The horrific attack on a German synagogue in Halle on Yom Kippur was the second in less than a week – a lethal turn of events that has seemed inevitable as antisemitic crimes have risen in recent years.
As gay pride events take place around the world this month, battles over intersectionality and clashes of identities are unfolding as well, often excluding Jews who support the Jewish state, as most do. Three Jewish leaders share how Jewish activists can speak out on a range of social justice causes without forsaking their Jewish identity.
Four-year-old Abigail Mor Idan, the youngest U.S. citizen who was kidnapped and held by Hamas, returned home during a pause in fighting in November. Abigail’s great-aunt joins us to recount her family’s harrowing story and her relentless effort to bring the remaining captives home to their loved ones.
To even begin to solve the problem of antisemitism, there must be clarity about what it is and what it isn’t. That's why the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) built international consensus around a non-legally binding definition.