Diaspora Jews

Fall of Assad revives interest in Judeo-Syrian Arabic, Syria’s nearly lost Jewish dialect

The Jewish community of Syria has ancient roots, tracing back to the Babylonian exile in 586 BCE.

Sydney University refers staff to police for threats to Jewish figures

"Couldn't be too hard to find out where these people live," Joel Griggs said in a social media post suggesting that anti-Israel activists organize against the Australian Jewish Association.

With rising antisemitism, Jews have to decide to stay or move abroad

Is it worth fighting to stay in a country where you’re not wanted – to the point of receiving chilling death threats?

By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
04/12/2024

Countering sympathy toward Hamas: The befuddling Jewish teen phenomenon

In the United States, 37% aged 14-18 sympathize with an enemy actively working to murder as many Jews as possible and publicly vowing the destruction of Israel.

Suspect in October hate crime shooting of Orthodox man found dead in Chicago jail

Abdallahi was found dead Saturday, November 30, at 3:30 p.m. during a routine security check at the health center in Cook County Jail.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
03/12/2024

Andorra, where non-Catholic houses of worship are illegal, gets its first full-time rabbi

Andorra appoints its first full-time rabbi, Kuty Kalmenson, to lead the growing Jewish community and support local needs.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
03/12/2024

‘We stand beside our Jews’: A powerful rally in Amsterdam

The November 28th rally was a powerful reminder that we must stand in solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters and with Israel. 

By REV. CORNELIS KANT
01/12/2024
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