Elegy for New York

I made the mistake, once, of thinking New York was the best place for Jews outside Israel. Read more

In UN speech, Netanyahu threatens Iran with ‘credible nuclear threat’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to threaten Tehran with nuclear weapons in his Sept. 22 address at the U.N. General Assembly. Read more

A minute’s silence

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Yad Vashem unveils ‘The Book of Names’ at the United Nations

It’s a book filled with the names of 4.8 million murder victims. The blank pages at the end, though, are especially haunting. Read more

President Rivlin meets WJC President Lauder

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has met Israeli President Reuven Rivlinprivately in New York to thank him for his many years of dedicated service to the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Read more

Two Israelis retell how they battled against attack by pro-Palestinians in New York City

Snir Dayan and Amit Skornik were hoping for a quiet bagel breakfast last week on a typical day in New York City…writes Alan Zeitlin Read more

Jewish reporter attacked in Brooklyn during protests against COVID restrictions

A reporter was attacked in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Wednesday night while covering protests by haredi Jews against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new coronavirus restrictions, including closing schools and yeshivahs, and his threatening to shutter synagogues and other houses of worship. Read more

A first Rosh Hashanah

Sydney’s Great Synagogue’s new Chief Minister Rabbi Dr Ben Elton was inducted less than a week before Rosh Hashanah…he tells J-Wire of his first Rosh Hashanah in Sydney. Read more

You’ve got a friend

For young Australian Jews working in New York City, a new initiative offering a social centre and mentoring has been launched by Sydney;s Central Synagogue’s Rabbi Levi Wolff. Read more