By Toby Axelrod, JTA— Germany is easing immigration requirements for Jewish refugees from Ukraine, the country’s main Jewish umbrella group announced today. In a deal worked out with the federal government, refugees who have papers proving their Jewish roots will have an expedited path to German citizenship. Jewish leaders welcomed the news even as they…
By Seth J. Frantzman, JPost— Iran’s Fars News, which is a pro-government media outlet linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ran a long article bashing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and using antisemitic tropes. In the March 10 article that appears on its website’s homepage, Zelensky is accused of being a hedonist who seeks to…
The people of Ukraine are at the top of all our prayer lists now. The stories of heroism and resilience that we are hearing daily are a reminder to all of us that freedom from tyranny is still a battle worth fighting for in any part of the world. And the Ukrainian people are fighting…