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Sep 8, 2026, 3:28 PM

Who Is Behind the Reputation War Against Israel?

The mind behind the Anti-Israel influence

After October 7, many Jews looked at what was happening in the West and asked how the reaction had turned against Israel so quickly. Hamas had just murdered about 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped roughly 250. Israeli families were...

Silas Anastacio

Sep 8, 2026, 3:56 AM

Zicaron Bassalon unites Holocaust Memorial, Jewish Agency and Hannah Charlier

São Paulo – Living Memory at Zicaron Bassalon In the warmth of a São Paulo home, surrounded by friends and family, the Holocaust Memorial and the Jewish Agency hosted a Zicaron Bassalon gathering at the residence of Sarita Mucinic Sarue....

Sep 3, 2026, 6:25 PM

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy clears the roads of antisemitism

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A few years ago and in the months following the October 7th attacks on Israel, I had the opportunity to meet U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Sean Duffy is an American politician, attorney, and former television personality who is...

Annette Poizner

Sep 2, 2026, 8:43 PM

A Sweet (and Sour) New Year: Where Jewish and Chinese Wisdom Meet

At Rosh Hashanah tables around the world, Jews will perform a familiar ritual. We will dip an apple into honey and ask G-d to grant us a good and sweet year. The meaning seems obvious. The apple is sweet. The...

Silas Anastacio

Sep 2, 2026, 5:07 AM

Hillel São Paulo gathers 150 youth at Business Club in BTG Pactual

When young people gather to talk about careers, dreams, and the future, the conversation often goes far beyond the job market. That was the case on August 26, when around 150 participants joined another edition of Hillel São Paulo’s...

Steve Glickstein

Aug 26, 2026, 4:54 AM

What If Silence Isn’t Indifference?

The message they typed… but never sent.

What if we’ve been getting silence wrong? When a friend says nothing about antisemitism, Israel, or the war, it’s easy to assume they don’t care. Silence feels like absence. It feels like distance. It feels like indifference. But what...

Annette Poizner

Aug 21, 2026, 5:26 AM

The Ancestors Within Us: A Chinese and Jewish Legacy

A remarkable scientific claim has recently been travelling around social media. Spend ten minutes a day thinking about one grandparent, it says, and after thirty days, genes inherited from that grandparent will become more active. It is a captivating idea. It...

Aug 20, 2026, 6:43 AM

For nearly three years, we have heard the stories.

Photo of Jewish students at Queen’s, via Hillel Ontario’s website.

Jewish students have been harassed and intimidated. They have watched spaces they once considered welcoming become hostile to them. They have learned to think twice before wearing a Star of David, speaking openly about Israel or identifying themselves as...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Aug 17, 2026, 11:47 AM

The Democratic Party’s Jewish Reckoning Has Arrived

Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan victory has forced Jewish Democrats to confront a question their party can no longer evade: How much are Jewish voters expected to tolerate in the name of defeating Donald Trump? There comes a point when political loyalty...

Steve Glickstein

Aug 12, 2026, 4:54 AM

Disarm Antisemitism in 20 Seconds

Disarming prejudice: One cup of coffee at a time.

The next time you hear antisemitism over coffee, resist the urge to give a history lecture. Most of us instinctively reach for facts—citing dates, stats, or global headlines. But the moment you start lecturing, the other person’s eyes glaze over....

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