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OU Impact Report 2023/5784
Aug 6, 2024
By Administrative Staff
OU Impact Report 2022/5783
Dec 12, 2022
By OU News
Watch/Listen: Comprehensive Overview on Government-Funded Security Resources
  In addition to identifying specific sources of government funding for security enhancements, this presentation outlines how you can access these resources, where you can turn for help in navigating
Jan 2, 2020
By OU Staff
The Threats To Our Synagogues Are Even Greater, One...
It’s been nearly a year since the massacre that took place at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue , where Jewish souls were slaughtered while praying on Shabbat. We mourned the
Oct 28, 2019
By Allen Fagin
NY Teacher Praises Hitler In Yearbook
The Whiteville Central School District in Allegheny County, New York, has recalled its yearbook after learning that Jeff Acor, a new history teacher, had called Adolf Hitler his favorite person
Jul 2, 2019
By OU Staff
Oldest House in Barcelona Becomes Jewish Cultural Center
A home in Barcelona, Spain, that was originally owned by Astruch Adret, a Jewish businessman who was forced to sell the property and convert to Catholicism in 1391, is now
Jul 2, 2019
By OU Staff
Proposed NYC Ban Worries Furriers, Chasidim, Others
A proposed fur ban in the New York City Council threatens not only 150 stores in the city that earn most of their income through fur sales but also Hasidic
Jun 25, 2019
By OU Staff
Cambridge Audience Laughs as Malaysian Prime Minister Mocks Jews
Students at Cambridge University laughed as Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad unleashed a stream of anti-Semitic statements. “I have some Jewish friends, very good friends. They are not like the
Jun 20, 2019
By OU Staff
Actor John Cusack Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Tweet
Actor John Cusack, star of the films Say Anything and Gross Pointe Blank, tweeted an anti-Semitic image and slur, for which he subsequently apologized. The image depicted a hand in
Jun 20, 2019
By OU Staff
Germany Accused of Downplaying Muslim Anti-Semitism
Germany Accused of Downplaying Muslim Anti-Semitism
Al-Quds Day, named for the Arabic name for Jerusalem, was launched in Iran in 1979 to express support for the Palestinians and to oppose Zionism and Israel. International events subsequently
Jun 17, 2019
By OU Staff

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