Putin: They Were Murdered Only Because They Were Jews
Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in a memorial event for international Holocaust Remembrance Day, the day that Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet army 70 years ago.
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Two Israeli Soldiers Killed by Hezbollah
Two Israeli soldiers were killed, and another seven wounded, in an anti-tank missile strike on an IDF convoy near the Lebanese border carried out by Hezbollah terrorists.
Mariupol, Ukraine, was hit by a massive rocket attack in the Vastochni neighborhood of the city on Shabbat morning. It was the most violent day the city's seen in the past six months.
Rocket Attack in Mariupol, Ukraine, Leaves Jewish Community on Edge
Shabbat-morning prayers were about to start at the synagogue in Mariupol, Ukraine, when the rocket barrage came.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Commemorates Holocaust
In commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, an official ceremony was held in Kiev, which was attended by Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Arsenyi Yatsenyuk.
Chief Rabbi Honors Jewish Victims of Stalin
Rabbi Dovid Lau, Chief Rabbi of Israel, attended the unveiling ceremony of a monument to the Leningrad rabbis murdered in 1937 by the Soviets for their activism for Judaism.
Survivors Return to Auschwitz 70 Years Later
Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, returned this morning to the infamous camp – some for the first time –ahead of tomorrow’s 70th anniversary celebration of its liberation.
A 13-year-old Jewish boy was maced near Paris in what a watchdog group said was an anti-Semitic assault by three unidentified minors.
13-Year-Old Jewish Boy Assaulted Near Paris
A 13-year-old Jewish boy was maced near Paris in what a watchdog group said was an anti-Semitic assault by three unidentified minors.
Civil-War Era Jewish Cemetery in Nevada Restored
In 1864, The Eureka Hebrew Society purchased a plot of ground on Cedar Hill, in Virginia City, Nevada, for a cemetery. The cemetery served Virginia City’s Jewish community for years, but has since fallen into serious disrepair, decades of overgrowth concealing tombstones.
Palestinian Terrorist Stabs 12 on Tel Aviv Bus
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed twelve passengers on a Tel Aviv bus this morning, Wednesday. The 23-year-old man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem was later shot in the leg by police after he got off the bus. He is under arrest and is being questioned.
New York’s French Jews Remember Fallen Brethren
The community of French-speaking Jews in New York gathered Sunday at the Lincoln Square synagogue to remember, honor and mourn the seventeen victims of the recent terror attacks in Paris, at the Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters and the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket.
Photos, Videos: Israeli Chief Rabbi Visits West Coast
Israel’s chief Rabbi Dovid Lau just completed an extensive visit in California. During the trip, he visited many Chabad Mosdos, and was interviewed at public town hall meetings in Agoura, Yorba Linda and S. Diego.
NYC Mayor in Paris: ‘We’ve Walked in the Same Shoes’
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio arrived in Paris today to pay his respects to the victims of the terrorist massacres at Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Chacher supermarket. De Blasio told Parisians that New Yorkers have “walked in the same shoes.”
Fried: “Lucky I was with my Family”
Earlier this afternoon a rumor began spreading on social media and various messaging apps and groups that Chassidic music star Avraham Fried was critically injured in an accident and that people should say Tehillim for his recovery.
Terror Victim’s Last Text to a Friend: ‘Keep Shabbos’
The last message Yoav Hattab, 21, sent before entering the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket last Friday where his life was cut short in a brutal act of terrorism, was an SMS message urging a friend to observe the upcoming Shabbos.
Rabbis and Imams Lock Arms at Berlin Unity Rally
At a rally this week, around 5,000 people came to the iconic Brandenburger Gate in Berlin holding Charlie Hebdo cartoons, pencils and signs saying “Je suis Charlie.” Among them was Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Chabad Emissary to Germany’s capital.
Father Paris Terror Victim Shares Memories and Pain
The father of Yoav Hattab, 21, who was killed in the Paris supermarket attack last week, said on Friday that, as the attack unfolded, he knew his son had gone down fighting.
Hundreds Memorialize Paris Terror Victims in Montreal
More than 500 people gathered in the Beth israel Beth Aaron Shul in Cote St Luc to attend a vigil for the terror attacks in Paris that killed 17 innocent people, including four Jews shopping for Shabbos in a Kosher supermarket.
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