The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the main body representing the interests of Jews in the UK, has accused the BBC of falsely alleging that victims of a recent antisemitic incident in London had provoked their attackers with an anti-Muslim slur.
Four artworks looted by Nazis in France during World War II have been returned to the heirs of their original Jewish owner, France’s ministry of culture recently announced.
A team of researchers from Israel, the United States and Germany have discovered the first evidence of beer consumption within a residential community.
Countries that bar athletes from other countries will not be allowed to host international sports championships, the International Olympic Committee said in a letter this week.
Jewish pop-culture had quite the “Unorthodox” year.
New figures from the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency, and Nefesh B’Nefesh show the highest aliyah from France in four years, a dramatic increase in arrivals from South Africa, and the continued trend of rising aliyah among youth.
The first Jewish museum in Singapore opened earlier this month, highlighting the 200-year history of the country’s Jewish community.
A small percentage (0.1 to 0.3%) of people are born with congenitally deformed ears. This can have a severe psychological impact, and sometimes involves hearing loss.
Former professional American-Israeli basketball player Tamir Goodman, known informally as “The Jewish Jordan,”’ has made leaps and bounds on the court as a player, coach and educator, and now, he has started a new sports-equipment innovation company called “Aviv.”
By Dan Lavie
Israel Hayom via JNS
A synagogue dating back some 2,000 years has been excavated at Migdal in northern Israel, a modern town and the site of a large Jewish community in the Second Temple era.
This is the second synagogue excavated in Migdal, and the first time archeologists have found evidence of two synagogues coexisting in a Jewish community at a time when the Second Temple was still in use.
