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Anti-Semites hold big rally in Hungary

Budapest - Hundreds of Hungarian anti-Semites gathered in Budapest yesterday to protest at a major international meeting for Jews set for Sunday.

In the Media by Stephen Morgan - 2 comments

Netherlands stores to label Jewish settlement products

The Hague - In the wake of a similar decision by the UK, the Netherlands has asked its retail chains to clearly label Israeli products made beyond the 1949 ceasefire line, as not being made in Israel.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Louvre returns Nazi looted art

The Louvre museum has returned seven paintings to surviving relatives of Jewish families. The paintings were confiscated by the Nazi Party in the 1930s.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 5 comments

Hungary: A new synagogue for Budapest but anti-Semitism on rise

Budapest - Last Sunday, February 1, the foundation stone for the first new synagogue in Hungary in 80 years was laid in the Csepel district of the Hungarian capital, Budapest against a background of rising anti-Semitism.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Will a third Jewish Temple be built in Jerusalem?

The Middle East crisis continues as Jordanian minister accuses Israel of planning to erect a third Temple, while Abbas declares his mission to save Jerusalem during rally. Analysts assess Jerusalem will become the focus of Islamic attention in 2013.

In the Media by Eliot Elwar - 1 comment

Index to 4.5 million Jewish records from Poland online Special

A website with a name searchable index to birth, marriage and death records of Jews from Poland from 1808 to 1911 exists through the efforts of Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Stanley Diamond of Montreal, and an international group of volunteers.

Digital Journal Report by Mark Steinberg - 2 comments

Mediation talks start while Israel and Hamas continue fighting

As countries mobilize to mediate ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, the fighting between the two groups continues as more lives are claimed.

In the Media by Can Tran

'A Wider Bridge' for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jews Special

Los Angeles - “A Wider Bridge” the culture and opinion news hub for lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgender Jews has acquired the Jewish news-wire site Abbanibi.com and secures its founder celebrity journalist Yanir Dekel as editor.

Digital Journal Report by Lesley Lanir - 1 comment

Emory University apologizes to former Jewish students

Atlanta - Emory University hosted a premiere of the documentary, ‘From Silence to Recognition’ this evening. The short film chronicles their anti- Semitic practices from the late 1940’s through the early 1960’s.

In the Media by Jacki Viles - 1 comment

Jewish & Christian groups respond to anti-Muslim NYC subway ads

New York - Three different groups are responding to the launch of anti-Muslim ads in the New York City subways last month, by hanging posters of their own, right next to the "hate ads."

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 26 comments