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A troubling rise in antisemitic attacks and incidents in recent years have left some feeling anger after the kind of deadly attack they felt was sure to happen.
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U.S. Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia
Some rabbis said their synagogues would proceed with large-scale celebrations, intended to demonstrate resilience
Just after Hamas murdered more than 1,000 people Oct. 7, 2023, Islamists gathered at the Sydney Opera House chanting, “Gas
After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.
As the sun began to set Sunday, Arsen Ostrovsky sat with his wife, Tzeira Ostrovsky, and their two young daughters on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Arsen, a prominent civil rights lawyer and activist, stepped away to buy a hotdog. On his way, he heard what he thought were the sounds of balloons bursting, one by one.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ascribed the fatal mass shooting in Sydney to Australia’s call for a Palestinian state, saying he warned ahead of the attack that the move “pours fuel on antisemitic fire.
Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman told FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" that Western countries recognizing a Palestinian state is "an absolute betrayal for Israel and for the worldwide Jewish community.
A group of Syrian-American Jews has registered a nongovernmental organization in Syria to restore Jewish heritage
If the book has a deeper message, it is that Jews have always negotiated Christmas, just in different registers. Sometimes the day has been used to draw lines; sometimes to soften them. It is all part of the ongoing Jewish effort to live distinctly within a world shaped by someone else’s holiday.
Only one other known pendant of its kind exists—a lead menorah amulet of unknown origin currently housed at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The newly discovered artifact, however, was found in the heart of ancient Jerusalem, underscoring the resilience of Jewish presence even under oppression.