Obama decries anti-Semitism in Jewish heritage month message
President Barack Obama decries the 'rise of anti-Semitism' in annual proclamation of May as 'Jewish American Heritage Month.'
President Barack Obama decries the 'rise of anti-Semitism' in annual proclamation of May as 'Jewish American Heritage Month.'


To avoid eating chametz owned by Jews over Pesach, Rabbi Karelitz publishes fresh product code: 6122

First Jewish film festival in Casablanca, Morocco, draws almost 500 attendees, though also receives anti-Semitic backlash.

Two suspects seen spray painting swastikas at park, elementary school in Washington, D.C., suburb with large Jewish population.
Civil trial on control of foundation meant to help poor Jewish communities in California's Bay Area and Israel turns ugly.

First person: Passover seder for Belgian Jews reveals the mass exodus Islamist terror is causing; 'my last seder as a European.'

Heads of the four leading Allied powers convened at the San Remo Conference in Italy in 1920.

Thousands of observant Jews flock to Six Flags Great Adventure, in an annual Passover pilgrimage.

Melting bananas, Hindu idols, Baptist preachers, and prophecy: The tale of our 120 degree Seder in a remote village in Southern India.

Prominent rabbi from Westhampton Beach's the Hampton Synagogue resigns after 26 years. Says will go into private sector.

Polish-born Holocaust survivor whose memoir 'For Those I Love' became best-seller, TV miniseries, found dead in his pool.

Dutch Jewish woman refused to be put off by ambassador, ultimately leading to thousands of Jews escaping Holocaust.

Reporter claims he was 'threatened' after revealing that Polish community rabbi is really gentile cook.

US Congress calls on German government to provide additional aid to aging Holocaust survivors.

Hiding in wartime Europe just under the nose of the Nazi army, a Jewish couple found a unique way of keeping in touch.

Unique partnership enables six massive seders around the African nation for the first time ever, with rabbis flown in from the US.

Prof. Anat Loewenstein placed in the top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology.

Rabbi Aaron Stefansky was just 50 years old, but he supported yeshivot worldwide.

Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, candidate for Senate, recently 'came out' as Jewish.

Frederick Mayer, who fled Nazi Germany, risked his life posing as a German officer after parachuting back seven years later.

Members of extremist group run by former 'Jewish outreach' coordinator for Bernie Sanders targeted Jewish orgs on Pesach.

Crazed man recorded attacking Williamsburg synagogue as congregants flee.

First volume of Italian translation of the Talmud sells out in three days.

First ever UN Passover Seder held with dozens of ambassadors in attendance.

Jewish student leaders call on new NUS president Malia Bouattia to go further to address their concerns over her alleged anti-Semitism.

President Barack Obama wishes the Jewish people a Chag Sameach in honor of Passover.

Rabbi Lau in special message to Arutz Sheva readers: 'To those who can't but want to, and those who can but don't want to, Israel awaits.'

Rabbi sues kosher foods company for firing him as longtime matzah inspector, after he complained of a lapse in kosher standards.

Conservative rabbis lifted ban on legumes earlier this year; Ashkenazic Conservative Jews to enjoy kitniyot for the first time this seder.

In moving ceremony at Western Wall yeshiva, final letters are written in to new scrolls dedicated to the fallen.

YU hackathon, to be held May 7, will promote activism by bringing together hundreds of local high school and university students.

Father of 'divorce refuser,' Oded Gaz, sentenced to 30-day imprisonment after son stops appearing in Court hearing.

Rabbi Berland wanted in Israel for sexual assault appears in Joburg Court in Johannesburg.

Noah Helfstein of NYC uses $76,000 in bar mitzvah gift money to create 'Maker Bus,' letting disadvantaged Israeli kids use cool technology.

In official ceremony, Finance Minister gives Chief Rabbis authority to sell state's chametz to Abu Gosh resident.

National Union of Students debate over whether to mark Holocaust Memorial Day was the last straw for many Jewish students.

Self-cleaning oven triggered fire which engulfed home of Rabbi Gabriel Greenberg, while children were in the back yard.

Mother withdraws son from public school after sustained anti-Semitic bullying; school won't deal with case to avoid 'stigmatizing' Muslims.

Following devastating Jerusalem fire, fundraising campaign helps raise money for 23 homeless families as Passover approaches.

Massive flooding causes serious damage to the Jewish community of Houston for the second time in less than a year.

110 Israeli children who are orphaned or lost one parent celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem.

Some scant concrete data about how Jews voted in the presidential primaries in New York.

Startling new research suggests all Jews - even Ashkenazic Jews - have Turkish-Greek roots originating in the Persian Empire.

Nearly 500 participants from Chabad House communities in US, Canada, UK and Australia get a taste of the Holy Land.

Russian Jewish leaders slam anti-Semitic rally, in which some 100 protesters called for 'Holy War on Chabad 'settlement' in Russia.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs a bill to create a Holocaust memorial in Tallahassee.

Congressional commission hears testimony on how Islamic radicalization in Europe has ramped up risk for Jewish communities.

Former Shomrim leader charged in federal court with bribing New York police officers.

Jacoob Ben Nistell claimed he came from Haifa - but may never even have been to Israel.

Houthi rebels accuse Rabbi Yahia Youssef Yaish of helping to smuggle 500-year-old Torah scroll to Israel.

Diaspora Affairs Ministry launches new Facebook page, animated video to explain vision of Israeli outreach to the Jewish Diaspora.

Orthodox exemption contracts available for the first time for Israeli bond buyers.

With the Jewish vote to prove decisive for both parties in New York's primaries, some facts the candidates would do well to consider.

Despite avowedly left-wing politics, identifying as a 'Zionist' enough to get Alain Finkielkraut spat at, ejected from labor laws meeting.

Rabbi Berel Lazar hits back following dissemination of anti-Semitic conspiracy theory by politician from Vladimir Putin's ruling party.

Jewish actress, best known as Italian Catholic mother on Everybody Loves Raymond, passed away in her sleep.

Yiddish flyers bearing Sanders campaign official logo include Hebrew curse of Netanyahu, attack 'radical rightwing Zionists'.

Three Christian bishops among tens of thousands who took part in the March of the Living in Hungary.

Romanian watchdog concerned over mayoral candidate who said local Jews lied about the number of their brethren killed in the Holocaust.

38-year-old Jewish zookeeper in Florida killed after being attacked by a Malayan tiger.
