Jews

Norway quietly redefines minority status, puts Jewish organizations at risk

A new law says persons who have moved to Norway after 1950, or their descendants, are not considered to belong to or constitute a national minority.

Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.
 Protesters march out of Kings College Circle after leaving a pro-Palestinian student encampment at the University of Toronto following an Ontario judge order for pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 3, 2024.

32 Liberal MPs call for action against antisemitism in Canada, but some Jewish orgs skeptical

Amazigh people celebrate their new year outside the parliament with calls on the government to recognize the day as an official holiday and put more effort into supporting their language in Rabat, Morocco January 13, 2023.

Morocco’s Amazigh revival: From ancient roots to modern identity

Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi walks with her mother after being released amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the West Bank, November 30, 2023.

'We are fighting Jews, not only Zionism,' Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi declares


Countering media bias against Jews: Why I launched a journalism fellowship - opinion

The future of the Jewish story – our truth, our place in history – will be written with or without us, and if we remain on the sidelines, others will write it for us.

 Demonstrators holding a banner protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers as they block a street, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 18, 2024.

Technion opens new program for international students fleeing campus antisemitism

Though one of the pillars of the program is fostering new academic minds to join the Israeli population, it’s primarily a refuge for students who no longer feel safe on their respective campuses.

 Technion scientists (illustration)

'The Last Baker of Vienna': A novel on displaced Jews in post-WWII Europe - review

Chana, the heroine of The Lost Baker of Vienna, gives voice to author Sharon Kurtzman’s feminist subtext.

CLASS PORTRAIT of school children at Schauenstein displaced persons (DP) camp, circa 1946.

Baseless hatred destroyed the temple, baseless love must save this nation - editorial

Our sages taught that the Second Temple was consumed by sinat chinam – baseless hatred among Jews. On this Tisha B’Av, Jewish Israeli society must admit that the disease has returned.

Worshipers are seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tisha B'Av.

Todd Patkin, Author of 'Finding Happiness', Invests $5 Million in World Zionist Village

Jewish National Fund-USA Announces $5M Contribution to New Zionist Campus from Philanthropist Todd Patkin.

A view of the Patkin Pathway at the planned World Zionist Village

University presidents return from Auschwitz with a pledge to combat campus antisemitism

International March of the Living University Presidents mission equipped academic leaders with historical context and moral clarity amid growing campus antisemitism.

University Presidents Mission, Auschwitz - Birkenau on the 2025 March of the Living.

Wesley LePatner, killed in Manhattan shooting, mourned as 'uniquely brilliant' Jewish leader

“At 43, she was the most effortless and impressive person - you wanted to follow her wherever she went,” Feiler wrote.

Wesley LePatner at the DiMenna Children's History Museum Family Benefit in 2019.

Was Ozzy Osbourne Jewish, or ‘half a heeb’?

The metal legend died aged 76 on Tuesday. His wife, Sharon, was the daughter of Ashkenai Jew Don Arden, and put Judaism "at the center of their household."

British rock star Ozzy Osbourne and Kermit the Frog pose for photographs after the Golden Jubilee Pop Concert at Buckingham Palace in London, June 3, 2002; illustrative.

Nigerian curriculum fosters peace but perpetuates harmful Jewish stereotypes, IMPACT-se finds

Textbook references to Jewish people, history, and Israel vary in tone and consistency, the study finds.

 Nigerian school children.

Summer reading list: Thought-provoking essays on Jews, the Israel-Hamas War, and Iran

Here is a summer reading roundup of 17 recent deep-think articles on a range of issues: the Gaza and Iran wars, US-Israel relations, global antisemitism, Israeli society, and more.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu visits Capitol Hill this week. Prof. Edward N. Luttwak, in ‘Tablet,’ argues that Netanyahu’s tenacity has led to Israel’s conclusive victories in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.

DNA study: Modern Jews and Arabs retain more than half their ancestry from Bronze Age ‘Canaanites’

Genome-wide analysis of 93 skeletons from Israel, Jordan and Lebanon traces an unbroken genetic thread across three millennia.

 Excavation near Jerusalem.