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Scotland’s first “purpose-built” synagogue, Garnethill, was completed in 1879.

Lochs and Bagels: A trip to Jewish Scotland

By Gail P. Dubov, Moment MagazinePublished September 30, 2024

This story was originally published on Moment.com. Sign up for the Moment Minute.  On the eve of Yom HaShoah, I boarded a local train from Glasgow to Giffnock, a nearby suburb and home to Scotland’s largest Jewish community. For decades, the heart...

‘Every vote counts’: Americans living Israel encouraged to vote in US presidential election

‘Every vote counts’: Americans living Israel encouraged to vote in US presidential election

Etgar Lefkovits, JNSPublished September 29, 2024

(JNS) Hundreds of thousands of Americans living in Israel are eligible to vote in November’s U.S. elections, including some in swing states whose votes could prove decisive in a close election, the heads of Democratic and Republican organizations in...

U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) holds a press conference at Veterans Memorial Park in Nanuet. Friday, August 23, 2024.

Remarks on Jewish voters becomes key issue in some House races

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished September 29, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. In upstate New York, former Rep. Mondaire Jones is ready to launch a new digital ad blasting Rep. Mike Lawyer for defending...

People listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on November 3, 2023 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Israel kills Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah

Ben Sales, JTAPublished September 28, 2024

Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, in an airstrike in Beirut Friday, the latest Israeli assassination of a terror group leader and a pivotal development in the escalating conflict on Israel’s northern border. For three decades,...

Laura Loomer arrives at Philadelphia International Airport on The Trump Organization's Boeing 757 ahead of The ABC News Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024.

Laura Loomer: “I don’t know why Jewish people are negative towards me. I’m an ally.”

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 26, 2024

WASHINGTON — Laura Loomer, the far-right Jewish activist who has grown close to Donald Trump, portrays herself as a courageous voice willing to speak out against those who wish harm to the Jewish people. She has also, in recent years, been embraced...

Kate Winslet as Lee Miller, in the biopic ‘Lee.’ After the fall of Nazi Germany, Miller’s images documented the aftermath of the Shoah, taking photos at Dachau and other locations that were published in American publications.

How Kate Winslet’s ‘Lee’ exposes the darkest secrets of Nazi Germany

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish LightPublished September 26, 2024

Kate Winslet gives a powerful performance as war photographer Elizabeth “Lee” Miller whose images of concentration camps in post-war Germany helped proved the horror of the Shoah to the world, in the gripping, inspiring historical biopic “Lee.”  The...

Businessman Mike Lindell speaks at a rally featuring U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota, July 27, 2024. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Mike Lindell says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for $14.88

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 26, 2024

(JTA) — Mike Lindell, the outspoken CEO of MyPillow claims he was unaware that the number $14.88, advertised as the price for one of his pillow products, is a neo-Nazi symbol, sparking controversy and backlash online. Mike Lindell responds to 14.88...

Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in "Nobody Wants This." (Stefania Rosini/Netflix)

How a real-life rabbi coached Netflix’s ‘Nobody Wants This’ about making interfaith relationships realistic

Shira Li Bartov, JTAPublished September 26, 2024

“Nobody Wants This,” a rom-com Netflix series starring Adam Brody as a charming Los Angeles rabbi who falls for a blond, agnostic sex and dating podcaster played by Kristen Bell, is based on a true story — kind of. Erin Foster, the creator of...

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike that hit Tyre, Lebanon, Sept. 26, 2024. (Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

US and allies propose ceasefire as fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 26, 2024

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a ceasefire proposal led by the United States and France. Netanyahu confirmed that military operations on Israel’s northern border and Lebanon...

Why discussing Israel has become challenging for some St. Louisans

Why discussing Israel has become challenging for some St. Louisans

Shula Neuman, Special To The Jewish LightPublished September 25, 2024

Here’s a recipe for strife: Start with a population that suffers from two millennia of discrimination and violence. Add a big dash of land that many in this population feel represents their homeland, and then mix in a healthy dose of a politically...

Actress Patricia Heaton, who is Catholic, puts up a mezuzah in solidarity with the Jewish community. (Screenshot via X)

Thousands of non-Jews order mezuzahs after a pro-Israel Christian puts one on her door in solidarity

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 25, 2024

A Jewish nonprofit that distributes mezuzahs has been inundated with thousands of requests from non-Jews ordering mezuzahs in solidarity. The surge follows a campaign led by Catholic actress Patricia Heaton, urging people to place mezuzahs on their doors...

A sheet from James Madison's ledger The sheet containing Haym Salomon’s name is the only known surviving page from the book. (Courtesy The Raab Collection)

Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 24, 2024

After 10 years on display at Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a document penned by James Madison linking Jewish financier Haym Salomon to the American Revolution is now for sale. The document, a sheet from the ledger...

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