Ahead of World Cup, Rio de Janeiro gets new eruv
The Ipanema and Copacabana eruv uses mountains and the seafront as demarcation lines
View ArticleBrazil Jewish community rallies for abducted teens
Dozens demonstrate near site of FIFA World Cup games, call for speedy release of kidnapped yeshiva students
View ArticleBrazilian public school accused of forcing Jew to say Christian prayer
Child vowed not to return to class after incident, administration says session was voluntary
View ArticleRio Jews rally for peace in Israel
Demonstration calls for rejection of terrorism, condemns anti-Semitism
View ArticleBrazilian Jews lobby for controversial anti-terror bill
Jewish defense minister confirms support for bill that critics warn may stifle human rights ahead of 2016 Olympics
View ArticleEx-head of settler group named Israel’s envoy to Brazil
Dani Dayan formerly chaired Yesha Council organization, placed 21st on Jewish Home party list ahead of elections
View ArticleSynagogue opens near Brazil’s iconic Ipanema Beach
Replacing a smaller shul, four-story, 20,000-square foot structure featuring Jerusalem stone inaugurated in Rio
View ArticleBrazilian Jews welcome ban on publication of ‘Mein Kampf’
Print run canceled for Hitler’s anti-Semitic tract, which was translated into Portuguese in ’30s without commentary
View ArticleIn first US mosque visit, Obama slams ‘inexcusable’ anti-Muslim rhetoric
Criticizing language used by Republican candidates, president calls on Americans not to be ‘bystanders to bigotry’
View ArticleBrazil’s anti-terror chiefs ready for ‘worst’ at Rio Olympics
85,000 security personnel will protect summer games, after attacks in Paris and elsewhere raise the stakes at major events
View ArticleHow Brazil’s Jews samba through the madness of Carnival
From Rio to Sao Paulo, the South American country’s famed street parties offer plenty of ways to get your feathered boa grooving
View ArticleBrazil Hillel fakes closure in publicity stunt
Rio de Janeiro’s Jewish campus group says announcement was aimed to ‘draw attention’ to institute’s importance
View ArticleHijab-wearing fencer makes US Olympic team, and history
American athlete Ibtihaj ‘Ibti ‘ Muhammad punctures stereotypes with every touché
View ArticleBattling Zika, Brazil’s Jews turn to bug repellent and indoor activities
The need to control the virus has even led one Chabad rabbi in Rio to override religious bans on killing bugs on Shabbat
View ArticleIsraeli start-up plays key role in measuring Brazil protests
StoreSmarts used wifi signals from cellphones to determine how many people gathered at Brazil’s biggest-ever demonstration
View ArticleBrazilian Jews ‘relieved’ spat over envoy finally resolved
Community leader’s hope that new Israeli ambassador arrive in time for Rio Olympics likely to remain unfulfilled
View ArticleBrazil’s president: Calls to impeach me are like Nazi treatment of Jews
Jewish groups protest comparison by Dilma Rousseff, who is at center of corruption scandals
View Article‘Frozen’ impersonator arrested in Rio stabbing of celebrity Jewish doctor
Fabio Serfaty,prominent endocrinologist, sustains serious injuries in attack
View ArticleBrazil moves to impeach President Rousseff
Premier accused of tampering with records to mask budget deficit during her 2014 reelection
View ArticleBrazilian ‘Fiddler’ director: Orthodox Jews spit on Christians
Claudio Botelho makes disparaging remark in reference to pro-Israel congressman who expectorated on right-wing colleague
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