Diaspora

Jewish leaders alarmed by UKIP’s new European ally

Britain’s newest party partners with member of "extremist" Polish group.

By JERRY LEWIS

Man jailed in UK for ‘racist’ message to Jewish MP

21-year-old Nazi sympathizer receives 4-week jail sentence for sending anti-Semitic tweet to British MP Luciana Berger.

By JERRY LEWIS

Conference of European Rabbis look to centralize Ukraine aid

CER President Goldshmidt said his organization “offers to the Rabbis of Ukraine to establish a rabbinical committee to save the refugees and will stand behind them.”

American Studies Association appears to backtrack on boycott of Israeli academics

The organization had openly called for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and declared on its website that boycott extends to annual conference in Los Angeles.

Protests and controversy mark opening of the Met’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’

Jewish leaders and politicians demonstrate in front of NY opera house • Giuliani: This work is a distortion of history

Will this Shabbat be the one that Jews around the world observe?

Communities as far flung as Nigeria and Australia have organized events for the Shabbos Project.

By EITAN AROM

US social security payments to Nazi war criminals sends ripples through Jewish world

War criminals who immigrated to America, were outed and subsequently expelled and have collected millions in state benefits.

Argentine far-left leader jailed for threatening Jewish rally at Iranian Embassy

Fernando Esteche, leader of the far-left group Quebracho, said he was protesting Israel’s “massacre against the Palestinians.”

By JTA

Frankfurt kosher butchers accused of selling unkosher meat

Two Jews are on trial for selling the meat to unsuspecting customers over a period of two years.

What can we learn from Noah about how to respond to Ebola?

Let’s show love to nations that are already at risk and to nations that Ebola has yet to reach.

British MP escapes prosecution for controversial remarks made during Gaza operation

George Galloway declared his constituency an "Israeli free zone" to protest Israel's offensive.

By JERRY LEWIS

Jewish US disease control head leads US Ebola fight

Tom Frieden is the US government’s primary point man in dealing with the Ebola crisis and its possible threat to the country.

By TOM TUGEND

2 Frenchmen involved in killing of Lee Zeitouni indicted for fraud

The two fled the scene of accident that killed Lee Zeitouni in 2011.

By JOSEPH STRICH

Students at Cambridge University hit back at Israel-attacking academics

“We aim to show that by no means do all of the members of Cambridge University hold the stance expressed in the academics’ statement," the letter reads.

By JERRY LEWIS

German judge sparks outrage, says anti-Semitism was only limited to Nazi period

Statement in lawsuit brought by Green Party founder against far-right journalist triggers outrage.

New York Jews brace for, and protest against, the Met’s production of ‘Death of Klinghoffer’

Teach-in addresses normalization of anti-Semitism in American culture.

Sale of Nazi memorabilia by e-commerce site angers Jewish group

Despite Etsy’s recent ban on products with the logo of the Washington Redskins football team on grounds of racism, the site still sells products featuring the Nazi swastika and likenesses of Hitler.

Prominent Washington rabbi pleads not guilty to voyeurism charge

Rabbi Barry Freundel, who leads a congregation in Washington D.C., allegedly installed a video camera in ritual bath or mikvah.

By REUTERS

Czech Republic to award ‘British Oskar Schindler’ with highest civilian honor

Sir Nicholas Winton, 105, saved 669 Czechoslovak children from the Nazis while serving as a British diplomat.

By JTA

British lawmaker quit Parliament position to vote on Palestine motion

Mike Freer, who represents the largely Jewish-populated districts of Finchley and Golders Green, resigned as parliamentary private secretary.

By JTA

Kabbalah blessing: Mila and Ashton's daughter welcomed with Jewish-themed ceremony

The Hollywood couple reportedly threw a party for their newborn daughter that included a Kabbalah blessing.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

More Jews may still be in eastern Ukraine than previously reported, World Jewish Congress says

The region has been engulfed in a civil war between Moscow-backed separatists and forces loyal to Kiev for months.

Israeli expert: Jobbik gains ‘should worry the Jews’

Tel Aviv historian says advances by anti-Roma, anti-Semitic party are concerning in regard to its aim to tackle minority groups.

By SAM SOKOL,REUTERS

Sears removes swastika ring offered for sale on its website

The item was listed under the “men’s punk rock style” jewelry collection.

By JTA

Miami Jewry sees first increase in four decades, study finds

At 33%, Miami has a higher proportion of foreign-born Jewish adults than any other American Jewish community, according to survey.

By JTA

Lauder to Post: Israel is being defined by its enemies

Israel allows itself to defined abroad by its enemies, World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said.

Muslim MEP calls on European Jews to halt flight

MEP Afzal Khan, a Pakistan-born Muslim who represents northwest England in Brussels, said that Jews should not give up on Europe despite rises in anti-Semitism in recent years.

Reports of anti-Semitism in Odessa highlights use of Jews in wartime propaganda

One communal representative says he believes both sides in the current Ukrainian-Russian conflict are making use of Ukrainian Jewry to disparage their opponents.

Clinton era document suggests Jewish law as defense in Monica Lewinsky affair

Talmudic interpretation of adultery considered as means to clear president; document is one of some 10,000 previously undisclosed files released by Clinton library.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Chairman: Keren Hayesod must evolve to survive

Multinational Zionist fund-raising organization now operates in a very different world than it did a generation ago.