By Laura Rigge
HAKOL Editor
The Argentine Jewish community is in a state of unrest, as new revelations have come to light regarding the circumstances of the bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994.
Prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was in charge of the investigation, wa…
By Jacky Schimmel
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Editor’s Note: The following are reflections from American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Vice President Jacky Schimmel, who had just returned on Feb. 4 from a field visit to war-torn eastern Ukraine, before the recent ce…
By Mark Gurvis
JNS.org
My early days as a Jewish Federation professional were at a time when our system was evolving away from reliance on messages of combating anti-Semitism and statements of "never again," to one of strengthening our communities through education and meaningful engagement…
By Noah Diamondstein
Editor’s Note: This story is the third in a four-part series by Noah, who recently studied in Europe and who seeks “to see the world become a place where all can live together in peace.”
On our way to Auschwitz, we stayed a night in the town of Mikulov in North…
By Jennifer Chevinsky
The terrible attack on Feb. 15 outside of the Great Synagogue has brought increased attention to the Jewish community in Copenhagen, Denmark. When one thinks about the geographical distribution of Jews across the world, or even in Europe specifically, Denmark is not a …
