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WIZO Sweden president to receive royal medal for advancing Yiddish recognition

The recognition is widely viewed as a milestone for Sweden’s Jewish community, particularly at a time when concerns about antisemitism are growing across Europe.

WIZO Sweden President Susanne Sznajderman-Rytz.
President Isaac Herzog, Yeros, and her father Tesfaye.

Sister of missing Haymanut Kasau honored as family slams police over stalled investigation

Jane Yolen and her most famous book, "The Devil's Arithmetic."

Jane Yolen, whose The Devil’s Arithmetic became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presents the Commander's Cross of the Order of Civil Merit to Francesca Albanese, an Italian human rights expert, at Moncloa Palace on May 07, 2026 in Madrid, Spain.

Francesca Albanese receives prestigious award from Spanish Prime Minister


Organization of American States Secretary-General honored for work countering antisemitism

OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro is honored for his efforts against antisemitism at a Washington symposium organized by CAM and B’nai B’rith International.

 Luis Almagro, OAS Secretary General (23/2/2017)

Peres Center awards female heroes of October 7 and the Hamas war

Among the recipients are those who provided service to the state of Israel through hasbara and Israel advocacy. Recipients also included health professionals and IDF soldiers.

 Recipients of the awards at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, February 28, 2024.

Not all heroes wear capes: Robert Downey Jr. commended for Jewish life necklace

Jewish star Robert Downey Jr. wore the necklace as he accepted the Maltin Modern Master Award for his role in Oppenheimer.

Robert Downey Jr, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for "Oppenheimer", attends the Nominees Luncheon for the 96th Oscars in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. February 12, 2024.

Herzog to award presidential medal for civilian heroism

Herzog created the award to preserve the memory of civilian valor and to recognize the efforts those from October 7.

 A SEARCH is held for human remains and other evidence among many destroyed vehicles in a field near Netivot, after the October 7 massacre by Hamas. Those calling for an end to the fighting have clearly forgotten that there was a ceasefire in place until the morning of October 7, the writer argues.

'Oppenheimer' leads in number of Oscar nominations, 'Barbie' takes second place

An Israeli short film, Letter to a Pig, by Tal Kantor and Amit Gicelter, was nominated in the Short Animated Film category.

 Scientists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein are seen together in this photo. The two worked on the Manhattan Project and ultimately developed the world's first nuclear weapons.

Masha Gessen will receive Hannah Arendt Prize, following controversy over Gaza essay

Gessen, a Jewish writer for The New Yorker magazine, published an essay last week comparing the Gaza Strip to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos, sparking backlash from Jewish and pro-Israel activists.

Russia-born U.S. journalist Masha Gessen (front C) takes part in a protest against a proposed new law termed by the State Duma as "against advocating the rejection of traditional family values" in central Moscow June 11, 2013.

Israeli research teams win prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants in a variety of fields

The funding will support excellent scientists and scholars at the career stage where they may still be consolidating their own independent research teams.

 Hebrew University students.

Brothers in Arms to receive John McCain award for justice leadership

"We are united to help the IDF win, embrace and help the families of the abducted and missing, [help] the 200,000 displaced from their homes with all their needs and build a better society here."

 Members of Israel's 'Brothers in Arms' reservist protest group hold a news conference as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Herzliya near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 21, 2023

Mixed Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem wins World’s Best School prize

The Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School won the Overcoming Adversity prize for its integration of Jewish and Arab students.

 Arab students in the classroom at the Noreen school, in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on January 17, 2023.

Leading law conference drops UN Israel investigator after Hamas attack

UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry's Navi Pillay was accused of working “to further a demonstrably discriminatory agenda against the Jewish people and the State of Israel.”

Outgoing U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay talks during an interview to Reuters in her office in Geneva August 19, 2014.