Miami – A man arrested last month in the shooting of a 68-year-old man outside a synagogue in Miami, Florida, was charged with a hate crime. Carlints St. Louis, 30, was arraigned last week in criminal court in Miami on charges that include one count of attempted first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with prejudice; […]

An orthodox Jewish woman was assaulted in a Target, after she allegedly reached for an item in the store and extended her hand over the attacker’s daughter without saying “excuse me”. The woman became extremely agitated and started hurling verbal abuse at the woman. She then threatened to “knock her head off”. If that wasn’t […]

Washington – The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) today called on Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to sever his ties with Linda Sarsour, who was recently named a surrogate for his campaign. Sarsour is a co-founder of the Women’s March, which was heavily criticized for fostering anti-Semitism and refusing to condemn Nation of […]

The following was posted on Facebook by Hillel Fuld: One year ago, everything changed forever. I’ve never told this story, at least not in a public manner. Honestly, not sure I’ll make it through this post, but if you are reading this, I decided to hit “Publish”. It was a Sunday morning like any Sunday […]

OP-ED – I read recently of a city in which a school set up for rejected but problem-free children was forced to close by communal influence because – according to an affected parent – it attracted families deemed unworthy of joining that community. [READ ORIGINAL LETTER HERE] Has the narrative been overstated? I don’t know. […]

Duluth – A suspect was arrested in connection with the fire that burned to the ground a historic synagogue in northern Minnesota. The Adas Israel Synagogue in Duluth, Minnesota caught fire early on the morning of September 9. The building was more than 100 years old. Matthew James Amiot, 36, was arrested on Friday on […]

The Holocaust diary of Polish Jewish teenager Renia Spiegel will finally be published after being sealed away in a New York bank vault for nearly 70 years, CNN reported. Spiegel was born in 1924 and lived in Przemysl, Poland, which was invaded by the Nazis in 1941. Her diary chronicles her escape from bombing raids […]

Knoxville – Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on “The Rock,” an iconic structure at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The words “Jews did 9-11” and “Google: Dancing Israelis” were found etched on “The Rock” on Wednesday, the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. “Google: Dancing Israelis” refers to the conspiracy that a group of […]

Washington – The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that Cherrie Daniels has been tapped to be its Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues. Founded in 1999, the Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues “develops and implements U.S. policy to return Holocaust-era assets to their rightful owners, secure compensation for Nazi-era wrongs, and ensure […]

Orlando – A Florida man who threatened to shoot up a local synagogue and has said publicly that he hates Jews was apprehended on Friday by the FBI. Hanson Larkin, 25, was in an Orlando federal court the same day, charged with making threats through interstate communication to, according to police, a Jewish man that […]