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The Trump administration has ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington and threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it pursues investigations against the U.S., Israel,

The Boycott, Divest and Sanction campaign against Israel has been deemed anti-Semitic by the Berlin State Office for the Protection of the Constitution. In its annual report for 2017, released last

An ancient Torah once owned by a Brazilian emperor was removed from Brazil’s National Museum in Rio for restoration before a massive fire engulfed the building on Sunday. The 13th-century

For the first time, young Jews from Uganda recently participated on a Birthright Israel trip, even though Israel does not recognize them as Jewish. Birthright Israel provides free 10-day trips to

A recently-opened Amsterdam bakery called “Anne & Frank” will change its name following widespread online criticism. The bakery opened earlier this month not far from the Holocaust-era hiding place of Anne

A pocket watch that belonged to Sinai Kantor, a Jewish Russian immigrant who died aboard the Titanic, has been sold at auction for $57,500. The watch features Hebrew letters on its face and

Earlier this week, singer Lana Del Rey said that she would stick with her decision to perform in Israel despite calls for her to boycott the country. She has now

Jakiw Palij, 95, a former Nazi concentration camp guard, has been deported from the US to Germany. Palij had served as a guard at Trawniki, near Lublin, Poland. He may

Long-lost Jewish communities in three Central American countries – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala – will soon have their very first full-time rabbi. The Bnei Anousim, descendants of Jews forced to

An auction house is selling an unopened letter that was sent to the home of the Frank family while Anne and her family were hiding from the Nazis. The envelope