Heads of state across Europe commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day as people throughout the continent resolved to never let the nightmares of World War II happen again. More here:  World Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day  Read More →

In his historic address before the Hungarian Parliament, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel told lawmakers and foreign dignitaries that the Jewish community must be allowed to thrive. Read the rest here: Elie Wiesel Focuses... 

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman toured Chabad-Lubavitch educational institutions in Kiev before wrapping up his pre-Chanukah state visit to Ukraine. Go here to see the original:  Israeli Foreign Minister Tours Kiev School  Read More →

Near the end of an historic two-day return to his native Hungary, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel embraced the brother of two individuals mentioned in his semi-autobiographical memoir of life in the concentration camps. Here... 

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel celebrated the 20th anniversary of Chabad-Lubavitch activities in Budapest, his first official trip back to the country from which he and his family were deported more than 60 years ago. Here is the original post:  In Historic... 

For communities encircling the Gaza Strip, a recent stretch of much-needed thundershowers sparked allusions to the sound of rocket attacks. Read the original here: Community Approaches Anniversary of Gaza Offensive  Read More →

Recently, the Rabbinic Assembly, the organisation that represents Conservative rabbis, issued a statement, signed by 300 members, asking that Nazi rhetoric not be used in political discussions. The JTA reported they included examples such as “Southern... 

Click to enlarge… Click to enlarge… The vultures of death are circling Israel. There is a nuclear inferno burning in Israel’s backyard that is threatening to engulf the entire nation of Israel in flames, and a proposed two-state FINAL... 

Today, Footnote.com announced that it will digitize and create a searchable database for all publicly available US Federal Censuses (1790-1930), featuring the original documents. This means that Footnote, which offers wonderful online resources in original... 

If genetics and DNA fascinate you and you live near Kansas City, here’s an event you won’t want to miss. The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle reported on the seminar – “Genetics, Jewish Diseases and Personalized Medicine” – which...