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Chanukah Victory in Jerusalem 1917

By: Larry Domnitch On December 9, 1917, British forces accepted the Turkish surrender of Jerusalem. Two days later the British officially entered the walls of...

Chanukah at the Western Wall

As in previous years, Chanukah candles will be lit every night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza, the site closest to the where...

Family of famous author Roald Dahl apologizes for his anti-Semitism

By Paul Shindman, World Israel News The family of famous British author Roald Dahl published an apology for anti-Semitic comments he made years before his...

The Meaning of the Menorah’s Light

By: Slovie-Jungreis Wolff In a world filled with confusion, anxiety and hatred, Hanukkah gives us the gift of light. Here are four contemporary insights to the meaning...

“Get Out, Leave, Never to Return!” The tragedy of Jewish refugees from Islamic countries

"Rih’la Bidun Raja'aa!"  رحلة بدون رجعة By: Dana Avrish "Get out! leave, never to return!”… How would you feel if you were told that today? that...

Tlaib And Others Peddling Anti-Jewish Rhetoric To Speak On Panel About Anti-Semitism

(JNS) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is scheduled to be on a panel about anti-Semitism with other figures who have themselves engaged in anti-Semitism. The Dec. 15...

Holocaust Center in Orlando Elicits Rage with New George Floyd Exhibit

By Atara Beck, Senior Editor, World Israel News The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida has launched a new exhibit, “Uprooting Prejudices: Faces of...

Synonyms in the Hebrew Language – Boys & Girls (Part 1 of 2)

By: Reuven Chaim Klein The Torah uses three different words to refer to Rebecca as a “girl”: naarah (Gen. 24:14; 24:16; 24:28; 24:55; 24:57), betulah (Gen. 24:16), and almah (Gen. 24:43)....

Jews Top Target of Hate Crimes in 2019

Charles Fain Lehman -(Free Beacon) American Jews were the religious group most targeted by hate crimes in 2019, the FBI reported Monday, facing more than 60...

Rapper Ice Cube to speak at Zionist superstar gala

By Josh Plank, World Israel News Rapper Ice Cube will be a featured speaker at this year’s Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) Virtual Superstar Gala...

From Quaker to Jew – The Story of Warder Cresson, a Ger Tzeddek in America

By: Rabbi Menachem Levine Jewish history is replete with famous converts. Yisro, the father-in-law of Moshe Rabbeinu; the Navi Ovadiah; Onkelos, the famous Biblical commentator...

Rabbi Kahane, the Sarah Solution, and Peace

By: Ariel Natan Pasko This past week’s Torah reading, Vayera, coincided with the 30th remembrance of the murder of Rabbi Meir Kahane. He was the...

82nd Anniversary of Kristallnacht – Nov 9 & 10

Edited by: JV Staff On November 9, 1938, the Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) paramilitary forces initiated a coordinated two-day wave of violence against Jews across Germany...

Klall Yisroel Mourns the Passing of HaRav Dovid Feinstein, zt’l  at 91

He was one of the most prominent poskim and Roshei Yeshiva in America Edited by: Fern Sidman Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, the son of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein...

Former British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt’l Succumbs to Cancer on Shabbat at 72 

Edited by: Fern Sidman Former British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt’l passed away on Shabbat morning at the age of 72.  His death was confirmed...

Feeling God’s Presence During Covid-19

By: Sara Yoheved Rigler Rebbetzin Henny Machlis passed away five years ago without ever having heard of Covid-19, but she left us a recipe for dealing with...

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