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Economic crunch spurs ADL layoffs

Organization has laid off 18 employees, 17 of whom worked at the New York headquarters, a...

Birthright not fazed by economic slow-down

Taglit CEO says fact that gov't contributes to program shows "Israel does not just take, but also...

'Now I feel 100% Jewish'

Thousands of halachicly non-Jewish olim undergo friendly IDF conversion.

Poland awards dozens for saving Jews during WWII

President Lech Kaczynski awarded state medals - many posthumously - to around 70 people from across...

'Vindicated' Eckstein finally gets official appreciation...

Rabbi finally gets official appreciation from Jewish organizations.

Holocaust educational program to be exported to the US

'Witness Theater' project brings together Holocaust survivors and high school students.

JNF in US, Israel end feud with agreement

'Post' learns that according to deal, third company will own brand in perpetuity, leasing it to...

Two Jewish cemeteries desecrated in Germany

Pig's head, anti-Semitic banner found at Gotha cemetery; plaque covered in red liquid in Erfurt.

As GA meets, Hebrew U examines declining US Jewish...

Some 19 percent of funding for Israel's third sector - around $1.5 billion annually - comes from...

10 new conversion judges await A-G's OK

Mazuz needs to decide if civil service appointments can be made ahead of upcoming national...

'Rabbis stunt Europe's Jewish growth'

Small congregations say strict orthodox conversions are harmful to the future of European Jewry.

Pledges are up, but checks are being delayed

Jewish volunteers who met in Tel Aviv over the weekend for the International Lions of Judah...

Jewish Agency calls for 'independent' conversion authority

Motion comes after agency officials discuss issue with head of the National Conversion Authority.

Living: Tefillin on the Berm Between Iraq and Syria By...

While I was deployed to Iraq, a lone Jewish Marine Corps Officer among hundreds of Iraqi soldiers...

Living: A Jewish Detective in Cyprus By Judie Fein

Call me stubborn. Call me contrary. But I refuse to believe that there is anywhere in the world...