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U.S. Vice President JD Vance disembarks Air Force Two in Joint Base Andrews

Vance will address Republican Jewish Coalition amid lingering tension over Israel and antisemitism

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: People walk through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles

Justice Department sues UCLA, alleging school failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in California, is the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to punish top universities that it says have been soft on antisemitism.

By Collin Binkley, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

Aftermath of a shooting incident on a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney

Families of Bondi Beach victims demand major federal inquiry on antisemitism and security failures

In an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 17 families of the dead and wounded called for a federal inquiry known as a royal commission to investigate a rise in antisemitism in Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began in…

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Gunmen kill at least 16 people during a Jewish celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach

Hundreds of people had gathered Sunday at the beach for an event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, when gunmen opened fire. At least 38 others were injured in the attack.

By Kristen Gelineau, Charlotte Graham-McLay, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

The National Menorah is lit, celebrating the start of Hanukkah, during a ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House on C...

When is Hanukkah? What to know about how it's celebrated

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah.

By Peter Smith, Associated Press

Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered French Jewish man

By Associated Press

The tree, located in Épinay-sur-Seine, was chopped down Wednesday night, seemingly with a chainsaw.

Victims of Boulder firebombing attack honored with vigil as suspect's family fights deportation

By Colleen Slevin, Rebecca Santana, Hallie Golden, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colorado, for prayer, singing and emotional testimony.

For many Jews, Passover celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

By David Crary, Associated Press

Passover celebrations this year will again occur amid anxieties and divisions among many Jews related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism.

Auschwitz memorial holds observances on 80th anniversary of death camp's liberation by Soviet troops

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.