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Its an old situation where Europe's governments would protect Jews from their neighbors. Right up until the government needed a scapegoat. New middle-ages. Cool cool cool.

"In particular, #military personnel will ensure the #security of #synagogues and #Jewish #schools. The decision was made following the attack last week against the #synagogue in the city of #Liège and similar attacks that occurred in the #Netherlands and #Norway against synagogues and a #Jewishschool.

“Against a backdrop of rising #antiSemitism, the attack that took place at the synagogue in Liège served as a stark reminder that the threat facing #Belgium’s Jewish community is very real. Ensuring the safety of our fellow citizens is the responsibility of the state in all its forms, regardless of any other political considerations. The deployment of military personnel to reinforce security around Jewish sites will provide direct support to the police,” said Minister Quintin."

https://www.eureporter.co/world/israel/2026/03/17/military-to-be-deployed-to-support-police-in-securing-jewish-sites-in-belgium/

Not a lot of great coverage yet. Michigan synagogue ramming attack. I could be wrong but what I think is true is:

The attacker was killed on scene. No other fatalities.

"TV5 spoke with the #Flint #Jewish Federation following the #synagogue #attack."

https://www.wnem.com/video/2026/03/12/flint-jewish-federation-synagogue-attack/

"When is a #dog in a #medieval illustrated #Hebrew #manuscript more than a dog? When it’s a testament to the undying dedication of #Jews to God’s law.

As the #art #historian #MarcMichaelEpstein details in his latest engaging analysis of #Jewish #artistic expression, “People of the Image: Jews and Art,” dogs appear in numerous artistically rendered Jewish texts accompanying passages related to #Moses. After all, #canines’ renowned loyalty was a natural representation of the “loyal transmission of the divine mandate from generation to generation.” And the Book of Numbers tells us that God believed Moses to be “the most loyal in My household.”

“#Manuscripts were expensive,” #Epstein reminds his readers. Every brushstroke cost time and money. Examining examples of medieval Jewish art, then, offers a window into the mentality of Jews at the time..."

https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/387524/for-the-dogs-the-delightful-surprises-of-jewish-medieval-art/

"A senior #Labour #MP has warned that #Jews and #Sikhs are repeatedly missing from vital datasets that shape #publicservice decisions, as a government review into #ethnic classification remains ongoing.

Labour MP #PreetKaurGill, who represents #Edgbaston, made the warning during a #WestminsterHall debate, arguing the issue goes to the heart of how the #UK delivers #publicservices.

She has previously been backed in her campaign for public bodies to to record Sikhs and Jews as ethnic groups by the #BoardofDeputies.

“This is not a theological discussion,” she said. “The Office for National Statistics has told all public bodies that they can only use the current ethnicity data categories for service delivery — and that is really important.”

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/mp-renews-her-call-for-jewish-and-sikh-ethnicity-to-be-recorded-by-public-bodies/

"#Jewish #actresses have been shining brightly for nearly a century of #AcademyAwards history. Whether born Jewish or converts, they were boundary-pushing figures — at once embodiments of feminine stereotypes and powerful cultural barometers of their time."

https://www.heyalma.com/every-jewish-best-actress-winner-in-oscars-history/

"I am a #Bukharian #Jew. But for most of my life, I took for granted what those words truly meant.

My parents fled #Uzbekistan, then part of the former #SovietUnion, in their late twenties, leaving behind family, friends and a life that, for all its limits, had been familiar, carrying me, just 18 months old, into a new life in #Australia.

Like many #refugees, they rebuilt their lives in a new country, determined to give their children opportunities they never had. And, like many children of #migrants, I learned early that fitting in was easier than explaining. My birth name, Tatyana, was hard to pronounce, easy to tease. “Bukharian” meant nothing to most people. “Uzbekistan” was usually met with puzzled looks. Saying “I’m #Russian” was simpler, even if it wasn’t quite accurate.

Last year, I returned to Uzbekistan, the country of my birth. The journey was not only about travel, but about curiosity..."

https://www.australianjewishnews.com/returning-to-uzbekistan-as-a-bukharian-jew/

"Award-winning #photographer #BillAron, known as the “Dean” of #American #Jewish #photographers, has documented #Jewishlife in the #UnitedStates and around the world for more than 50 years.

Some of his #photographs appeared in the earliest issues of #Moment. Join #Aron for a conversation about his latest endeavor, The World in Front of Me: A Bill Aron Retrospective and accompanying #podcast, co-curated with the American Jewish #Historical Society.

The retrospective showcases his work from the #AmericanSouth, #LosAngeles and #NewYork to the #SovietUnion, #Cuba and #Jerusalem. Aron reflects on how documenting Jewish life became his life’s work, how he chose the communities he #photographed, how he got to know his subjects, and over the years what changes he has witnessed in the Jewish world through the lens of his #camera.

In conversation with Moment #Arts and Articles Editor #DianeBolz. Co-sponsored by #AJHS."

https://momentmag.com/through-the-lens-of-jewish-life-a-frame-by-frame-journey-with-bill-aron-and-diane-bolz/

Supposedly snow is coming. ☠️

My kid's crew team is racing this weekend and I have a 5k. So both are likely to have issues. His may get cancelled if the weather is too bad. Kids can't race if there're whitecaps on the water. My race will just be messy. Both will be cold and sloppy AF.

"A group of #Orthodox #rabbis from the #US and #Israel issued a strongly worded letter condemning discredited practices that try to “convert” #LGBTQ+ people to #heterosexuality — a rarity for an establishment that still largely sees #queer people as sinful.

The letter, which was drafted years ago but released earlier in January in Israel, includes the signatures of prominent #modernOrthodox rabbis, including Yitz Greenberg, Shmuly Yanklowitz and Daniel Sperber, as well as a number of female rabbis.

[...]

“We the undersigned,” it begins, “believe that it is forbidden according to #Halakhic principle and ethos, for anyone, including a #rabbi, #rabbanit, educator, or therapist to recommend to any person to undergo treatment for the purpose of changing a person’s #sexualorientation, commonly known as ‘#conversiontherapy. This is because conversion therapy is harmful, does not work, and because same-sex attraction is not a mental health problem.”

https://religionnews.com/2026/01/28/in-new-letter-modern-orthodox-rabbis-say-conversion-therapy-is-forbidden/