Diaspora Jews
Yehuda Widawski, Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 107 on Rosh Hashanah
Born in Poland in 1919, Widawski was imprisoned with his family in the Lodz Ghetto following the Nazi invasion. He was later deported to Auschwitz, where he lost his parents and most of his siblings.
British Jewish man found dead near Uman during Rosh Hashanah, murder suspected
Babylon, not Egypt: Israel is running on the wrong story about Diaspora Jews - opinion
As his presidency enters its final stretch, Isaac Herzog lays out his three priorities for Israel
No. 18: Sergey Brin: Visionary, philanthropist, and pivotal digital-era architect
From fleeing Soviet antisemitism to shaping Google and the AI revolution, Sergey Brin built a fortune while driving some of the world’s most transformative technological advances.
The Diaspora mirror: How global Jewish warmth is healing Israel’s war-weary youth - opinion
For Jewish communities abroad, camp is often the defining Jewish experience of the year: an immersive world where Jewish identity, Zionism, friendship, and leadership are lived rather than taught.
Empty shelves, shattered warehouses: Ukraine's Jews prepare for fifth Rosh Hashanah at war
Days before Rosh Hashanah, a honey jar production line in Ukraine’s battered Kyiv region continues operating inside a heavily shelled industrial zone, despite nearby damage.
Diaspora buyers look to Israeli real estate amid rising aliyah interest
The Israel Home Expo will bring developers, mortgage and tax experts, and aliyah services together in Jerusalem as organizers seek to turn holiday visits into long-term moves to Israel.
Two-thirds of US Jewish voters to favor Democrats in November elections, poll shows
The poll by the Jewish Voters Resource Center, which is led by prominent Jewish Democrats, showed that 67 percent of respondents planned to vote for Democratic congressional candidates in November.
Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry
Despite the conspiracy theories that tried to pin the attacks on Israelis and Jews, the dominant narrative was that Israel and the United States were engaged in battle against a common enemy.
'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity
The days of the month of Elul are in full swing, and the blast of the shofar echoing through the walls reminds us that Rosh Hashanah and the holidays of Tishrei are just around the corner.
Jewish leaders in Sweden warn of antisemitism in the Left Party
The Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities has renewed its warnings regarding antisemitism within Sweden's Left Party following a fresh wave of expulsions.
Promote Jewish diversity within unity – opinion
The High Holy Days are an opportunity to recalibrate approaches to Zionism, including the idea that it merely signifies a physical domain
Golda read right to left. Some still don’t - opinion
Esther risked her own life so that the Jews of Persia would live. She did not instruct her people to accept their own erasure for the sake of the empire, as Nessel clearly stated.
