Parents of baby who died after shooting attack say he united the Jewish people
Amiad Yisrael, the premature baby born to a young couple caught in a West Bank terror attack, united the Jewish people, his father said.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian suspect in Ofra shooting attack
Israeli security forces shot and killed the son of a West Bank Hamas leader suspected of involvement in the shooting attack outside of the West Bank settlement of Ofra that left 7 injured and a newborn baby dead.
Anti-Semitic fliers found in Squirrel Hill
Anti-Semitic fliers were found in Squirrel Hill, the Pittsburgh neighbourhood where 11 worshippers were killed in an attack on a synagogue building.
Smith: The miracle of community
“After Pittsburgh, it is community that buoys me. This is the real miracle — the miracle of community. A miracle at once extraordinary and totally ordinary.”
Kay: Understanding Hanukkah’s miracle through the ancient prisms of horror
“The world of miracles that our ancient ancestors knew was a world that you and I would experience as a lifelong horror movie.”
Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony held outside Tree of Life synagogue building
A Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony to strengthen and heal the Pittsburgh Jewish community was held outside of the Tree of Life synagogue building.
Canadian Jews experienced a spike in hate crimes in 2017
The number of hate crimes in Canada soared to a new high in 2017, with Jews holding the dubious distinction of being the most targeted victim group, according to police data compiled by Statistics Canada.
Two Jewish boys attacked in Brooklyn in separate incidents
Two Orthodox Jewish boys were attacked in Brooklyn in one day recently.
Weinfeld: A turning point for Jewish life in America?
“And so America, with its lax gun laws and prejudiced president, feels a little less safe for the Jews. Even Toronto, with its stricter gun laws, feels less safe, as a gang of teenagers recently assaulted four teenage yeshiva students while hurling anti-Semitic insults their way.”
Assault on students renews worries over anti-Semitism
Violent attacks on Jews in Canada are rare, but after the fatal shooting of 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last month, fears about anti-Semitism have risen.
