Diaspora

Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.

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Global Jewish school leaders unite in new partnership

Yael Foundation launches international exchange to strengthen Jewish education

Sharona Nazarian becomes first Jewish Iranian-American woman mayor in US history

On February 27, 2025, she wrote, "Beverly Hills has always stood against antisemitism and injustice"

 Adam Lehman succeeded Eric Fingerhut as the CEO of Hillel International.

Hillel CEO says he shares ‘concerns’ over campus deportations, calls for due process

Hillel’s CEO warned that Trump’s deportation plans and funding cuts could fuel antisemitism and unfairly target Jewish students.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
03/04/2025
 Blair Hall at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, 2006.

Jewish Princeton student accused of assault at protest last year is found not guilty

A Jewish Princeton senior and US Army veteran was found not guilty of assaulting a campus security official during a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
03/04/2025
 Senator Cory Booker delivers a prayer at IKAR in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2024.

IKAR Rabbi jokes that Jews could learn from Cory Booker's record-breaking senate speech

The physical feat is impressive, but it’s not the point. We’d do well to consider why Sen. Booker felt such prophetic urgency in issuing this call in this moment.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
03/04/2025
 Max Long, one of the allegedly assaulted DePaul students, addresses the media outside Chicago's Coo

Jewish DePaul students sue university for over $50,000 after alleged antisemitic attack

Two Jewish students are suing DePaul University, claiming it failed to protect them from an antisemitic attack on campus last November.

03/04/2025

64% of Jews experienced antisemitism in workplace since October 7

One respondent related that three days after the Hamas-led pogrom in Israel, a receptionist had told them, “I don’t feel sorry for you Jews, you kill Muslim babies at Passover.”

Australian univerisity investigates rally speech: 'It's our duty' to make Jews 'uncomfortable'

The University of Technology Sydney confirmed that the university was investigating a speaker who instructed students to make Jews uncomfortable.

'Belgium is blind to antisemitism': Another Belgian gov't fails to protect Belgian Jewry

The Belgian government has failed to fulfill its promise to tackle antisemitism.

02/04/2025

European Parliament suspends MEP who disrupted Holocaust moment of silence

European Parliament Member Grzegorz Braun was suspended for thirty days from the European Parliament after disrupting the moment of silence "for the next victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza."

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