Diaspora

Major Diaspora philanthropists call on Netanyahu to end war and aid Gaza, in mass open letter

The letter is notable for garnering signatures from influential Jewish voices with a history of donations to Israel, some of whom haven't publicly commented on the nearly two-year-old war.

Activists attend a protest demanding an end to the war in Gaza, and against the humanitarian crises there, outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2025.
 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

At least 200 antisemitic incidents every month in UK in first half of 2025, CST reveals

Putlitz Bridge Holocaust memorial in Berlin vandalized with white paint splashes and parcel tape.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized; Swastikas painted on Oregons's Jewish, Holocaust museum

UFT President Michael Mulgrew speaks alongside New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani during a press conference announcing UFT's endorsement of Mamdani at the UFT headquarters on July 9, 2025 in New York City.

After the UFT endorsed Mamdani, some Jewish educators are withholding their dues in protest


'Sarajevo Haggadah' proceeds to be donated to Palestinian causes, announces Bosnian museum

The Sarajevo Haggadah is a famous medieval manuscript containing an illustrated version of the Passover Seder text, dated to around 1350 and believed to be from Barcelona.

Proceeds of Sarajevo Haggadah to be donated to Palestine, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina announces.

UKLFI and Campaign Against Antisemitism being investigated by UK Charity Commission - report

CAGE complained that UKLFI and CAA have helped legitimise Israel’s "racist, apartheid and genocidal policies," bringing "malicious complaints... to silence pro-Palestinian voices."

Supporters of pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action hold banners and flags outside London's High Court, July 4, 2025; illustrative.

A Jewish heart in Europe: How Chabad in Vienna became a fortress of hope, education, and continuity

Where once stood a Nazi institution, now stands one of the largest Jewish campuses in Europe.

Where once stood a Nazi institution, now stands one of the largest Jewish campuses in Europe.

Keir Starmer recognizing a Palestinian state means abandoning British Jews - opinion

This is not diplomacy – this is appeasement dressed up in the empty platitudes of international grandstanding.

 ON DAY ONE, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Israel’s operation in Iran ‘concerning,’ characterized it as an escalation, and urged ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions,’ the writer notes.

Jewish student: Don’t use my experience to go after Harvard

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: When the White House used her antisemitic incident to discredit Harvard, a Jewish student countered that this tactic was causing irreversible damage.

 Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2025.

Macron's choice: Stand with democracy, or allow Frech Jews to become political sacrifices - opinion

The question is not whether France will once again be pro-Israel or pro-Jewish, but whether it can save itself from total collapse into religious, moral, and national darkness.

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron arrives for bilateral talks during a visit to Berlin last week. Following Hamas’s October 7 massacre, France once again chose the wrong side of history, the writer charges.

Where in the world is still safe for Israelis to vacation? - opinion

Israeli tourists must now carefully consider how and where to spend their money if they want to return unscathed.

 TRAVELERS AT Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Grapevine, August 1, 2025: Do a DNA test and unite with relatives you never knew you had

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

HOME DNA testing kit, with a saliva (spit or cheek swab) tube collector and return shipping box.

New York Jews must use the London playbook to stop Mamdani - comment

British Jews have already shown the road map for defeating a politician whose campaign flirts with antisemitism; New York’s Jews should dust it off before November.

 NEW YORK CITY mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani waves at the crowd during the 2025 Pride March, June 29, 2025.

Six to stand trial over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris

The bombing and shooting assault on the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in the heart of the Jewish district of the Marais quarter in August 1982 killed six and wounded over 20.

Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo delivers a speech at the site of the so called "Rue des Rosiers" or "Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant" attack, in Paris, on August 9, 2024

Deputy FM Sharren Haskel strengthens ties with Hungary in diplomatic visit

“Hungary and Israel are building a strategic partnership based on shared values, mutual interests and deep ties,” Hungary's European Union Affairs Minister Janos Boka said.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel alongside Hungary's Minister for European Union Affairs Janos Boka in Budapest, July 31, 2025.