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But what that means may vary for its members.

A major American Jewish coalition adopted the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. What that means may vary for its members. January 26, 2021 7:00 am From left: William Daroff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Malcolm Hoenlein and Arthur Stark at a Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations event. (Twitter) Advertisement (JTA) — Nearly all of the members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are adopting a common, but hotly debated, definition of anti-Semitism. The conference, an umbrella group of Jewish organizations, a...

Coalition of 51 Jewish, pro-Israel organizations adopts definition of anti-Semitism Coalition of 51 Jewish, pro-Israel organizations adopts definition of anti-Semitism It comes on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day as a debate has emerged in the Jewish and pro-Israel community over whether the official IHRA definition should be adopted into law. Holding a sign against anti-Semitism at a rally in New York City on Sept. 22, 2019. Photo by Rhonda Hodas Hack. Spread the word. (January 26, 2021 / JNS) A coalition of 51 Jewish and pro-Israel organizations has adopted the Internation...

11 shares From left: Conference of Presidents chairman William Daroff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Conference's Malcolm Hoenlein and Arthur Stark, at a Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations event. (Twitter via JTA) JTA — Nearly all of the members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are adopting a common, but hotly debated, definition of anti-Semitism. The conference, an umbrella group of Jewish organizations, announced Tuesday that 51 of its 53 members have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s wo...

In April of 1947, readers of this publication flocked en masse to our building at 175 E. Broadway, rolled up their sleeves, and got stuck with a vaccine. The scene, replete with bespectacled gents, women in house dresses and young children, was part of something bigger: a rapid, mass vaccination against smallpox. By the time the first two weeks of the effort were over, 5 million New Yorkers had been inoculated thanks to the city’s new health commissioner, Dr. Israel Weinstein, and his rapid response; Mayor William O’Dwyer’s expediting of vaccine supplies; and the millions of residents w...