Bay Area
Saving endangered Jewish languages, from Ladino to Judeo-Malayalam
What are the Jewish languages? Some are well known — Hebrew is the language of the Torah and of Israel, and Yiddish was the language of the shtetls and…
World
Driven by uncertainty at home, Argentinian Jews flock to Israel
Travel restrictions and lockdowns due to the global pandemic didn’t stop Argentinian Jews from making the move to Israel – aliyah rose in 2020 by 26…
World
Egypt introduces Judaism into its school curriculum
Students in Egyptian public schools will be learning Torah verses and about Jewish culture, thanks to a recent decision by the country’s Ministry of…
World
In Eastern Europe, historic synagogues go for as little as $40
On a visit to the city of Slonim in Belarus, Ilona Reeves fell in love with a 380-year-old dilapidated building that used to house one of the area’s…
World
BBC debate on whether Jews are an ethnic minority sparks outrage
The BBC has been accused of bias in its coverage of Israel for decades. Now the public broadcaster is taking flak from British Jews for coverage much…
World
Masks of all kinds: Scenes from a pandemic Purim across the world
It might have felt hard for many to summon a festive mood this Purim, which was for some the first holiday to be unsettled by the pandemic and for others…
U.S.
U.S. strikes Iranian-backed targets in Syria
President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike on Iranian-backed militias in Syria, his first military action. The strike Thursday at a point near Syria’s…
World
Why Russian Jews are divided over the anti-Putin movement
Lucy Shteyn is only 24 years old, but she already has firsthand knowledge of what awaits vocal critics of President Vladimir Putin in her native Russia.…
History
Is Bonne Maman an anti-Nazi jam?
The heartwarming story has been hard to miss: A law professor is shopping at his local grocery store when sees an elderly woman struggling to get her…