Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man wearing a yarmulke stands on the edge of a hill, quietly taking in the landscape below as he considers his ancestors and ...

— Women will no longer be banned from singing at the annual Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. The South African Center for Religious Equality and Diversity, or SACRED, agreed ...

The Holocaust is widely remembered as a tragedy that devastated Europe's Jewish communities. But its impact extended far beyond the continent's borders. Nazis persecution and antisemitic policies had ...

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. (JTA) — When she was in ...

After years of tension between South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party and the country’s Jews, matters seemed to be approaching a boiling point in recent months, leading many ...

At the end of Passover, North African Jews across the world – especially in Israel – will celebrate Mimouna: a night of open homes, shared food, music, and joy. Tables overflow with moufletas drenched ...

The world debates Israel every day on television panels, in newspaper columns, and across social media feeds – voices raised, arguments sharpened, and moral judgments delivered with confidence. Yet in ...

To be born a Jew is to be born with a target on your back. You go to the same movies others do. Enjoy similar foods, although — if you play by the rules — you restrict yourself to kosher ingredients ...

When Jewish comic book creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the Black Panther character for Marvel, neither probably knew that they owed a debt of gratitude to a long-dead coreligionist. But as a ...

Cricket South Africa has stood down its captain, who is Jewish, for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup because of comments he made in support of Israeli soldiers in the ongoing conflict with Hamas in ...