The Bnei Menashe – descendants of the tribe of Manasseh, one of the Ten Lost Tribes – reported extensive damage to their community in the Indian state of Manipur following a6.7 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern India early Monday. At least nine people were killed and more than 90 injured.
Lila Kagedan, who received her ordination from New York’s Yeshivat Maharat in June, was the first to take on the moniker usually reserved for her male counterparts.
Current Egyptian Minister of Culture: ''There is nothing called ‘Jewish books in Egypt,’ the books scientifically should be classified as Arabic, Persian, Turkish, etc.”
Following searches, two men have been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of planning terror attacks in the Belgian capital during the holidays, the federal prosecutor’s office announced.
French Jewish umbrella representative group CRIF denounced a photo exhibition in Paris which they say glorifies Palestinian terrorism and was opened with the assistance of the city.
A BBC radio phone-in programme by presenter Simon Lederman allowed a caller to stay on air for almost 13 minutes in a rant that castigated Jews and their “rule” over British society, the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism watchdog group reported.
483 anti-Semitic crimes were recorded during the 12-month period ending on November 15, while only 299 such incidents were recorded during the corresponding period in 2014.