Two Israelis on board Ethiopian Airlines disaster

Two Israelis were among fatalities in the state-owned Ethiopian Airlines disaster near Addis Ababa last Sunday morning. None of the 149 passengers and eight crew members from over 30 nationals on board the Boeing 737...

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...

European Parliament President tells CER Standing Committee “we must remain united against religious discrimination”

In light of several terrorist attacks perpetrated by both far-right and Islamist extremists across the continent, CER President Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and President...

Anti-Semitism is rampant concludes Munich conference

Anti-Semitism is increasing globally and a political crisis is developing among European leaders were among key points made at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, President of...

Chabad joins relief effort in Bahamas after hurricane

Chabad Bahamas joined the official government relief effort after Hurricane Dorian battered the area with winds in excess of 110 miles per hour earlier...

Gulf states to attend Bahrein-US workshop

Saudi Arabia and the UAE will take part in the ‘Peace for the Sake of Prosperity’ economic workshop in Bahrain next month. The gathering will herald President Donald Trump's much anticipated...

Argentina Chief Rabbi attack in own home

Jewish leaders have condemned a brutal attack on Argentina’s Chief Rabbi in his own home. Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich and his wife, Rebbetzin Davidovich, were seriously wounded in a sickening assault. An investigation by police...

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...

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...

Board of Deputies shocked by violent attack on Argentinian Chief Rabbi

Board of Deputies Senior Vice President Sheila Gewolb has reacted to an attack on the Argentinian Chief Rabbi during a break-in at his home...

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