Diaspora

Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.

South Africa’s chief rabbi rejects refugee program for Afrikaners

A vocal critic of the South African government, Goldstein backed Trump’s opposition to South Africa for its cooperation with Iran and its new land expropriation law.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
15/05/2025

NYC penalizes organizers of community garden that required members to oppose Zionism

Applicants were asked to sign a “statement of values” that included opposition to Zionism, antisemitism, and “nationalist and/or racist beliefs.”

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
15/05/2025

Chicago theater cancels screening of post-Oct 7 documentary, citing community ‘safety, well-being'

The theater announced the decision in a since-deleted post on Instagram that night that began with the sentence, “We are firmly not an antisemitic organization.”

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
15/05/2025

Belgian police raid houses of mohalim, seize circumcision tools

According to Belgian reports, alongside the seizing of tools the mohalim were asked to provide records of all boys they had circumcised in the last year.

Marchers on the far-right are seen in London, Britain, on October 26, 2024

Three British neo-Nazis convicted of planning attack as part of 'race war'

The three pleaded not guilty to counts of preparing an act of terrorism, but they were all convicted by the Sheffield Crown Court.

By REUTERS
14/05/2025

Arkansas passes law recognizing Judea and Samaria, bans 'West Bank' term in official use

Arkansas State Representative Mindy McAlindon, who introduced a bill to refer to the West Bank as “Judea and Samaria” told The Jerusalem Post that the legislation is rooted in historical facts.

Half of American Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic, poll finds

The survey of Jewish registered voters, conducted by the polling firm GBAO Strategies, found that 52% of respondents say the word “antisemitic” describes the president very or somewhat well.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
14/05/2025

NHL suspends Panthers exec Doug Cifu over Pro-Israel online comments

Doug Cifu suspended after calling fan a “51st state antisemite loser” in Israel-Hamas War debate online.

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
14/05/2025

NYC becomes first major US city to establish Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism

“The Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism will be the first of its kind in a major city across the nation, and will tackle antisemitism in all of its forms."

Authorities arrest self-proclaimed ‘king’ of Germany and ban his antisemitic group

“They underpin their supposed claim to power with antisemitic conspiracy narratives,” Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s interior minister said.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
14/05/2025
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