diaspora

IDF officer delegation nurtures connection with Diaspora Jewry

A diverse delegation of IDF officers returned from London at the beginning of this week, as part of a project in which they participated for the first time.

21/06/2023

Betty Woolf, last surviving sibling of world’s oldest mixed triplets, dies at age 96

In 2020, the Jewish siblings were still making news, when they were named by Guinness World Records as the oldest living (mixed-sex) triplets.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
21/06/2023

Indicted US Representative George Santos cannot keep bail guarantors anonymous

Santos, 34, has expressed a willingness to go to jail rather than release the names.

By REUTERS
21/06/2023

Gabe Plotkin, Jewish millionaire involved in GameStop saga, buys Charlotte Hornets

Plotkin, whose net worth is estimated at $400 million, is the founder of investment management firm Melvin Capital, which he named after his grandfather.

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
21/06/2023

Mural titled 'Am Yisrael Chai' unveiled at Ben-Gurion Airport

The prime minister missed the unveiling of the 50-meter-long, five-meter-high mural due to scheduling issues, his office said.

Australian civil rights group slams country's biggest Nazi auction

Dvir Abramovich, chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission, said Friday's auction called “Huge Militaria Sale !! - Get it Before History is Banned & Erased” was about "profits over morality."

Right-wing Orthodox Jewish group urges government to limit Law of Return

The Chotam organization has launched a campaign by producing a short online video titled “Putting an end to non-Jewish immigration; making an amendment to the Law of Return.”

18/06/2023

We have seen the Jewish future, and it is all about choice

Choosing to be Jewish is at the center of Jewish life in America, how are the different streams of Judaism adapting?

By Jerome A. Chanes/JTA , Mark Silk/JTA
17/06/2023

'Just a clerk': Diaspora Minister Chikli denies criticizing US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt

Asked about the claims of the White House official during an interview with KAN radio, Chikli hinted in a very obvious way that the anonymous official was actually Lipstadt

15/06/2023

Sicily’s Jews have their first rabbi in 500 years, but aren't accepted

In an ongoing point of frustration, the formal organization representing Italian Jewry (UCEI), does not recognize them as Jews.

By DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
15/06/2023
Subscribe for our daily newsletter
Subscribe for our daily newsletter

By subscribing I accept the terms of use and privacy policy