ADL Audit Finds Disturbing Increase in Antisemitic Incidents Reported in North Carolina in 2022
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Washington, D.C., March 23, 2023 ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today, shows disturbing levels of antisemitic incidents reported in North Carolina, with a 30 percent increase in 2022. Nationally, antisemitic incidents in 2022 surged
Holocaust Novel By Jodi Picoult Removed as Florida School District Purges Libraries To Comply With State Law
By Andrew Lapin Facebook Twitter LinkedIn March 14, 2023 (JTA) A Holocaust-themed novel by bestselling author Jodi Picoult was among dozens of books removed from a South Florida school district library’s circulation
Local School Recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn By Douglas Greene, JFGC Government and Public Affairs Associate, JCRC As the Government and Public Affairs Associate for the Jewish Federation of Greater (JFGC), making up part of the
Federation Rocks Super Sunday
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s (JFGC) Annual Campaign is well underway after a very successful Main Event. Since the campaign kick-off, the campaign team has been busy contacting donors
The Oldest Copy of the Hebrew Bible Is Headed to Auction This Spring
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well become
“People Love Dead Jews” Author to Speak at Jewish Book Festival
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn By Noah Goldman, JFGC Israel & Global Jewry Associate “People Love Dead Jews.” This provocatively titled book by Dara Horn has won the National Jewish Book Award and was
JuJu Chang Shares Inspiring Message at Main Event as Federation Launches Annual Campaign
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn By Ken Garfield With faith and determination, the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte launched its annual campaign to raise money for righteous causes, and raise voices against prejudice. The
13-Year-Old Palestinian Shoots 2 in Jerusalem as Violence Flares and Government Flexes
By Ron Kampeas January, 29, 2023 (JTA) — A 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded an Israeli man and his son outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls, police said, in one of multiple
At Least 8 Dead in Shabbat Shooting Attack on Jerusalem Synagogue
Ron Kampeas This is a developing story. (JTA) January 27, 2023 A shooting attack on a synagogue in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Neve Yaakov killed at least eight people on Friday, a
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