Dovid Efune is the editor-in-chief and CEO of the Algemeiner Journal, better known as The Algemeiner. The Algemeiner is a New York-based newspaper covering American and international Jewish and Israel-related news. He is widely credited with transforming The Algemeiner from a Yiddish language print publication into a significant international online destination for Jewish, Israel and…
Public comment on California’s proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum widely described as anti-Semitic ends Aug. 15, 2019. Public comment can be sent to the CDE, IQC, and State Board of Education at ethnicstudies@cde.ca.gov. Additionally, readers can sign petitions from Club Z at keepschoolhatefree.com and the Israeli-American Council: at protectyoureducation.org. “The proposed curriculum is virulently…
Photo: Liora Rez founded stopantisemitism.org Sometimes in life, you meet someone with a strong sense of right and wrong combined with a passion for the Jewish people and Israel. When either are threatened, they just can’t help themselves – they have to take action. Liora Rez is one of those people. She is one of…
Light, Solidarity & Prayer was the title of the April 29 community gathering following the shooting in Poway. About 375 people gathered for the event at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The attack took place April 27, the last day of Pesach, during services, at Chabad of Poway, CA. One woman, Lori Gilbert-Kaye, z”l, was…
PHOTO: Following the mosque attacks in New Zealand, Tree of Life synagogue members posted this sign in front of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh. Having survived the Oct. 27, 2018, shooting at Tree of Life that took the lives of 11 worshippers, congregants had a sense of kinship with another congregation invaded during worship. Tree…
A family member of a victim of the massacre at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue has created “2 for Seder,” aimed at tackling anti-Semitism at the grassroots level. The 2 for Seder event encourages Jewish families to welcome two non-Jews into their seder to experience first-hand the most celebrated Jewish holiday of the year…
Although we are known as content creators for Jewish Lifestyle magazines, websites and social media, we are firm believers that the term “lifestyle” can be expanded beyond entertainment and engagement. One of our missions from the beginning has been to disseminate information, ideas and inspiration as a way to fight against hate, racism and anti-Semitism….
PBS will broadcast nationally WQED’s locally-produced “Tree of Life: A Concert for Peace and Unity,” a free community event, presented and hosted by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to honor the Tree of Life Synagogue victims and first responders. The performance, featuring Itzhak Perlman at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall, was taped on Nov. 27, one month after the…
In response to recent serious attempts by faculty at the University of Michigan and Pitzer College to thwart American students from studying in and about Israel, more than 100 national and local organizations on Dec. 4 called on the same 250 college and university leaders who in 2013 issued statements opposing the American Studies Association’s anti-Israel boycott to sign…
Havurah Shalom is hosting an interactive workshop on white nationalism and anti-Semitism 7-9 pm, Thursday, Dec. 20. Over the past two years, there has been a marked rise in the presence of visible white nationalism in the United States. Since the 2016 elections, Oregon has had the highest increase in reported hate crimes of any…
