Yad Vashem Awards International Book Prize on Holocaust Research
Yad Vashem awards Book Prize to Dr. Christoph Dieckmann for "path-breaking and exemplary" work on Lithuania under German occupation.
Yad Vashem awards Book Prize to Dr. Christoph Dieckmann for "path-breaking and exemplary" work on Lithuania under German occupation.


Forth Katif Center video features Einat Bloch Yefet, a young mother whose brother was murdered by terrorists in Gush Katif.

Jewish groups have praised the decision by the German Parliament to allow religious circumcision.

Jewish community in Netherlands outraged by Cabinet’s plans to deny Jewish Broadcaster access to public broadcasting system.
A delegation of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries shared the spirit of Hanukkah this week in a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

Dan Shapiro, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, participates in a Hanukkah candle lighting with Chabad Hassidim in Tel Aviv.

A 90-year-old menorah from Long Island that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy will be displayed at White House Hanukkah party.

Troubling resurgence of anti-Semitism, Iran's nuclear program, and lopsided vote at UN topped ADL's list of issues affecting Jews in 2012.

Germany passed a law allowing religious circumcision, clarifying legal situation after a court ruled rite amounted to grievous bodily harm.

Officials in Denmark have warned Jews to avoid openly wearing Jewish and religious symbols, amid increasing anti-Israel sentiments.

Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran shares the latest additions to his multifaceted dreidel collection, the largest in the world.

Many people enjoy volunteering by helping less fortunate. Others pledge monetary donations. And then there are those who combine the two.

On the eighth day of Hanukkah, the annual National Chabad-Lubavitch Women's Convention is to be held in Arad – thanks to a miracle.

The new Congress has fewer Jews for the second straight time. Israel is less of a drawing card. Just ask outgoing non-Jewish Rep. West.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house Tuesday when secular Kibbutz Givat Brenner dedicated a new Torah scroll its members paid for.

Many musical & humorous clips can be seen on the web these days. One Chabad video presents the basic and essential "how to" for Hanukkah.

Swedish police said they dropped an investigation into an artist who used paint mixed from ashes of Holocaust victims in a watercolor.

A major hareidi rabbinical figure expressed deep concerns over the safety of gastric bypass surgery.

How many traditional Hanukkah fried jelly doughnuts – “sufganiyot” – does the IDF need to feed its soldiers? And can they be made healthy?

Christian missionaries have found a new, wily way to spread their beliefs to innocent Jews who have no interest in Christianity

A NY Jewish council has cited Young Israel leaders for being "heroes" in relief efforts after Superstorm Sandy devastated the region.

The only Jewish day school in New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington has closed after over 25 years of serving the community.

President Barack Obama released his yearly message Friday, wishing Jewish people around the world a happy Hanukkah.

The New York Yankees reportedly offered Jewish free agent Kevin Youkilis a one-year, $12 million contract.

A new video released by “Jew in the City” attempts to dispel the many pre-conceived ideas regarding Orthodox Jews.

Lithuania launched a new campaign for European students that reveals the country's once rich Jewish culture, as well as its tragic end.

The second clip from the Katif Center video series for Hannukkah presents Rabbi Yitzhak Amitai, expelled from Azmona to Shomria.

Some 20,000 IDF soldiers are this week attending special tours of the country, based on the history and traditions of Hanukkah

Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard returned to prison after spending last week in the hospital undergoing a battery of medical consultations.

Yeshiva students from Reishit Yerushalayim in Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, have put on a song and dance for Hanukkah

Former residents of Gush Katif light Hanukkah candles and speak of people and symbols from which they drew strength.

Police launched investigation after a citizen said the "artist" was “disturbing the peace of the dead.”

Rabbinit Rachel Neriya is laid to rest. Her dedication, kindness are remembered.

A meeting to express support for the PFLP terrorist support organization at the University of Toulouse has been cancelled by administrators.

New TV drama, based on novel "Hitlerland", will relay "fictional tapestry of political intrigue. pursuit of power and personal danger."

Rabbanit Rachel Neriya z"tl, the widow of Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Neriya z”tl, passed away Thursday.

Sweden's Jewish community is in “grave danger” after a series of anti-Semitic attacks, warns the European Jewish Congress.

Lithuanian Jews who survived the Nazi Holocaust and Soviet terror during World War II will receive symbolic compensation next year

Anti-Semitism once again hit the streets of Paris over the weekend, when large swastikas were scrawled on a kosher pizzeria.

Students at the Binghamton University's Chabad Student Center are planning to spin their dreidels to a Guinness World Record next week.

Soldiers knew Miriam Feiner as “Aunt Mary,” who ‘loved IDF soldiers like her own children.’

Thousands gather for 30th annual Bet El Yeshiva dinner in New York City. "Israel is G-d's idea. All we're doing is following Him."

A giant menorah and dreidel in Miami were vandalized, in an unsuccessful attempt to spoil the spirit of Hanukkah.

Hundreds of Jews paid tribute to Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Neriya, 17 years after the passing of the founder of Bnei Akiva religious high schools.

Chabad-Lubavitch hassidim around the world begin to celebrate Yud Tet Kislev, the “Rosh Hashanah of Hassidism.”

Hungarian Prime Minister vowed to defend country's Jews from anti-Semitism after a far-right MP made anti-Jewish remarks in parliament.

A public school teacher in Australia has been disciplined after playing an overtly anti-Israel song to her students.

Students at Harvard University received invitations to an unrecognized club saying "Jews need not apply".

Esther Pollard receives update: her husband is still hospitalized but his condition is stable.

American donors of the AMIT school network visit the city of Kiryat Malachi which was hit by countless rockets.

The Israel Action Network, an initiative of the JFNA, develops strategies to counter the assaults on Israel.

Several thousand people attended a rally in Hungary to protest anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli remarks by far-right politicians.

A NY City Council hopeful asks constituents: “A White/Jewish City Council Member representing Upper Manhattan?”

Finnish official asserts on state television that Jews hold vast control over wealth, media, thus impeding neutrality in US Mideast stance.

Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed, head of the Beit El Yeshiva, underscores the need for unity in Israel and in the religious Zionist camp.

Argentina will soon propose an agenda to Iran on talks to settle lawsuits related to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish aid organization.

Shas spiritual leader is suffering from extreme pain in his leg.

Jonathan Pollard's condition is not known. His wife was informed of his hospitalization.

The UN has handed the PA "a pyrrhic public relations victory," asserts ADL; NCYI. Agudah laud countries opposed, WJC notes Nov. 29 date.

Outrage over anti-Semitic remarks in Hungarian parliament continued unabated, with Jobbik deputy calling for resignation of 'Israeli' MP.
