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By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) May 7, 2024 President Joe Biden aimed straight at American Jewish anxieties of the moment in a speech commemorating the Holocaust, pledging to keep alive the memory of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacres in the face of waves of anti-Israel and antisemitic actions. “I see your fear, your hurt, your pain,”…

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By Luke Tress, Jackie Hajdenberg Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s statement on campus protests nationally and closer to home can be found at the end of this post along with links to Jewish Federations of North America and North Carolina Hillel statements and calls to action. (New York Jewish Week) May 1, 2024 — Police…

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By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA), April 15, 2024 —  Republicans and Democrats in Congress are uniting to pass a bill that would create a national coordinator of the fight against antisemitism — though it faces competition from another Republican-backed bill that seeks to define antisemitism.  The bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act, introduced last week, is meant…

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By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA) — Organizations and individuals around the world have donated at least $1.4 billion toward Israel’s recovery from the attack of Oct. 7, according to a new report published by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.  The donations, coupled with widespread pro-Israel activism in the Diaspora and the arrival in Israel of tens…

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Listen to this article https://charlottejewishnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Security-Funding-Post.mp3 By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA), March 28, 2024 — Seven major Jewish organizations that lobbied for federal security grants for synagogues and other institutions have decried $30.5 million in cuts to the program. The cut from last year’s $305 million budgeted for the nonprofit security grant program, run through the…

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(JTA) March 13, 2024 — Israel’s military announced the death of an American-Israeli soldier who had been missing since Oct. 7, ending months of uncertainty during which his parents emerged as two of the most visible advocates for the more than 100 people still being held hostage by Hamas. Itay Chen, 19, from Netanya, was…

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By Ron Kampeas February 27, 2024 (JTA) — President Joe Biden says an Israel-Hamas ceasefire is “close” and that it could come as soon as next Monday. But Israel, Hamas and Qatar have all thrown cold water on Biden’s optimism, saying a deal remains possible but does not appear to be close. Qatar is hosting…

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Listen to this article https://charlottejewishnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/c60d8474-bb00-11ee-8e1e-0242ac120002_mp3.mp3 By Jacob Gurvis (JTA) January 24, 2024 — As reports of antisemitism have surged since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, Jewish groups have sought to spotlight the issue through rallies, news coverage, billboards and social media campaigns. Next month, it will receive airtime during the year’s most-watched television broadcast:…

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By Deborah Danan (JTA) December 18, 2023 — Birthright Israel on Tuesday announced that it would resume its free, 10-day educational trips to Israel in January after suspending them amid the ongoing war with Hamas. Around 350 participants, students and young adults primarily from the United States, are expected to travel to Israel beginning the…

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