Hero Lori saved lives in Chabad Pesach shooting
Lori Kaye’s heroism saved many lives when a gunman walked into Chabad of Poway Synagogue outside San Diego and opened fire with an AR-type assault weapon during services on the last day...
Holocaust victims discovered at Brest excavation site
World Jewish Congress have praised Belarussian authorities for ensuring 1,000 Jewish Holocaust victims discovered at an excavation site in Brest have received a dignified burial.
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder attended...
Holocaust initiative reaches record 30,000 people
The Yellow Candle Project is set to engage a record number of community members for a third successive year.
Some 30,000 candles will be distributed across 150 communal organisations.
Outside the Jewish community, leading figures...
Rebbe’s impact grows 25 years on
The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s visionary approach to social questions and challenges faced by society has been launched on a new section of Chabad’s website.
The online initiative marks the...
World Jewry holds breath for US elections
By David Saffer
US President Donald Trump trails in the polls with days go in the US presidential election on Tuesday.
The battlelines have been drawn...
Malaysia stripped of hosting Para Swimming Championships
Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl has backed the International Paralympic Committee’s decision to strip Malaysia of the World Para Swimming Championships...
90 year old ex-Kindertransport architect plans charity Skydive
Eli Abt, a recently retired Chartered architect and planning consultant, is due to undertake a 13,000 foot Tandem skydive with an instructor on Sunday 25 August.
He...
Pompeo calls on leaders to “stand together” against Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on world leaders to stand together against Iran’s regime supporting terror this week.
In a stark message Pompeo...
Belgium Shechita ban in Flanders now in force… Wallonia ban follows in summer
By Adam Moses
Banning Shechita officially came into effect in the Flanders region of Belgian on New Year’s Day.
WJC blasts Hungarian far-right Jobbik Party and French anti-Semitsm stats
World Jewish Congress has expressed concern that Hungary’s opposition party members may join the far-right Jobbik Party over recent months.
President Ronald S. Lauder travelled to Hungary to assess the situation for himself and was shocked...
