Alpha Epsilon Pi hires Jonathan Pierce as chief communications officer
JONATHAN PIERCE INDIANAPOLIS, IN–Alpha Epsilon Pi International Fraternity (AEPi), a leading...
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Bill revisited to designate Holocaust refugee home in NY state as national park
Women and children register for the Fort Ontario Refugee Camp in Oswego, N.Y., August 1944. Photo...
Read MoreScholarship opportunities announced by the Jewish Federation Of Northeastern N.Y.
The Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York (JFNENY) is accepting applications for both academic scholarships for undergraduate college and graduate school students as well as scholarships to enable local children and college...
Read MoreHochul responds to online hate with first NY media literacy toolkit for educators
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the release of New York’s first ‘Media Literacy’ toolkit for educators. Following a surge in online hate speech in November 2023 and after it was revealed that the perpetrator of the Tops mass...
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Hebrew University offers full scholarship to freed hostages
Students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on May 28, 2024. Photo courtesy of Yonatan...
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ADL poll shows nearly half of adults worldwide harbor anti-Semitic views
By MIKE WAGENHEIM JNS A new survey released by the Anti-Defamation League shows nearly half of the...
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Chanukah discovery: Rare coins unearth Hasmonean history
Ancient coins minted under King Alexander Jannaeus, found in the Jordan Valley. Photo courtesy of...
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Activist who saved Syrian Jews is glad few Jews remain in Arab republic
Judy Feld Carr speaks at a National Library of Israel event in 2011. Source: YouTube/National...
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Israel-bashing: Where logic does not apply…
Amnesty International flag. Source: www.amnesty.org. By MITCHELL BARD JNS Do you remember...
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Appellate court ruling may make Jewish education more accessible
A possible preschool student. Photo courtesy of Carole LR/Pixabay. By ZEV HURWITZ JNS Our oldest...
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Kislev: Realize your visions with trust in miracles
By Mindy Ribner Mindy Ribner, who grew up in Albany, writes books on Jewish spirituality and...
Read MoreArea students to work as bridge builders with peers
SCHENECTADY–Student to Student, a peer-led program in the Capital District, is an effort to connect Jewish teens with local schools and nonprofits to try to stop anti-Semitism before it begins. Created in 1993 in St. Louis, the...
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