Israel Israel rejects Ugandan Jew’s application for citizenship again Israel’s Ministry of Interior denied an application for citizenship from a Ugandan convert to Judaism again, despite a ruling earlier this year… By Shira Hanau, JTA Dec 16, 2021
Israel Israeli officials expected to attend Beijing Olympics, despite US boycott Israeli officials are expected to attend the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing next year, unlike their American counterparts who will boycott the game to… By Shira Hanau, JTA Dec 9, 2021
Politics Bob Dole, dead at 98, fought to free Soviet Jews This piece first appeared at the Forward. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, who died on Sunday at 98, had a complex record on Israel but a much more clear-cut one… By Jacob Kornbluh, Forward Dec 7, 2021
Books New graphic novel tells the story of Malaysia’s lost Jewish community Scholars do not know exactly when Jews first came to Penang, one of the smaller states in Malaysia, located on the Southeast Asian nation’s western… By Jordyn Haime, JTA Dec 6, 2021
Bay Area This Holocaust survivor Torah is headed for a new home in Petaluma 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… By Eliyahu Kamisher Nov 29, 2021
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