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In Uman, annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage is clouded by arrests of yeshiva students in Israel

Many of the pilgrims to the Ukrainian city that is home to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav said they knew others who had not been able to come.

Countries begin formally recognizing Palestinian state ahead of UN General Assembly

The annual diplomatic meeting in New York overlaps with Rosh Hashanah.

Palestinian Authority arrests suspect in 1982 attack on Paris Jewish restaurant

The arrest comes as France leads a charge to recognize a Palestinian state at next week’s United Nations General Assembly.

A photo of the Dura-Europos Synagogue wall paintings in the National Museum of Damascus. The frescoes depict multiple biblical stories and have a sheen from the lacquer coating.

After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus

‘Jews are banned from entering here!’ sign in German shop window spurs international backlash

Riz Ahmed and Florence Pugh, wearing a watermelon sweatshirt, onstage at a pro-Palestinian fundraiser concert

Billie Eilish, Benedict Cumberbatch join UK concert that raised $2M for Palestinian charities

A photo of antisemitic grafitti, including a swastika and the phrase "Jews did 9/11"

Two synagogues and Chabad building in Halifax, Canada, targeted with antisemitic graffiti

Cosmetics firm Weleda to examine Nazi ties amid revelation of its role in Dachau experiments

My congregant was stabbed for being Jewish. What happened the next Shabbat was incredible.

Buenos Aires mayor vows to punish teacher who waved Palestinian flag during school ceremony

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