survey finds
United StatesAP More than four in ten Jews in the United States feel their status in America is less secure than it was a year earlier, according to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee. The survey, conducted in the fall of 2022, was released Monday by the AJC, a prominent Jewish advocacy organisation. […]
Wow!: Sixteen objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, of Associated Press, reports…
Jewish teachings greet Los Angeles drivers in billboard campaign
United StatesRNS From the intersection of Pico and Hauser boulevards in Los Angeles to the Venice and Lincoln crossing near the beach, drivers across the city are being greeted with billboards featuring affirmations associated with Jewish texts and teachings. “A little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness.” “Be slow to anger and abounding […]