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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 650

Irish Jews

Michael Black of Belfast Hebrew Congregation shows off the synagogue's memorial wall in April 2025. (Rosario Del Valle/ JTA)
June 1, 2025, 4:54 am
Northern Ireland’s lone synagogue staves off decline by engaging Christian neighbors
Challenged by rising antisemitism fueled by the war in Gaza, an aging population, and the departure of a spiritual leader, the congregation is reaching outward to bolster numbers
By Rosario Del Valle
Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
January 15, 2025, 11:58 am
Irish Jews cry foul over ‘antisemitic’ president’s planned Holocaust memorial speech
Michael Higgins accused of downplaying and fanning anti-Jewish sentiment, making him an ‘inappropriate’ choice for January 26 commemoration, Jewish leader says
By ToI Staff
Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting dark and shadowy Israeli soldiers on the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 19, 2024. (Paul Ellis/AFP)
November 23, 2024, 6:22 pm
Amid anti-Israel hostility, Irish Jews say antisemitism is now rooted in public schools
As already critical atmosphere intensifies since the Oct. 7 massacre, new report reveals unwelcoming classrooms and skewed lessons on Jews that the government is slow to address
By Deborah Danan
The inauguration ceremony of Rabbi Yoni Wieder as chief rabbi of Ireland was held at the Dublin Hebrew Synagogue, May 21, 2024. (Ros Kavanagh/ Courtesy Office of the Chief Rabbi of Ireland via JTA)
September 2, 2024, 6:49 am
At 28, Ireland’s new chief rabbi is leading an aging population in a time of turmoil
As the first to hold the position since 2008, Rabbi Yoni Wieder faces challenges on multiple fronts, integrating new and old community members amid unprecedented anti-Israel bias
By Shira Li Bartov
Salt beef sandwich on a bagel from Deli 613 in Dublin. (Courtesy)
September 20, 2023, 1:23 am
Ireland just got its first kosher restaurant in decades and it’s getting rave reviews
Located in Dublin’s Chabad House, Deli 613 provides a much-needed option and a communal gathering spot for local Jews – while earning mainstream praise for its culinary excellence
By Jacob Judah
Members and descendants of Israel's Irish-Jewish community viewing items from the genealogical history of the Jewish communities of Ireland at a ceremony in Jerusalem, December 19, 2022. (Yoni Kelberman via JTA)
December 22, 2022, 6:45 am
National Library accepts set of Irish-Jewish genealogical archives dating to 1700s
Database includes records documenting over three centuries of Jewish life in Ireland; curator: ‘A living history of people who have now no voice’
By David I. Klein
US President Joe Biden (R) embraces President Isaac Herzog (L) during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on July 14, 2022. (RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP)
July 15, 2022, 6:25 pm
Sinn Féin, Gaelic and boxing: Biden and Herzog connect over Irish heritage
In warm visit, presidents reference joint ancestral ties in public speeches and private meeting
By Lazar Berman
Purim, with its focus on joy, costumes, and alcohol consumption, meshes particularly well with some St. Patrick’s Day traditions, including drinking beer and wearing as much green as possible. (Illustration by Mollie Suss via JTA)
March 17, 2022, 9:44 am
Joint Purim and St. Patrick’s Day gives Irish Jews more reasons to raise a glass
Known to Jewish community as ‘The ‘Double P,’ day will be celebrated by local synagogues in Dublin and by expats living in Israel
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Late minister Mervyn Taylor and lawmaker Nuala Fennell stand in front of praliament in Dublin, Ireland on Nov. 4, 1982. (Independent News And Media/Getty Images via JTA)
September 24, 2021, 11:00 pm
Mervyn Taylor, Ireland’s first Jewish cabinet minister, dies at 89
Taylor was instrumental in legalizing divorce; led reforms to give opportunities to women, people with disabilities and Roma, said Jewish identity gave him empathy with minorities
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Fireworks thrown by rioters explode on police vehicles in Belfast, April 8, 2021. (Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
April 17, 2021, 10:55 am
As in 1970s, Northern Ireland’s Jews look to weather violence in Belfast
Feuding protesters are split into British loyalists and those who want a united Ireland; decades back, unrest eventually reached the Jewish community
By Olivia Fletcher
Illustrative: Screen capture from a documentary video about Jews in Ireland. (YouTube/maximeallouchevideos)
October 15, 2017, 8:24 pm
Ireland’s Jewish population rose by nearly 29% in 5 years
Increase to 2,557 believed to be due in part to new employees arriving to join the hi-tech sector
By JTA
Irish journalist Kevin Myers appears in an interview on Ireland's RTE One on September 14, 2014. (screen capture: YouTube)
August 5, 2017, 2:16 am
Irish writer says he deserved to be fired for anti-Semitic column
Kevin Myers was let go from Sunday Times for article that was slammed as misogynistic and played on anti-Jewish stereotypes
By JTA
The Palestinian flag flies over Dublin's City Hall for first time ever May 9, 2017 following a vote by the city council. (Michael Riordan/Times of Israel)
May 9, 2017, 4:50 pm
Palestinian flag flies over Dublin City Hall
Ignoring pleas from Israeli ambassador, local leaders in Ireland’s capital vote to raise banner in protest of 50 years since Israel captured the West Bank
By Michael Riordan
Attendees at this past weekend's anti-Israel conference at University College Cork, in Ireland, which ran from March 21 - April 2, 2017. (Courtesy)
April 6, 2017, 12:44 pm
Critics claim Irish confab on Israel’s right to exist uncorks anti-Semitism
Event, previously planned for Southampton University in the UK, was rescheduled after massive protests and allegations of one-sided bigotry
By Michael Riordan
Members of the Maynooth University Israel Society, Sonia Tagamlitsky, Louiza Vasiliu, Enya Harrison and Sara Epstein. (Michael Riordan/Times of Israel)
March 26, 2017, 5:12 pm
Non-Jewish Irish students give Israel Peace Week a chance
The leadership of Maynooth University’s Israel Society believes that if an agreement can be reached in Ireland, it can be reached anywhere
By Michael Riordan
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