scorecardresearch
Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicJewish Community

Topic: Jewish Community

Kamala Harris remembers victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack

In a statement released by the White House, Harris highlighted the administration's efforts and commitment for safety of the Jewish people.

From Nazi-era Vienna to Ludhiana. How an Indian helped Jewish families escape

In 'A Rescue in Vienna', Vinay Gupta narrates how his grandfather saved five Jewish families from going to the internment camps in 1938.

Mexico’s first female president Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a country ravaged by violence

Sheinbaum, the first Jewish person to lead Mexico, must confront the increasing militarisation of public life and misuse of executive power. Can she emerge from her predecessor's shadow?

Medieval Jewish merchants connected Mangalore to Egypt and Spain. Trade in India thrived

India is often treated like a side-act to Jewish history in Europe. But India, Egypt were central to medieval Jewish merchants

‘Lost confidence’. Millionaire Bill Ackman writes to Harvard chief on ‘antisemitic incidents’ at alma mater

Ackman, a hedge fund manager and Harvard graduate, wrote a letter to university president Claudine Gay, urging her to take action against harassment of Jewish students & faculty.

Woman who typed up Schindler’s list and saved 1000s of Jews dies at 107

'I didn't know it was such an important thing,' Mimi Reinhard had famously said of the 1943 list that spared Jews from Nazi concentration camps.

Israel unveils Gandhi’s handwritten 1939 letter wishing Jews an ‘era of peace’

Gandhi's letter was written on to mark the Jewish new year on 1 September 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland and triggered World War II, and eventually the Holocaust.

Global Pulse: China’s missing kids still sold, Kenya’s opposition leader goes to court

Netanyahu's condemnation of the violence and neo-Nazi protests in Charlotteville is even more equivocal than Trump's.

In Israel PM Modi said he was proud of Jewish sons and daughters in India. Here’s a brief history of the community

A look at the Jewish community in India that the Prime Minister will be engaging with during his trip to Israel TALHA ASHRAF & AADYA SINHA

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.