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Jewish life in 2020: A year in pictures

(JTA) – For the Jewish community, 2020 has been historic, turbulent and revelatory. The year began with 25,000 people, Jews and non-Jews, marching across the Brooklyn Bridge to take a stand … more

SHIRA FEDER | 1/7/21

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 24: THree EU flags are seen in front of the Berlaymont on September 24, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. The Berlaymont building is the headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, at the confluence of rue de la Loi and boulevard Charlemagne. It houses the offices of the President of the European Commission and the twenty-seven European Commissioners.

The global proportion of Jews living in Europe is as low as it was 1,000 years ago. And the future there doesn’t look bright.

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Jews’ share of the population of Europe is as low now as it was 1,000 years ago and is declining even further, according to a landmark new demographic study. The study … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 10/22/20

Left: the Etihad Towers complex in Abu Dhabi (Getty Images). Right: The Sarna family in the UAE

What I’ve learned about Emirati culture as the chief rabbi’s wife

(JTA) — Jews around the world are rightfully celebrating the historic and euphoric peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are the Emiratis. In particular, Israelis are looking … more

Michelle Waldman Sarna | 10/21/20

Israel has more per capita deaths from the coronavirus each day than US

(JTA) – Israel’s daily number of deaths from the coronavirus is higher than the United States on a per capita basis, according to a new report.Israel’s daily rate over the last week … more

MARCY OSTER | 10/2/20

Jews barred from Ukraine for annual pilgrimage

(JTA) – Breslov Hasidim were barred from entering Ukraine for the annual Jewish New Year’s pilgrimage to Uman.Passengers on at least two flights from London and Paris were prevented from … more

9/3/20

Sir Chief Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and his book "Morality", available September 1 in the United States

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on cancel culture, restoring morality and Israel’s missed opportunities

(JTA) — Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain, has written dozens of books about religion and politics — but he also believes that mixing the two leads to “terrible … more

Laura E. Adkins | 8/28/20

Mirjam Wenzel enters the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 25, 2020.

Frankfurt’s new $58 million Jewish museum reclaims Anne Frank’s forgotten roots in the city

FRANKFURT, Germany (JTA) — Although she was born in this city, Anne Frank is mainly associated with Amsterdam, where she hid during the Holocaust and wrote her famous diaries. Now a new $58 … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 8/26/20

The Rev. David Kale: Keeping Judaism alive in Northern Ireland

In the summer of 2018, sponsored by a grant awarded to my synagogue, Providence’s Congregation Beth Sholom, I traveled to Ireland and Northern Ireland to learn about Jewish life and … more

SHAI AFSAI | 8/7/20

Israeli poet Rachel Korazim has been surprised by the popularity of her online classes during the pandemic.

An enduring feature of the pandemic so far: Jews are flocking to online classes

(JTA) — Israeli poetry scholar Rachel Korazim had been thinking about cutting back on travel when the coronavirus pandemic made the decision for her. “I said I really want to shift my … more

Penina Beede | 7/23/20

Ukraine bans annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims who travel each year to Ukraine for a Rosh Hashanah rite will have to make different plans for September. more

MARCY OSTER | 7/15/20