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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Sunday, Jewish organizations in Knoxville and Oak Ridge gathered at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center for the eighth annual Knoshville festival. The festival’s ...
As the Antisemitism Awareness Act heads to a Senate committee for a crucial vote, 10 progressive Jewish organizations have signed a letter opposing the legislation for representing an endorsement ...
I was ten years old when I first learned I was Jewish—not from my family, but from my classmates. It was in Ukraine, under the former Soviet regime, where Jewish identity was something hidden ...
A United Airlines crew allegedly turned a flight with a significant number of Jewish passengers around after one sat in a flight attendant’s seat while waiting for the restroom, according to a ...
Self-discovery, bolstered by resilience, exploration and community, is at the heart of the Jewish Life at Duke’s Portrait Identity Project. The project spotlights the portraits and personal narratives ...
VATICAN CITY—Amid the tributes that flowed in after Pope Francis’ death, a note of reservation stood out: Many Jews in Israel and elsewhere had mixed feelings about the Argentine pontiff. The ...
Most of the world’s communities were touched in some way by the Francis papacy, including the Jewish community. And with each community the connections were marked by dialogue, respect and a sense of ...
Upon arrival, they found the body of businessman Meni Hidhra, the brother of Nitzan Prison Warden Moshe Hidhra in Israel, according to the Jewish Journal. While the cases do not seem to be ...
Weeks after it was shut out of Germany’s new government, the far-right party Alternative for Germany has been designated as an extremist group by the country’s domestic intelligence agency.
There are those who feel differently, who can’t hold two truths: the ability to disagree with a country’s government, and the incredible importance of the existence of a Jewish state in the ...
In this manner, she was a serious Jewish artist as much as she was a queer icon who described herself as bisexual. Sobule’s talent also extended to the stage and film as an actor and musician.
The Jewish Museum Milwaukee announced Wednesday that due to "overwhelming public interest" it will extend its "Choices of Consequence: Denmark and the Holocaust" exhibit through Sept. 7.