Originating around the 9th century as a fusion of German, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic languages, Yiddish remains a living language to this day, despite losing 90% of its speakers during the Holocaust.
Pew: 'The number of Jews around the world grew by 6%, from an estimated 14 million in 2010 to nearly 15 million in 2020. That’s fewer than the estimated 16.6 million Jews who were alive in 1939 prior to the Holocaust.'
Over 300 Jewish mothers from around the world traveled to Israel amid ongoing conflict to strengthen their Jewish identity, stand against rising antisemitism, and forge powerful connections rooted in faith, resilience, and community.
The couple met while working at Pitchon-Lev, an apolitical NGO established in 1998 as a national humanitarian organization focused on breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty in Israel.
In North America, there has been an 81% surge in the number of Jews considering the option of making aliyah to Israel, while in France, the increase is even more pronounced at 149%.
'The Lest People Forget' is an initiative by activist and model Elizabeth Pipko that aims to raise awareness of the Holocaust among young people and fight antisemitism.
Numerous challenges make it difficult for Jews and Israelis in the Diaspora to feel connected to their heritage. One Jewish group is working to change that.
'It is our collective obligation to safeguard this treasured yet vulnerable population in the spirit of mutual responsibility,' says Minister Omer Yankelevich.
The pandemic has become an educational disaster, but as the Seth Rogen kerfuffle reminds us, it’s also an opportunity to inform and inspire kids about Jewish life.
The vast majority of American Jews are sympathetic to Israel, and most of them feel an emotional connection to the Jewish state, according to a new poll.