Posts Tagged: Diaspora Jews
Israel’s President Tells Jews to ‘Stand Strong’ Amid Rising Antisemitism, Says Campuses ‘Contaminated by Hatred’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has released an impassioned message of support to Jewish communities around the world ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day next week and...
Israel Launches Government Committee to Commemorate Diaspora Jews Killed in Antisemitic Attacks
Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism announced Monday the formation of a new committee that will focus on how Israel can honor the memory...
Israel Struggles to Bring Tourism Figures to Pre-Pandemic Level
i24 News - While 277,700 visitors arrived in Israel in September 2022, this figure fell 39 percent compared to the record number of 436,500 visitors...
According to Demographic Numbers, Israel Will Become the Center of Jewish Life
It is predicted that by the year 2048, the 100th anniversary of the State of Israel, two thirds of the world’s Jewish population, about 12...
Ukraine and Purim: A Call for Jewish Unity
While every Jewish holiday involves an element of communal unity, the holiday of Purim is particularly one that celebrates togetherness. Giving to the poor, delivering food...
Why Does the World Ignore Israel’s Need to Prevent Terror Attacks?
An article by Peter Beaumont in The Guardian last month, titled “Dehumanising: Israeli groups’ verdict on military invasions of Palestinian homes,” includes several anecdotes depicting...
Today, the Real Young Jewish Rebels Defend Israel
JNS.org - When everybody goes one way, it’s cool to go the other way. These days, many young American Jews feel that it’s cool to...
Bob Dylan Is America’s Greatest Jewish Artist
“I’m just like Anne Frank,” Bob Dylan sings on his latest album, “like Indiana Jones, and them British bad boys the Rolling Stones.” The strange confluence...
Jews Need Diaspora Communities
Many, if not most Zionists, would agree that making aliyah to Israel is the most Zionist thing you can do. I am a Zionist, so it...
How to Bridge the Diaspora-Israel Gap
JNS.org - The Israel-Diaspora relationship has always been complex and fraught with landmines, and during crises has experienced many extremes, from complete solidarity to creeping...
Yom Kippur and the Lamb Chop
JNS.org - I knew the Kol Nidre crowd at the Beverly Hills Hotel was probably expecting me to talk about big issues. Since I deal...
Israel and American Jewry: A Call for Unity and Dialogue
JNS.org - Charles Dickens had it right: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Seventy-one years following its independence, the Jewish...
Antisemitism Leads to Spike in Demand for Homes in Israel
JNS.org - Antisemitism is once again rearing its head across the globe; Jews in Europe are starting to be afraid to wear kippot in public....
