World
India’s Jew Town only has a handful of Jews left, but signs remain
Take a walk down the street here in coastal Kochi’s “Jew street” today and you’ll find bustling Kasmiri storefronts selling Persian antiques,…
Bay Area
San Francisco diplomats celebrate AJC, UN Charter and Hanukkah
On the fifth night of Hanukkah, San Francisco-based diplomats who represent countries around the world lit the menorah in a show of support for the Jewish…
World
Canadian Jewish News to relaunch next month as online publication
The Canadian Jewish News will take a third stab at reviving itself after announcing it was closing in 2013, and then again in April. The leadership of…
Israel
Israel formalizes ties with the small Buddhist nation of Bhutan
Israel and Bhutan, a small Buddhist majority Himalayan kingdom snuggled between India and China, have established full diplomatic ties. Ron Malka, the…
World
A Siberian synagogue has a 10-foot menorah made of ice
A synagogue in Tomsk, a Siberian city in Russia, has unveiled a giant Hanukkah menorah made of ice. The 10-foot menorah was erected Tuesday inside the…
World
6 prominent Holocaust survivors have died in Europe over the past month
The constant stream of breaking news about American politics and the coronavirus pandemic has hidden a sobering fact: Six prominent Holocaust survivors…
U.S.
New Iranian law pressures Biden to reenter nuclear deal
Iran’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday aimed at pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to reenter the Iran nuclear deal almost as soon as he assumes…
U.S.
Biden says he will reenter Iran deal without new conditions
President-elect Joe Biden established a sequence for how he plans to deal with Iran, and it starts with reentering the 2015 nuclear deal without…
World
Report: 22% of hate crimes in Europe in 2019 were against Jews
Antisemitic incidents accounted for 22 percent of hate crimes recorded last year in the pan-European region, though Jews comprise less than 1 percent of…