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(JNS) — In recent years, the number of Jews in New York applying for German citizenship has nearly doubled, according to a Deutsche Welle report. That includes Ruth Gruenthal, who fled Nazi persecution in her teens and rebuilt her life in the United States. The 103-year-old told the German publication that U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection “evoked feelings that I thought I would never in my lifetime have to deal with again.” The German consulate in New York City has recorded 666 restorations of naturalizations of Jews, whose citizen...
(JNS) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday received the diplomatic credentials of the new ambassadors of Fiji and Thailand to Israel in formal ceremonies at the President's Residence in Jerusalem. Welcoming Fiji's envoy, Jesoni Vitusagavulu, Herzog said, "I am honored to welcome the first-ever ambassador of Fiji to Israel in Jerusalem." Herzog congratulated the Pacific island nation on its decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem, calling it a historic milestone in bilateral relations....
Got your grogger? Here we go! Such a commotion. Naturally! Exactly what you expect from the Jewish noisemaker. But there’s more commotion. Because, just like Chanukah, there are many ways to spell and pronounce the name of the device most notably associated with the holiday of Purim. Maybe you have a favorite Jewish blog you like to read on your computer. If so, you’ll likely have a blogger writing about the grogger — a rhyme you’ll remember. Alternatively, there’s grager, gragger, or gregger. I...
(JNS) — A year into U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term, experts are divided on how to grade the administration’s efforts to protect Jews on campus—an area that the White House and the U.S. Justice and Education Departments, among other agencies, have made a priority. In 2025, Columbia University, Northwestern University and Cornell University agreed to pay $221 million, $75 million and $60 millionrespectively to settle federal probes over alleged Jew-hatred, and the Trump administration has sought $500 million from Harvard Univers...
On the day before the National Football League championship game last Sunday, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold was studying his playbook, and reviewing game films. He was reviewing the plays his team could use the next day against the New England Patriots. He was studying the defensive formations and personnel alignments the Patriots could send on the field. He was preparing to put himself into the best mental state for victory. A devout Christian, he should have gone to shul. ,,, . ,≥ The Torah portion read in synagogue on the day b...
US, Israeli navies conduct planned Red Sea drill By JNS Staff (JNS) — Israeli naval vessels on Sunday conducted a joint exercise with a U.S. Navy destroyer, as part of ongoing cooperation between the Israeli Navy and the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Red Sea arena. The American destroyer docked at the port of Eilat as part of a “pre-planned, routine visit,” according to the Israel Defense Forces. The exercise “highlights the close cooperation between the two navies and the respective militaries,” the IDF stated. The USS Delbert D. Black arrived a...
(JNS) — The upcoming U.S.-Iran nuclear talks are now expected to be held in Oman on Friday after the Trump administration agreed to Tehran’s request to move the venue from Turkey, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing an Arab source familiar with the discussions. The source told reporter Barak Ravid that there are ongoing negotiations about whether Arab and Muslim regional countries will join the talks in the Gulf state, with the White House declining to comment. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he had instructed For...
(JNS) — In an E.U. survey published on Tuesday, 69% of some 25,000 respondents said that events in Israel shape how Jews are perceived in their country. The poll, published on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, showed an increase in the perception that Israel influences how Jews are thought of: In a similar poll from 2018, 54 percent indicated there was a link to the Jewish state. The European Commission’s Eurobarometer survey on the perception of antisemitism also reported that 55 percent of respondents consider antisemitism to be a pro...
NANCY GAIL SCHWARTZ Nancy Gail Schwartz, 72, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Winter Park, Florida. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, and a truly beautiful soul whose warmth and kindness touched everyone she met. Born on May 24, 1953, in New York, New York, Nancy was the daughter of the late Sam Schechter and Helen "Cookie" Small. She grew up in Fresh Meadows, Queens, where she developed the warm, light-hearted spirit and wonderful sense of humor for which s...
