Jews

Ancient nation and ethnoreligious group from the Levant

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Jews or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation originating from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the ethnic religion of the Jewish people, while its observance varies from strict observance to complete nonobservance.

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Vienna traumatized after four killed in gun rampage Austrian police were hunting for other suspects on Tuesday after at least one gunman killed four people in a rampage in the heart of Vienna overnight. One eyewitness says the Jewish community was the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:37Published 3 weeks ago

Europe's Muslims being treated like Jews before WWII, says Erdogan Turkey's president calls for a boycott of French products in a growing row over Emmanuel Macron's remarks about IslamView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 03:55Published on October 26, 2020

Hitler's speech cards auctioned in Munich A sheaf of papers, scrawled with notes in a vigorous hand, here and there a recognisable phrase: "the Jewish problem", "work, sacrifice" - these are Adolf Hitler's speaking notes, which went under the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:29Published on October 23, 2020

Nagorno-karabakh: Azerbaijan's Jewish communities fear attack Jews account for less than 1 percent of Azerbaijan's population of 10.2 million. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:50Published on October 16, 2020

Top Israeli rabbis and U.S. envoy pray for Trump Support for Trump is strong in Israel. The announcement that he and First Lady Melania Trump had contracted the coronavirus coincided with the Jewish high holy days, a time of reflection and penitence.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:43Published on October 5, 2020

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A Jewish group denounces the White House for appointing a speechwriter who gathered with white nationalists. NYTimes.com - Published 1 week ago
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Jewish Group Denounces White House Pick for Preservation Commission Darren Beattie was fired as a speechwriter in 2018 for attending a conference with white nationalists. This week, he was appointed to a commission that helps preserve sites related to the Holocaust. NYTimes.com - Published 1 week ago
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Interfaith leaders gather in post-vote solidarity After months of a surging pandemic, protests over racial injustice and a presidential campaign marked by fear and polarizing views, a coalition of Buddhists, Christians, Jews and Muslims gathered for a.. USATODAY.com - Published 3 weeks ago

60 Minutes Presents: The Lost Music More than 6 million people, most of them Jews, died in the Holocaust. The music they wrote as a temporary escape, however, did not, thanks in part to the efforts of an Italian composer and pianist. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
In the Name of Hate A brilliant Ivy League student is murdered after he went to a California park with a former high school classmate. Was he killed because he was gay and Jewish? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
Vandals spray paint "MAGA" and "TRUMP" on Jewish headstones The only evidence they left behind in the cemetery was red spray paint, Grand Rapids, Michigan police said. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
Fights erupt between pro-Trump caravan and protesters in NYC The clashes came after a Jews For Trump convoy of hundreds of cars rolled slowly through Manhattan and Brooklyn. CBS News - Published on October 26, 2020

Trump supporters & opponents scuffle in NYC Trump supporters and opponents scuffled in New York on Sunday. Videos posted on Twitter also showed some protesters throwing objects at a 'Jews for Trump' convoy that drove through the city. At least.. USATODAY.com - Published on October 26, 2020
'Jews for Trump' Convoy in NYC Sparks Brawls on the Street Another pro-Trump parade is going down this weekend -- only now, in NYC ... where a group identifying as Jews are showing their MAGA support, and bringing things to a boiling point with.. TMZ.com - Published on October 25, 2020
Yom Kippur Zoom reunites Holocaust survivors Holocaust survivors Ruth Brandspiegel and Israel "Sasha" Eisenberg parted ways in 1949 after befriending one another in a post-World War II displaced persons camp in Austria. They were reunited 71.. USATODAY.com - Published on October 20, 2020	Stolen Nazi painting returned to family A painting of two young, 19th-century skaters that was looted by Nazis from a Jewish family in 1933 and recently discovered at a small museum in upstate New York has been returned after 87 years. (Oct... USATODAY.com - Published on October 15, 2020
NY rabbi makes house calls to celebrate Sukkot In an effort to bring the traditions of Sukkot, a weeklong fall harvest festival, to the Jewish community in New York, Rabbi Eli Blokh constructed a mobile sukkah in the back of a truck and made house.. USATODAY.com - Published on October 8, 2020	Protesters burn masks in Brooklyn hotspot over Cuomo's lockdown Videos on social media show some Orthodox Jewish protesters chanting "Jewish lives matter!" CBS News - Published on October 7, 2020
Watch live: Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at U.S. Capitol Ginsburg, who died last week at the age of 87, is the first woman and the first Jewish person to receive such an honor. CBS News - Published on September 25, 2020	Ruth Bader Ginsburg to make history Friday as the first woman, Jewish person to lie in state at US Capitol Ruth Bader Ginsburg will make history Friday when she becomes the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. USATODAY.com - Published on September 25, 2020
Uncovering the lost music written by prisoners in concentration camps during the Holocaust More than 6 million people, most of them Jews, died in the Holocaust. The music they wrote as a temporary escape, however, did not, thanks in part to the efforts of an Italian composer and pianist. Jon.. CBS News - Published on September 21, 2020	Trump Seeks to Turn Israeli-Arab Accords Into Campaign Gains President Trump’s re-election campaign lost no time turning a White House ceremony into a television ad, as it targets Jewish and evangelical voters. NYTimes.com - Published on September 20, 2020
'May her memory be a revolution': Supporters say Rosh Hashanah brings special meaning to Ginsburg's death The world learned of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death as Rosh Hashanah began. Some say that is connected to righteousness in the Jewish faith. USATODAY.com - Published on September 19, 2020	Survey: Young Americans lack basic knowledge about the Holocaust A disturbing new survey finds a lack of basic knowledge about the Holocaust among young Americans. Almost half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 39 couldn't name a single concentration camp or.. CBS News - Published on September 18, 2020
Survey: Millennials and Gen Z lack Holocaust knowledge 63% do not know 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, according to a study. CBS News - Published on September 16, 2020	Half of millennials, Gen Z can't name a single concentration camp as Holocaust knowledge wanes in younger Americans, survey finds An alarming new survey on Holocaust knowledge also found that almost two-thirds of younger Americans don't know that six millions Jews were killed. USATODAY.com - Published on September 16, 2020
Trump hails Israel, Bahrain normalizing relations Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration to fully integrate the Jewish.. USATODAY.com - Published on September 11, 2020	Black, Jewish leaders: We are standing together to fight bigotry in America America's Black and Jewish communities must lead by embracing the aspiration to protect every man, woman and child regardless of color and creed. USATODAY.com - Published on September 9, 2020
Kodak Black Claims He's Can't Meet with His Rabbi Behind Bars Kodak Black is praying for more than just his release from prison ... because he says he can't get access to a rabbi to practice his Jewish faith behind bars. Kodak's attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells.. TMZ.com - Published on September 5, 2020	Seth Rogen on being Jewish: 'It's complicated' Seth Rogen talks taking some heat after a recent podcast with Marc Maron where both comedians discussed what it means to be Jewish. (Aug. 13) USATODAY.com - Published on August 13, 2020
Jewish MLB Player Cody Decker Says Anti-Semitism Is Rampant In Pro Baseball Ex-MLB player Cody Decker says that Nazi salute at the Oakland A's game is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to anti-Semitism in pro baseball ... insisting the problem is MUCH worse than it.. TMZ.com - Published on August 8, 2020	Biden vs. Trump: Live Updates for the 2020 Election Joe Biden is preparing to deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating systemic racism. In Georgia, Senator David Perdue’s ad enlarged the nose of his opponent, Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish. NYTimes.com - Published on July 28, 2020
Georgia Senator Is Criticized for Ad Enlarging Jewish Opponent Jon Ossoff's Nose Senator David Perdue, a Republican, drew a quick rebuke from his Democratic opponent, Jon Ossoff, who said the Facebook ad employed the “least original anti-Semitic trope in history.” NYTimes.com - Published on July 28, 2020	Jewish leaders condemn 'hurtful words' by Nick Cannon The Anti-Defamation League and Jewish community leaders are condemning what they call "hurtful words" and anti-Semitic theories expressed by Nick Cannon in a podcast. Cannon later apologized. (July.. USATODAY.com - Published on July 16, 2020
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Polish state TV uses Jewish property restitution issue to attack opposition Polish public television has raised the sensitive issue of Jewish property restitution during the country's presidential campaign by accusing the main opposition candidate, Rafal Trzaskowski, of.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artefacts were the work of a fringe Jewish sect, and shed light on the drafting of scripture around the time.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
Israeli settler found guilty of murder in arson attack on Palestinian family An Israeli court found a Jewish settler guilty of racially motivated murder on Monday in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian couple and their baby in the occupied West Bank. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Watchdog reports record number of anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. last year Jews in the United States suffered the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents last year since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the racism watchdog said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on May 12, 2020
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Coronavirus lockdown deepens Holocaust survivors' loneliness Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020	The loneliness of the long-distance Holocaust survivor Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020
Coronavirus crisis stoking anti-Semitism worldwide: report The coronavirus crisis is stirring anti-Semitism around the world, fuelled by centuries-old lies that Jews are spreading infection, researchers in Israel said on Monday. Reuters - Published on April 20, 2020	Anne Frank's diary in 2020: vlogging from the annex hideout A series of video diaries based on the writings of Jewish teenager Anne Frank during her years hiding from the Nazis during World War Two have become a hit with young viewers, the Anne Frank House.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020
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Jews

Ancient nation and ethnoreligious group from the Levant

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Today in History for November 26th

A Jewish group denounces the White House for appointing a speechwriter who gathered with white nationalists.

Pompeo Calls B.D.S. Movement Anti-Semitic

Jewish Group Denounces White House Pick for Preservation Commission

Religion & Identity in Young America

Interfaith leaders gather in post-vote solidarity

60 Minutes Presents: The Lost Music

In the Name of Hate

Vandals spray paint "MAGA" and "TRUMP" on Jewish headstones

Fights erupt between pro-Trump caravan and protesters in NYC

Trump supporters & opponents scuffle in NYC

'Jews for Trump' Convoy in NYC Sparks Brawls on the Street

Yom Kippur Zoom reunites Holocaust survivors

Stolen Nazi painting returned to family

NY rabbi makes house calls to celebrate Sukkot

Protesters burn masks in Brooklyn hotspot over Cuomo's lockdown

Watch live: Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at U.S. Capitol

Ruth Bader Ginsburg to make history Friday as the first woman, Jewish person to lie in state at US Capitol

Uncovering the lost music written by prisoners in concentration camps during the Holocaust

Trump Seeks to Turn Israeli-Arab Accords Into Campaign Gains

'May her memory be a revolution': Supporters say Rosh Hashanah brings special meaning to Ginsburg's death

Survey: Young Americans lack basic knowledge about the Holocaust

Survey: Millennials and Gen Z lack Holocaust knowledge

Half of millennials, Gen Z can't name a single concentration camp as Holocaust knowledge wanes in younger Americans, survey finds

Trump hails Israel, Bahrain normalizing relations

Black, Jewish leaders: We are standing together to fight bigotry in America

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Seth Rogen on being Jewish: 'It's complicated'

Jewish MLB Player Cody Decker Says Anti-Semitism Is Rampant In Pro Baseball

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Georgia Senator Is Criticized for Ad Enlarging Jewish Opponent Jon Ossoff's Nose

Jewish leaders condemn 'hurtful words' by Nick Cannon

ShowBiz Minute: Cannon, Megan Thee Stallion, West

DeSean Jackson posts anti-Semitic fake Hitler quotes, vows no hate toward Jewish community

Illegitimate children of Jews evicted by Nazis are German citizens, court rules

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Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls

Israeli settler found guilty of murder in arson attack on Palestinian family

Watchdog reports record number of anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. last year

Don't forget past, Jewish leader warns Germans on eve of WW2 anniversary

Israel plans thousands of new settler homes ahead of Pompeo visit

Without tourist revenue, Prague's Jewish community fears for future of welfare services

Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews take to internet in coronavirus lockdown

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The loneliness of the long-distance Holocaust survivor

Coronavirus crisis stoking anti-Semitism worldwide: report

Anne Frank's diary in 2020: vlogging from the annex hideout

UK Jewish Chronicle owner battles to save titles after collapse

Orthodox Jews prepare for a new kind of Passover in the age of COVID-19