Judaism
Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
AT-TUWANI, West Bank (AP) — Young American students seeking to be future rabbis are doing more than visiting holy sites,…
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
World
January 26, 2019
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Hungarian Jews find themselves divided in a…
As Pittsburgh synagogue reels from massacre, suspect due in court
World
October 29, 2018
As Pittsburgh synagogue reels from massacre, suspect due in court
A man charged with shooting 11 worshipers to death at a Pittsburgh synagogue was due to make his first…
Anti-Semitic Richard Wagner letter up for sale in Israel
Middle East
April 22, 2018
Anti-Semitic Richard Wagner letter up for sale in Israel
A letter written by 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner in which he rails against Jewish culture will go up for sale at…
Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia
Middle East
March 23, 2018
Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia
Simon Slama and his family are the only Jews left in the Tunisian city of Monastir, once home to a…
Saudi Crown Prince commits to interfaith tolerance, says Anglican church
Middle East
March 8, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince commits to interfaith tolerance, says Anglican church
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met the head of the Anglican church in London on Thursday, promising to…
World remembers Holocaust amid signs of rising hatred
World
January 27, 2018
World remembers Holocaust amid signs of rising hatred
Elderly survivors were gathering Saturday at the former Auschwitz death camp and political leaders warned that the Nazi genocide must…
Tunisia: Jewish population determined to stay despite anti-Semitic violence
Middle East
January 12, 2018
Tunisia: Jewish population determined to stay despite anti-Semitic violence
Tunisia has declared itself a multi-faith state. But the attack on the Jewish school in Djerba shows that radical anti-Semitism…
By 2040, Islam could be the second-largest religion in the US
World
January 11, 2018
By 2040, Islam could be the second-largest religion in the US
The Muslim population is growing, and in the next two decades Muslims could become the second-largest religious group in the…
Tunisian Jewish school attacked as anti-government protests rage elsewhere
Middle East
January 10, 2018
Tunisian Jewish school attacked as anti-government protests rage elsewhere
A Jewish school on a Tunisian island was attacked late on Tuesday as police battled violent unrest elsewhere in the…