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WIZO Sweden president to receive royal medal for advancing Yiddish recognition
The recognition is widely viewed as a milestone for Sweden’s Jewish community, particularly at a time when concerns about antisemitism are growing across Europe.
Sister of missing Haymanut Kasau honored as family slams police over stalled investigation
Jane Yolen, whose The Devil’s Arithmetic became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87
Francesca Albanese receives prestigious award from Spanish Prime Minister
Organization of American States Secretary-General honored for work countering antisemitism
OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro is honored for his efforts against antisemitism at a Washington symposium organized by CAM and B’nai B’rith International.
Peres Center awards female heroes of October 7 and the Hamas war
Among the recipients are those who provided service to the state of Israel through hasbara and Israel advocacy. Recipients also included health professionals and IDF soldiers.
Not all heroes wear capes: Robert Downey Jr. commended for Jewish life necklace
Jewish star Robert Downey Jr. wore the necklace as he accepted the Maltin Modern Master Award for his role in Oppenheimer.
Herzog to award presidential medal for civilian heroism
Herzog created the award to preserve the memory of civilian valor and to recognize the efforts those from October 7.
'Oppenheimer' leads in number of Oscar nominations, 'Barbie' takes second place
An Israeli short film, Letter to a Pig, by Tal Kantor and Amit Gicelter, was nominated in the Short Animated Film category.
Masha Gessen will receive Hannah Arendt Prize, following controversy over Gaza essay
Gessen, a Jewish writer for The New Yorker magazine, published an essay last week comparing the Gaza Strip to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos, sparking backlash from Jewish and pro-Israel activists.
Israeli research teams win prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants in a variety of fields
The funding will support excellent scientists and scholars at the career stage where they may still be consolidating their own independent research teams.
Brothers in Arms to receive John McCain award for justice leadership
"We are united to help the IDF win, embrace and help the families of the abducted and missing, [help] the 200,000 displaced from their homes with all their needs and build a better society here."
Mixed Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem wins World’s Best School prize
The Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School won the Overcoming Adversity prize for its integration of Jewish and Arab students.
Leading law conference drops UN Israel investigator after Hamas attack
UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry's Navi Pillay was accused of working “to further a demonstrably discriminatory agenda against the Jewish people and the State of Israel.”