Amid pressure from Trump and Netanyahu, Egypt stalls UN anti-settlement vote
JTA reported that four U.N. Security Council members said they would bring to a vote a draft resolut... Read more
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British home secretary pledges $17 million to protect Jewish institutions
JTA repored that British Home Secretary Amber Rudd pledged $17 million to protect Jewish schools, co... Read more
Britain’s Mitzvah Day brings out record 25,000 volunteers
JTA repored that circa 25,000 people, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan, participated in British Jew... Read more
Ex-Italian soccer player suspended from TV job repudiates anti-Semitism שמג racism
JTA reported that a former Italian soccer player who was suspended as a TV commentator after display... Read more
German politician loses appeal on Nazi-themed tattoo, now going to jail
JTA reported (November 7) that a far-right German politician saw his sentence increased to eight mon... Read more
UN committees vote on 10 resolutions against Israel in one day
Committees of the United Nations General Assembly were scheduled to vote on 10 resolutions against I... Read more
Dutch anti-Israel group holding Kristallnacht event in synagogue
According to JTA, Dutch Jews warned against political abuse of the Holocaust’s memory following an A... Read more
German neo-Nazi group posts map on social media of 70 Jewish sites
JTA reported that a neo-Nazi group in Germany posted a map on Facebook containing the addresses and... Read more
Non-Europe News
Keith Ellison in letter to Conservative rabbis ‘regrets’ past ties with Farrakhan
JTA reported (December, 2016) that in a lengthy letter to the Conservative movement’s rabbinical arm... Read more
Jewish family faces backlash after being blamed for Christmas play cancellation
Ben Sales reported (JTA, December 2016) that a Jewish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has... Read more
Amid pressure from Trump and Netanyahu, Egypt stalls UN anti-settlement vote
JTA reported that four U.N. Security Council members said they would bring to a vote a draft resolut... Read more
Donald Trump condemns bigotry ‘in all its forms’
JTA reported that President-elect Donald Trump condemned bigotry while speaking at a victory rally.... Read more
Trump names Jewish billionaire Stephen Schwarzman to head economic advisory team
JTA reported that President-elect Donald Trump named Stephen Schwarzman, a leading money manager and... Read more
UCLA adds ‘Jewish’ artwork to school building, keeps donor’s collection in wake of BDS furor
JTA reported that after a Jewish donor threatened to pull his art collection from UCLA over a BDS co... Read more
Saban says Keith Ellison’s DNC win would bring ‘disaster’ to relationship between Jews and Dems
JTA reported that Haim Saban said Keith Ellison’s election as chairman of the Democratic National Co... Read more
Azerbaijan’s embassy to co-host Hanukkah party at Trump’s D.C. hotel
JTA reported that Azerbaijan’s embassy in hosting a Hanukkah party at a hotel owned by President-ele... Read more
