The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-times/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:18:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish Times | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-times/ 32 32 Hate as entertainment: Youth finding community in nihilistic online antisemitism, warns ADL https://www.timesofisrael.com/hate-as-entertainment-youth-finding-community-in-nihilistic-online-antisemitism-warns-adl/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3832480 Dark corners of the internet, steeped in Jew hatred, provide connections for the disaffected, says the head of the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism

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]]> Helen Mirren receives prestigious British royal honor alongside Jewish recipients https://www.timesofisrael.com/helen-mirren-receives-prestigious-british-royal-honor-alongside-jewish-recipients/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:44:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3842177 Actress, who portrayed Golda Meir and has spoken out against boycotts of Israel, recently castigated Israel for 'crimes against humanity'; other honorees include Israeli-British architect and former chair of National Holocaust Museum

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]]> 13,000 Jews were driven out of Poland in 1968. Now, some are returning to tell their story https://www.timesofisrael.com/13000-jews-were-driven-out-of-poland-in-1968-now-some-are-returning-to-tell-their-story/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:54:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841849 Decades after anti-Zionist purge virtually decimated what was left of post-Holocaust Jewish life, government-funded trip brings emigrants back for reunion with those who remained

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]]> ‘Beaufort’: How Israel left Lebanon in 2000 with a bang https://www.timesofisrael.com/beaufort-how-israel-left-lebanon-in-2000-with-a-bang/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:00:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841037&preview=true&preview_id=3841037 ToI's movie maven and deputy editor discuss Joseph Cedar's newly resonant 2007 Oscar-nominated film

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]]> Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity law suit violates its First Amendment rights https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-union-college-claims-ohios-charity-law-suit-violates-its-first-amendment-rights/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:56:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3842013 Move is latest battle between Reform rabbinical seminary and state AG’s office, which accuses HUC of violating nonprofit law by shuttering degree-granting programs on Cincinnati campus

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]]> Jane Yolen, author whose novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became Holocaust classic, dies at 87 https://www.timesofisrael.com/jane-yolen-author-whose-book-the-devils-arithmetic-became-holocaust-classic-dies-at-87/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:25:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841961 Yolen published her first book at 22 and brought 450 titles to press, according to her family

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]]> Richard Pryor wrestled with the N-word. His Jewish daughter explores how it shaped her life https://www.timesofisrael.com/richard-pryor-wrestled-with-the-n-word-his-jewish-daughter-explores-how-it-shaped-her-life/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:49:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841654 In her new memoir 'Something We Said,' Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor delves into her childhood, Black and Jewish identities, and the racism and antisemitism that continue to shape American life

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]]> UK Jews decry policy paper in which Muslim police group calls Zionism form of hatred https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jews-decry-policy-paper-in-which-muslim-police-group-calls-zionism-form-of-hatred/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:33:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841639 National Association of Muslim Police distances itself from its ex-VP's July 2025 report that likens Gaza war to Holocaust and disputes Oct. 7 atrocities, insists it does not 'defend Hamas'

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]]> Gwyneth Paltrow draws backlash after starring in ad for luxury Israeli development https://www.timesofisrael.com/gwyneth-paltrow-draws-backlash-after-starring-in-ad-for-luxury-israeli-development/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:24:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841626 Actress makes bold statement of connection as many pro-Israel Jews worry whether Hollywood remains hospitable to them and previously supportive A-listers distance themselves from Jewish state

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]]> Jacob Reses, Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, to leave US administration https://www.timesofisrael.com/jacob-reses-vances-jewish-chief-of-staff-to-leave-us-administration/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:31:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841613 Reses, who began working for Vance during Senate campaign, is perhaps the closest Jewish official in VP's orbit; Witkoff: 'We haven’t seen the last of him'

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]]> Jewish schoolgirls get lost in NY creek tunnel; antisemitism ensues online https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-jewish-schoolgirls-get-lost-in-ny-creek-tunnel-antisemitism-ensues-online/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:03:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841578 Comments liken Jews to roaches and rats, tie incident to Chabad tunnel saga as social media flooded with Jew-hatred; 'It was not one bad comment from one bad actor,' says resident

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]]> Seinfeld laughs at streamer asking him to say ‘Free Palestine’ after Knicks win: ‘It doesn’t exist’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/seinfeld-laughs-at-streamer-asking-him-to-say-free-palestine-after-knicks-win-it-doesnt-exist/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:42:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841567 American Jewish comedian, who has been dismissive of anti-Israel activists, chuckles when approached outside Madison Square Garden

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]]> Helen Mirren criticizes ‘evil forces’ rising in Israel after ‘Zionist bitch’ video resurfaces https://www.timesofisrael.com/helen-mirren-criticizes-evil-forces-rising-in-israel-after-zionist-bitch-resurfaced/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:49:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841537 Actress says Jewish state's founding after Holocaust 'was a very important moment, although maybe it was done in completely the wrong way... But something had to happen after the horror'

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]]> 6 Jewish short films to watch this June on ChaiFlicks - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/6-jewish-short-films-to-watch-this-june-on-chaiflicks/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:44:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3841473 A new online film festival from ChaiFlicks and Reboot Studios highlights a curated selection of short films showcasing bold, innovative Jewish storytelling. Use REBOOT at checkout.

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]]> Lander, NY Jewish progressive House candidate, acquitted after arrest in immigration court https://www.timesofisrael.com/lander-ny-jewish-progressive-house-candidate-acquitted-after-arrest-in-immigration-court/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:14:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3841454 Former NYC comptroller, a Mamdani ally running primary campaign against Jewish centrist Democratic congressman, says he is 'genuinely moved by the rule of law'

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