Judaism
Israel minister under fire for gay conversion therapy support
Middle East
July 15, 2019
Israel minister under fire for gay conversion therapy support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday censured his new education minister for promoting the use of gay conversion therapy during…
German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage
Middle East
July 3, 2019
German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage
He was talking following a stage performance of his 2008 novel To the End of the Land (translated from Hebrew into English by…
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s National Library has digitized a rare collection of communal ledgers from long-lost Jewish communities of Europe,…
By inventing family of Holocaust victims, blogger avoided ‘collective responsibility’
World
June 6, 2019
By inventing family of Holocaust victims, blogger avoided ‘collective responsibility’
DW: Professor Brumlik, what went through your mind when you heard the story about the blogger and historian Marie Sophie Hingst, accused of…
Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed
World
April 29, 2019
Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed
A rabbi who carried on preaching despite being wounded in the latest deadly shooting at a US synagogue said Sunday…
Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members marched through the ancient stone alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City,…
German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders
World
April 18, 2019
German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders
BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors have charged a 92-year-old former concentration camp guard with being an accessory to murder, in…
Pope signs Jerusalem declaration on Morocco trip
Middle East
March 31, 2019
Pope signs Jerusalem declaration on Morocco trip
Pope Francis on Saturday joined Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in saying Jerusalem should be a “symbol of peaceful coexistence” for…
In an unprecedented move, New Zealand’s synagogues closed on Sabbath in solidarity with Muslim victims
World
March 19, 2019
In an unprecedented move, New Zealand’s synagogues closed on Sabbath in solidarity with Muslim victims
The Jewish Community closed New Zealand’s synagogues in a show of religious support and unity on the Saturday Sabbath following…
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny Israeli religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect…