Posts Tagged: Israel-Diaspora relations
Survey: 85% of Israeli Jews Say Jewish State Should Aid the Diaspora in Fight Against Coronavirus
A strong majority of Israeli Jews believe that their government should assist the Diaspora in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey shows. The...
Family Ties: Israeli and American Leaders Assemble in Jerusalem to Mend Fences, Build Bridges
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted at his residence a Feb. 12 conference titled “Keeping It in the Family: Strengthening the Israel-Diaspora Relationship,” aimed...
Pittsburgh, Politics, and the President
JNS.org - Antisemitism hovered like a ghost, especially after the Pittsburgh massacre, over the US midterm elections, and it has unexpectedly become a key word for...
Jewish Agency to Expand School-Twinning Program With New Government Funds
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel says the Israeli government will allocate up to NIS 9 million ($2.48 million) in the coming years to its...
Why Don’t Israeli Jews Care About Their Counterparts in the Diaspora?
There is nothing that Jews like to do more than take part in conventions and conferences; some even find particular expression to their Judaism in them. In...
Response to Judith Butler at Brooklyn College
The ironic and the disingenuous are kin. Their commonality resides in a gap, which is the distance between what is said and something else. With...
Conference of Presidents: American-Israeli Unity Strong As Ever
'Unity' was one word that often came up during the 39th annual mission of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations held at...
American Jewry’s Dirty Little Secret
In nearly every American Jewish home, a tzedekah (charity) box is thought of as a given, an absolute certainty. With a lot of fanfare, world...
Jewish Condition, “New” Antisemitism Considered in Edward Alexander’s ‘The State of the Jews’ (INTERVIEW)
Edward Alexander, professor emeritus of English at the University of Washington, is the author of the new book, "The State of the Jews: A Critical...
17 Seconds that Shook the Jewish World
Those were 17 seconds that shook the Jewish world. Because of the short video, prepared for the Israeli Absorption Ministry's campaign aimed to persuade Israeli...
