Tag: Judaism

Christian pilgrims hold candles at the church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, during the ceremony of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, April 19, 2014. The "holy fire" was passed among worshippers outside the Church and then taken to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, where tradition holds Jesus was born, and from there to other Christian communities in Israel and the West Bank. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Holy fire ceremony draws thousands in Jerusalem

Ian Deitch · April 19, 2014 9:00 pm

Susan Rice: Obama disgusted by anti-Semitic leaflets

Washington Examiner · April 18, 2014 6:02 pm

This image released by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities on Friday, April 18, 2014 shows cylindrical boxes, part of a cache of Jewish religious artifacts seized by officials in Damietta, Egypt that smugglers wanted to ship to Belgium at one of the country's main ports. Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said in a statement Friday that officials found the artifacts while searching cargo Thursday at the coastal city of Damietta. Among the artifacts are a cylindrical wooden box plated in silver, which would have held Torah scrolls. Officials also found a silver knife dating to roughly 1890 with inscriptions, and bells commonly hung in synagogues. (AP Photo/Egypt Ministry of Antiquities)

Egypt stops attempt to smuggle Jewish artifacts

Washington Examiner · April 18, 2014 1:43 pm

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The president spoke about health care overhaul and the situation in Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House: Obama ‘expressed his disgust’ at calls for Ukrainian Jews to register

Meghashyam Mali · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

US decries anti-Semitic leaflets in Ukraine

Matthew Lee · April 17, 2014 7:25 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the media after attending a quadrilateral meeting between representatives of the US, Ukraine, Russia and the European Union about the ongoing situation in Ukraine, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Geneva. Top diplomats from the US, European Union, Russia and Ukraine reached agreement after marathon talks Thursday on immediate steps to ease the crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

John Kerry: Calls for Jews in Ukrainian town to register ‘grotesque’

Meghashyam Mali · April 17, 2014 4:00 am

Teacher at UK school accused of anti-Semitic slur

Gregory Katz · April 15, 2014 2:40 pm

Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Frazier Glenn Miller, is escorted by police in an elementary school parking lot in Overland Park, Kan. Cross, 73, accused of killing three people in attacks at a Jewish community center and Jewish retirement complex near Kansas City, is a known white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader who was once the subject of a nationwide manhunt. (AP Photo/KCTV-5) MANDATORY CREDIT

National Security

U.S. anti-Semitic attacks down before Kansas deaths

ALAN SCHER ZAGIER · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

Whitefish shortage causing Passover meal problems

John Flesher · April 14, 2014 11:22 pm

Politician’s anti-Semitism sparks outcry in Italy

Washington Examiner · April 14, 2014 8:11 pm

Members of the ancient Samaritan community participate in the ritual of Passover Sacrifice on Mount Grizim, overlooking the West Bank town of Nablus, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Samaritans descended from the ancient Israelite tribes of Menashe and Efraim but broke away from mainstream Judaism 2,800 years ago. Today, the remaining 700 Samaritans live in the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank and the Israeli seaside town of Holon, south of Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Israeli families gather for ritual Passover meal

Ian Deitch · April 14, 2014 6:05 pm

Video: Kansas Shooting Suspect Yells ‘Heil Hitler’

Daniel Halper · April 14, 2014 10:01 am