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FROM LEFT: Nir Kimhi, director of FOZ, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, Daniel Voiczeck, FOZ general manager, and Fiji Ambassador Filipo Tarakinikini.

Grapevine, September 25, 2025: Not exactly alone

Exterior sign for University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, November 1, 2020

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Pittsburgh's Jewish students see 'increase in Jewish joy' ahead of new year

Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Sean Fraser speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 15, 2025.

Canada proposes hate crime legal regime amid rising antisemitism


Prosecutors investigate German shop with 'Jews are banned' sign

The shop owner had made the poster in response to Israeli military operations in Gaza, as he couldn't distinguish which Jews supported the campaign and which didn't.

German shop with 'Jews are banned' sign, September 22, 2025.

No. 40: Sam Grundwerg: World Chairman of Keren Hayesod-UIA

For the past seven years, Grundwerg has been leading this iconic Zionist fundraising arm and national institution.

Sam Grundwerg

No. 43: Elliot Brandt, Bernard Kaminetsky: The leaders of AIPAC

AIPAC has fought to ensure that Israel has not become the cause of any one political party at a time of increasing radicalism and polarization in American politics.

(L-R): Elliot Brandt, Bernard Kaminetsky

No. 44: Ronald Lauder and Mark Wilf: Standing at the forefront of the fight against antisemitism

Ronald Lauder and Mark Wilf represent Jewish leadership that combines vision, philanthropy, and commitment to Israel and world Jewry.

(L-R): Ronald Lauder, Mark Wilf

No. 49: Bari Weiss, Mark Levin, Dan Senor: Explaining the Middle East to the world

Bari Weiss, Dan Senor, and Mark Levin have become influential voices in shaping how millions understand the complexities of Israel and the Middle East.

Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press, Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Radio Hall of Fame, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Anti-Defamation League

British, Australian, Canadian, French Jewish groups decry recognition of Palestinian state

Jewish groups warned that the expected moves by their governments to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly this week would embolden extremists.

 A man holds a placard reading "Free Palestine" in Paris, France, during a demonstration, to protest after Israel seized the British-flagged yacht, Madleen was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza, June 9, 2025.

France's outgoing justice minister urges tougher response to antisemitism

Darmanin asked prosecutors to open "systematic investigations" when they are notified by an elected official or civil servant of an antisemitic act or statement.

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a mock baby body and an image as civil society groups and sympathisers attend a protest against Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Paris, France September 6, 2025.

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It’s time to break the old conception of the US Jewish ‘minority mindset’

US Jews need to make it visible that you cannot build it on a doctrine that rejects human pluralism. The answer is not to jeer them or to deny their solidarity with Palestinian civilians.

 Activists march down Pearl Street during the 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival, a week after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 8, 2025.

On this Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s reckless government needs to hear the voices of Diaspora Jews

To end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home, Israelis need the support, solidarity, and partnership of Diaspora Jewry

Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party in Israel, speaks during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2025.

'Is there a future for Jews in Belgium?' Belgium symposium asks

The symposium, organized by the Jewish Information and Documentation Center (JID), brought 300 participants to address concrete responses to rising hatred and discrimination.

A person holds a placard reading "Don't touch my Jew" during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023