Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán at WJC Assembly: “Anti-Semitism today in Hungary is unacceptable and we will show zero tolerance”
 
World Jewish Congress: “PM Orbán did not confront the true nature of the problem”

Judaism Means Healthy Living
 
Between the deep fried food on Chanukah and the cholesterol rich food on Passover, traditional Jewish comfort food does not inherently align itself with a healthy lifestyle

World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly kicks off this Sunday in Budapest
 

Lauder calls for dismissal of UN official who blames 'Tel Aviv' for Boston attacks
 

Museum of the History of Polish Jews to open Friday
 
This complex coexistence is laid out in a 43,000 sq foot core exhibition with eight themed halls

France's chief rabbi resigns over accusations of plagiarism
 
A modern Orthodox Jew, Bernheim appeared to be at the height of his career when his credibility was called into question last month after a blogger accused him of copying a 1996 text in his 2011 book 'Forty Jewish Meditations'.

South Africa: Compromise on labeling of settlement goods
 

Lauder: March of the Living proves 'Hitler did not win'
 
Lauder told the gathering: "Seeing so many young people from around the world - both Jewish and of many other faiths and backgrounds - fills me with a feeling of hope for the future of the Jewish people and hope for all humanity"

On the eve of Yom HaShoah, dozens of young Poles with Jewish roots will gather in Oscwiecim (Auschwitz) to honor their Jewish heritage
 
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund: “Our aim is to underline the indestructibility of the Jewish spirit”

WJC urges Greek action against neo-Nazis
 
WJC calls on Greece to “consider banning political parties, such as the Golden Dawn movement, which pose a serious danger to liberal democracy”

Jewish News - Lauder: 'New Pope Francis is a man of dialogue'
 

Greek Jews urge sacking of ministerial adviser who justified Nazi crimes
 

Greece: Jewish community upset about comic's poster
 
The poster advertising the show by singer and comedian Tzimis Panousis shows the Swastika with the Jewish symbol and is plastered across Athens and on major boulevards.

Greek extremists push for end of Holocaust commemoration
 
Golden Dawn leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos claimed that Nazi concentration camps did not have gas chambers installed to exterminate Jews

Claims Conference to compensate Nazi victims for property lost in East
 

Over 100 American supporters of FIDF, accompanied by 50 IDF officers, to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland
 
Following the journey to Poland, the Delegation will arrive in Israel via IAF airplane to celebrate 65 Years of Independence, April 8-19, 2013

Jewish News - Mega Aliyah fairs across Nort America expected to attract thousands
 
Nefesh B’Nefesh, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael

Benedict XVI to resign - Lauder praises pontiff's achiements in Jewish-Catholic dialogue
 

French Jewish student union wins lawsuit against Twitter over anti-Semitic posts
 
The judges also ordered Twitter to make it easier for users of its French website to report "illicit content"

Jewish News - Robert Singer named as new top professional at World Jewish Congress
 

Plight of Venezuelan Jews highlighted at Caracas assembly of WJC’s Latin American branch
 
Latin American Jewish Congress President Jack Terpins said that he would continue to work for a strengthening of interreligious dialogue, for Jewish and Muslim regional communities.

Jewish population of New York City on the rise
 
A total of 1,086,000 Jews live in the New York City area (which includes the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island), up from 1,027,000 in 1991 and 972,000 in 2001

Cardinal Koch: Pope's commitment to dialogue with Jews not negotiable
 

Pius Brotherhood leader calls Jews "enemies" of the Catholic Church
 
Federico Lombardi, the Vatican’s spokesman, said that it was “meaningless” and “unacceptable” to label Jews as “enemies” of the Catholic Church.

Polish lawmakers expected to back kosher slaughter
 
Animal rights activists against ritual slaughter and supporters of ritual slaughter have been writing letters and sending petitions to government authorities

UK Jews concerned about government's omission of Hebrew from list of recognized foreign languages in schools
 
Board Senior Vice-President Laura Marks said the government proposals could be “extremely detrimental to our community’s identity".

Over $14 million raised at Haim and Cheryl Saban-Chaired FIDF Gala Saluting IDF Soldiers in LA
 
More than 1,400 attended the FIDF Western Region Gala, featuring 16-Time Grammy® Winner David Foster & Friends; “Seinfeld” Veteran Jason Alexander as the Emcee

Germany launches second attempt to have neo-Nazi party proscribed
 
"We believe we have now better evidence against the NPD than in 2003"

Application phase for compensation payments to Lithuanian Holocaust survivors to begin in January
 
The deadline for submitting applications is 30 June 2013

World Jewish Congress head expresses solidarity with Israel after Tel Aviv bus bomb injures 21
 
"Extremist groups like Hamas who commit atrocities like this pose not only a threat to Israel’s existence, but to the entire region."

Iran admits to providing Hamas with weapons
 
The Fajr-5 rocket can hit targets up to 75 kilometres away, a far greater range than the home-produced Qassam rockets used in the past by Palestinian militants in Gaza to target Israel

Lawmaker urges Canadian recognition of plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries
 
Cotler also wants the Canadian government to recognize "that any comprehensive Middle East peace agreement must address and resolve all outstanding issues relating to the legitimate rights of all refugees"

Holocaust Survivor from US starts fresh in Israel at 87-years-old
 

Professor Elie Wiesel and Jazz musician Avishai Cohen receive 2012 NADAV Peoplehood Award
 
Both Wiesel and Cohen were honored for their exceptional contribution and commitment to the Jewish People

Full House at Nefesh B’Nefesh – The Jewish Agency for Israel. ‘Think Israel’ Conference in NYC
 

Colombian leader says world must recognize Israel as state of Jewish people
 
" A peace deal had to include the recognition of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people"

Explosion of anti-Semitic messages on French Twitter network
 
One Twitter account posted a picture of an emaciated Jewish woman taken in a Nazi concentration camp as his or her interpretation of what "a good Jew" meant

Lauder reacts to Malmö attack: 'Time for Sweden to stand by its Jewish community and give it the protection it needs'
 
Early on Friday morning, an explosive device was detonated outside a Jewish center in Malmö that houses apartments, a kindergarten and meeting rooms

German government ministry outlines new legal framework for religious circumcisions
 

New campaign aims to find rightful heirs in North America of 60,000 unclaimed Holocaust assets
 
“What differentiates Hashava from other Holocaust restitution companies is that the assets are currently located in Israel and are waiting to be claimed by rightful heirs,”

Hungarian government stops payments to needy Holocaust survivors; demands return of funds
 

Rabbi and six-year-old daughter attacked in Berlin
 
Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit condemned the attack. He said: "Berlin is an international city in which intolerance, xenophobia and anti-Semitsm are not being tolerated. "

French Prosecutors Open Probe Into Arafat's Death
 
Judicial sources say the probe was launched following a complaint last month from Arafat's widow, Suha Arafat, that he may have died from polonium poisoning

US pediatrics group in favor of circumcision
 

World Jewish Congress urges German prosecutors not to indict rabbi for performing circumcisions
 

25 young Poles who recently discovered their Jewish roots arrived in Israel
 
The group will participate in a specially designed seminar in Jerusalem organized by Shavei Israel

Austrian rightist party head lambasted for posting anti-Semitic cartoon on Facebook
 
Deutsch said the caricature depicted Jews in the way Nazi publications had done under Hitler

Rabbi Akiva Osher Padwa of the London Beth Din gives Kosher presentation at FI Asia-China
 

WJC welcomes Congressional initiative on Jewish refugees from Arab countries
 
“The suffering and terrible injustices visited upon Jewish refugees in the Middle East needs to be acknowledged”

Ban urges end to Syria fighting as number of people affected reaches two million
 
Mr. Ban noted that the Syrian Government is adding to its “brutal crackdown” by attacking heavily populated areas with fighter aircraft and helicopters

Shavei Israel hold special seminar on the Talmud for Polish ‘Hidden Jews’ this week at Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva
 

The 18th Anniversary of the AMIA bombing
 
Eighteen years ago today, 18 July 1994 at 9 A.M., a huge explosion rocked the city of Buenos Aires - the second murderous attack against Israeli and Jewish targets in Argentina in two years

Merkel pledges urgent action to ensure circumcision remains legal in Germany
 
"Circumcision carried out in a responsible manner must be possible in this country without punishment."

Maccabi USA appoints former NHL all star Mathieu Schneider as team USA’s Director of Ice Hockey for the 19th world Maccabiah games
 

Germany agrees to lump sum payment to additional 80,000 Shoah survivors living in former USSR
 
“For a survivor now in their old age to finally get acknowledgment from Germany is critically important.”

Clinton urges Latvia to return Jewish property
 
Latvia's main Jewish organisation has claimed back the property which belonged to Jews before World War Two and which was seized when the Soviet Union annexed Latvia in 1940

Dutch agreement on religious slaughter welcomed by Jewish group
 
The European Jewish Congress vigorously opposed banning or curtailing Jewish religious slaughter in Holland and elsewhere in the EU.

Jewish leaders oppose presence of Ahmadinejad at Rio summit
 
CONIB and other Jewish organizations are planning protest rallies against Ahmadinejad’s arrival in several cities across Brazil for 17 June

Prime Minister of Moldova: “I call on Israeli investors to invest in our country”
 
Prime Minister of Moldova, Vlad Filat, met with Limmud FSU organizers yesterday in Chisinau

Vandals desecrate Holocaust memorial in Ukrainian Jewish cemetery
 

Greek neo-Nazi leader hits fellow lawmaker in the face on live television
 

French far-right party leader threatens to sue Madonna over swastika
 
Madonna showed a picture of the National Front (FN) leader superimposed with a swastika on the forehead

Over 400 Young Jews Will Gather In Chisinau for the First-Ever Limmud FSU in Moldova
 
The conference is being held in Moldova where today, more than 22,000 Jews live, with about 15,000 Jews concentrated in the capital

Russia Blames 'Both Sides' for Syria Massacre
 
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, however, blamed Syria’s government for the Houla deaths, which included many children

Heads of WJC and European Commission discuss situation in Middle East, Europe
 

New Elections for Greece as Talks Fail
 

Rabbinical Assembly names Rabbi Gerald Skolnik as its President
 

Limmud FSU Princeton Conference Starts Friday
 
Russian-American Jews to gather at Princeton for Limmud FSU to bridge their disconnect from American Jewish community

Shimon Wiesenthal Center and Argentine Football Association Agree to Jointly Combat Racism and Anti-Semitism in Football
 

Cartoonist cannot be an anti-Semite because he supports good causes, Italian judge says
 

German Jews welcome Bavarian decision to publish commented version of Hitler book
 

British parliamentarians reject call for compulsory labeling of kosher meat
 

Do It Yourself Conservative Judaism
 
Rabbinical Assembly set to release The Observant Life, a 21st century classic that puts not only the “why” but the “what” of Judaism directly into people’s hands

Russian-American Jews to gather at Princeton for Limmud FSU to bridge their disconnect from American Jewish community
 

Toulouse victims remembered at Brussels synagogue ceremony
 
Speakers all condemned the Toulouse murders and expressed their sympathy with the victims’ families

ADL Repulsed By Use Of Hitler In Turkish Shampoo Ad
 
The shampoo promotional campaign features Hitler angrily waving his arms, with a Hitler-like voiceover in Turkish urging men to purchase the shampoo

Over 500 participants gather in New York City for Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Mega Event
 

British politician says Jews won't vote for him because they are too rich
 

Convicted Nazi Death Camp Guard John Demjanjuk Dead at 91
 

20 years after bombing of Israel's Embassy in Argentina: WJC leaders call for justice
 

France's top court strikes down law on denial of genocide of Armenians
 

17 Kosher supervisors certified in Poland for the first time since the Holocaust
 
The graduates were accredited in Krakow at a seminar organized by Shavei Israel due to the increasing demand for kosher food in Poland

Diagnostic device for liver failure on FDA fast track
 
The world's first non-invasive liver function diagnostic device can save lives and eliminate unnecessary surgery

Leading German literary critic recalls horrors of Warsaw Ghetto in speech to lawmakers
 

‘World Forum of Russian Jewry’ announced at the UN; aims to open a new channel to Russia and other countries in order to influence their policy towards Iran
 

WJC and Knesset caucus honor Christian leaders for steadfast support to Israel
 

University of Nebraska Press, JPS, celebrate receiving top Jewish book awards
 

Ahmadinejad's warm reception by allies in Latin America met with criticism
 

Head of Jewish parliamentarians' group condemns anti-Semitic incidents in Tunisia
 

Australian Jews complain to broadcaster about TV series ‘The Promise’
 

Calls for Dutch government to issue apology for ignorance about fate of Jews during Holocaust
 

Demjanjuk's application for US citizenship denied by Ohio judge
 

Kosher slaughter ban fails in Dutch Senate after government proposes compromise
 

ICFR event sheds light on 1948 assassination of former Polish consul in Jerusalem
 

More Holocaust survivors to receive pension from Germany as criteria are relaxed
 

Nearly $1million raised in NYC for creation of world’s first-ever ‘Museum of the Jewish People’
 

Fiamma Nirenstein laments “violent and shocking episode” in Belgium
 
A 13-year-old Jewish girl was attacked by five classmates of Moroccan descent calling her a "dirty Jew” and telling her "return to your country.”

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian military: On different sides of the barricades?
 

Vadim Shulman elected new head of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress
 

Vodka firm removes billboard ad after allegations of anti-Semitism
 

Egypt: Ban Ki-moon leads UN concern after deadly crackdown against protesters
 

Thousands take part in world-wide twinning events of Muslim and Jewish institutions
 

New Greek government includes ministers of anti-Semitic party
 

Thousands to take part in world-wide twinning events of Muslim and Jewish institutions
 

Death toll passes 3,500 as Syrian crackdown continues, says UN human rights office
 
More than 60 people are reported to have been killed by military and security forces in recent days.

As world passes 7 billion milestone, UN urges action to meet key challenges
 
What kind of world has baby 7 billion been born into? What kind of world do we want for our children in the future?

Polish government to reinvestigate Auschwitz crimes
 

Professor Yehezkel Dror and film director Joseph Cedar receive 2011 NADAV Jewish Peoplehood Award
 

World Jewish Congress urges Rome to sideline opponents of Catholic-Jewish reconciliation
 

Gilad Shalit Free - WJC Leaders praise Netanyahu for taking "Brave Decision"
 
The WJC president thanked the Egyptian government, the German mediator and the many others who helped to secure Shalit’s release for their tireless efforts

Budapest mayor defends appointment of extreme-right theater directors
 

Infamous Durban racism conference commemorated at UN despite boycott by democracies
 

Jewish News - Yad Vashem disinvites Lithuanian officials in protest against treatment of Holocaust survivor
 

Apple pulls plug on 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app - but only in France
 

Jewish News - The University of Nebraska Press and The Jewish Publication Society
 
The University of Nebraska Press has two series devoted to Jewish studies – Jewish Writing in the Contemporary World and Comprehensive History of the Holocaust

For the first time, Shavei Israel convenes an historic seminar for the Marranos of Sicily and southern Italy
 

Citizenship reinstated for Jews who left Greece during or after World War II
 

Ahmadinejad speaks of his determination to "eradicate" Israel
 

Slight rise in anti-Semitic acts in Germany as vandals strike at Berlin's Weißensee Cemetery
 

Australia to stay away from controversial UN racism forum
 

Libyan Rebels Enter Central Tripoli, Crowds Celebrate
 

Yemen's remaining Jews caught in conflict between government and rebels
 

Congresswomen urge federal funding for homecare of Shoah survivors in US
 

Russia accused of withholding information on fate of Raoul Wallenberg
 

Latin American parliamentarians pledge to act against terrorism
 

Alleged Hungarian Nazi war criminal acquitted by Budapest court
 

Fire damages prominent New York City synagogue
 

Conviction of Holocaust-denying Catholic bishop upheld by German appeals court
 

Dutch lawmakers vote in favor of ban on kosher and halal slaughter
 

Delta criticized for helping to implement Saudi travel restrictions on Jews
 

Daniel Diker new secretary general of World Jewish Congress
 

Typist of ‘Schindler’s List’ who helped to save 1,200 fellow Jews dies at 91
 

Spanish Jews outraged at acquittal of neo-Nazis by High Court
 
The High Court in Madrid now ruled that the men could be found guilty only if they had incited people to commit Nazi-type crimes.

Venezuelan Jews protest promotion of ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ on state radio
 

Cannes film festival bans Danish movie director after anti-Semitic rant
 

Argentine Jewish community wins injunction against Google over ‘suggested searches'
 
The complaint listed a total of 76 websites that openly promoted discrimination

Ronald Lauder hails Demjanjuk conviction by German court
 
" Belatedly, justice has now been done, and the family members of those who were brutally murdered in Sobibor will certainly welcome this verdict. "

Jewish News - World Jewish Congress calls for probe of brutal attack against head of Jewish school in Argentina
 

Holocaust-era database of 'Joint' now searchable online
 

For the first time, Spanish Regional Government officially condemns the Inquisitions’ atrocities against Converso Jews
 

Anti-Semitism lower in 2010, finds new study
 

US Mosque Hosts Passover Seder
 

Two suspects arrested over arson attack against Corfu synagogue
 
"This is another shocking reminder for Jews world-wide that our houses of prayer are still targets of extremists, fanatics and terrorists,"

Doubts about claim by former British PoW that he smuggled himself into Auschwitz
 

World Jewish leaders urge Dutch PM to oppose ban of kosher slaughter in Netherlands
 

Colombia will not recognize a unilateral Palestinian state, President Santos assures World Jewish Congress leaders
 

World Jewish Congress co-hosts conference on Latino-Jewish cooperation in America
 

National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
 
Induction Ceremony Slated For March 27, 2011

Eizenstat urges Poland to reconsider suspension of restitution bill
 

Macedonia praised for honoring its Jews at opening of Holocaust memorial museum
 

UN celebrates birth of powerful new agency for women and girls
 

As Munich trial nears its end, Demjanjuk threatens to go on hunger strike
 

UN rights chief condemns violence against protesters in Middle East, North Africa
 
The High Commissioner condemned the use of live ammunition in recent days against peaceful protestors in Libya, the use of electric tasers and batons in Yemen, and the use of military-grade shotguns in Bahrain

North American Social Entrepreneurship Road-Trip Arrives in New York City
 

Lauder criticizes British foreign minister for ignoring Israel's security interests
 

“I am an anti-Semite”, famous Greek composer admits
 

North American Social Entrepreneurship Road-Trip Kicks Off in Philadelphia
 
The social entrepreneurship road-trip is the first of its kind, which aims to engage Israel-conscious members of the Diaspora community in discussion about social change in Israel through innovative entrepreneurship.

UK student leader subjected to barrage of anti-Semitic insults at rally
 

Lauder accompanies German president for Holocaust remembrance in Auschwitz
 

Memorial to St. Louis passengers unveiled in Canada
 

Greek Priest Issues 'Clarification' after Controversial Anti-Semitic Comments
 
"Adolf Hitler was an instrument of world Zionism and was financed from the renowned Rothschild family with the sole purpose of convincing the Jews to leave the shores of Europe.."

German authorities knew Eichmann's location years before he was caught