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US Holocaust Museum Revokes Award Given to Myanmar Leader
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum has revoked the human rights award it had presented to Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner and activist who now serves as
Mar 8, 2018
By OU Staff
Polish PM “Proud” of Anti-Semitic Historical Event
Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister of Poland, said that Polish citizens should be proud of the 1968 events in which anti-Semitism drove thousands of Jews from the country. “We often
Mar 8, 2018
By OU Staff
Montreal Residents Wear Yellow Badges to Protest Jewish Buses
A number of Montreal residents are wearing square yellow badges to protest the private, Jewish school buses in their neighborhood. Ginette Chartre, a representative for the protesters, refused to stop wearing
Mar 8, 2018
By OU Staff
Israel Cultivates Truffle Worth More Than Uranium
Researchers from Israel’s Ramat HaNegev Desert Agriculture Center have successfully cultivated desert truffles that retail for $120 per pound – four times the price of uranium. This came about thanks
Mar 5, 2018
By OU Staff
YU Basketball Eliminated for Want of Star Player
Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team, the Maccabees, made it to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time following a record season. This represents quite an accomplishment, but their moment
Mar 5, 2018
By OU Staff
Jewish Press Review of New OU Press Megillat Esther Mesorat HaRav
Jewish Press Review of New OU Press Megillat Esther...
The Jewish Press has reviewed the recent OU Press release Megillat Esther Mesorat HaRav: Commentary Based on the Teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Reviewer Ben Rothke cites theologian Arnold Wolf, who
Mar 2, 2018
By OU Staff
ADL: Anti-Semitic Incidents Soared In 2017
According to a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States increased to 1,986 in 2017, more than twice the number in 2015.
Feb 28, 2018
By OU Staff
US Embassy to Move to Jerusalem in May for...
The US Embassy will officially relocate to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in May, timed to coincide with Israel’s 70th anniversary according to a State Department spokesman. An exact date for the
Feb 26, 2018
By OU Staff
Black Panther a Milestone in Black-Jewish Relations
The current blockbuster Marvel superhero movie Black Panther may have written and directed by African-American creators Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, and it may feature a mostly African-American cast,
Feb 26, 2018
By OU Staff
Israel Thwarts ISIS Bomb Plot
The Israeli army has revealed that it provided intelligence preventing the planned bombing of an Australian flight by the Islamic State in August. According to a senior army officer, it was
Feb 22, 2018
By OU Staff

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