Jennifer Lipman

Swiss Jewish leader mourned

The former president of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) has died in hospital at 78.

Bedouin man's Bible bid

A Bedouin teacher and a group of IDF soldiers are in the running to become Israel’s first Bible champion in nearly 30 years.

Egyptian paper criticised for Nazi cartoon

Lieberman: Palestinian statehood far away

Israel’s Foreign Minister has delivered a blow to hopes of an independent Palestinian state in the near future.

Celebrity power list

Kagan hearings start in Washington

Spielberg slips down celebrity list

Film director Steven Spielberg has seen his star power plummet in the last year according to the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.

Elie Wiesel campaigns for Russian prisoner

Tourists detained for stealing from Auschwitz

Polish police have questioned two Canadian teachers who allegedly stole parts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau train tracks.

Global trade union rebuffs Israel boycott

An organisation representing trade unions in more than 150 countries and 176 million workers worldwide has pledged its “universal recognition” of the country’s right to exist.

Jason Isaacs film wins festival award

New Zealand DJ suspended for Nazi joke

A New Zealand radio presenter has been suspended after he said that “Jews were expendable” and made another Nazi jibe.