This Holocaust survivor Torah is headed for a new home in Petaluma By Eliyahu Kamisher Nov 29, 2021 The community at B’nai Israel Jewish Center in Petaluma has been waiting nearly a year to formally welcome a Czech Torah scroll that’s been on a 271-year journey to the North Bay. Created around 1750 in the town of Rokycany, Czechoslovakia, the Torah was moved to the capital of Prague in 1942, then to London… Read More
World Citing Israel politics, Jews of Chile back far-right presidential candidate Sunday’s presidential primaries in Chile narrowed the race down to two polar opposite candidates: a Catholic far-right leader with nine children who has… By Alan Grabinsky, JTA Nov 24, 2021
Bay Area Emanu-El raises $120,000 for Ethiopian Jews caught in crossfire Updated 11/28 to include support of NACOEJ When Congregation Emanu-El’s Israel Action Committee decided in January to focus on Ethiopian Jewry as one of… By Sue Fishkoff Nov 19, 2021
World European Jewish leaders concerned about antisemitism, poverty A survey of Jewish community leaders in Europe found that 23% said they were considering emigrating. That figure is unchanged since the last time the… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Nov 18, 2021
Bay Area At Manny’s, a heartfelt fundraiser for Afghan resettlement Afghan refugee resettlement is a cause that is close to home for Manny Yekutiel. The owner of Manny’s Cafe in the Mission District lightheartedly refers… By Lea Loeb Nov 15, 2021
Israel Israel to speed up evacuations of Ethiopian Jews in midst of civil war Israel is set to speed up its evacuations of some of the relatives of Ethiopian Israelis who remain in the country in the midst of an escalating civil… By Andrew Lapin, Shira Hanau, JTA Nov 11, 2021
World On Kristallnacht anniversary, Austria unveils memorial wall The Austrian government inaugurated a $7 million Holocaust memorial monument on the anniversary of the 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms. The “Shoah Wall of… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Nov 9, 2021
Tech Twitter's Middle East news curator apologizes for anti-Israel tweets A new Twitter hire responsible for curating news coverage of the Middle East and North Africa has apologized for tweets harshly critical of Israel made in… By Gabe Stutman Nov 1, 2021
World Rabbis call on Bennett, Biden to take climate change seriously Rabbis in the United States and in Israel called on the leaders of their countries to take the issue of climate change seriously ahead of a gathering of… By Shira Hanau, JTA Nov 1, 2021