The Simon Wiesenthal Center has penned a letter to Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, decrying the government’s reaction to an anti-Semitic slur used against Jewish actress Mila Kunis. The letter, sent by Rabbi Marvin Hier yesterday, expressed “outrage” and “indignation” at the “slanderers of the Svoboda Party.” It read: “We want to call upon you to speak out against the heinous anti-Semitic slur directed at Ukrainian-born actress Mila Kunis by MP Igor …More

What is happening to the American Jewish left? What is the cultural legacy of the trauma of the Holocaust? Should Jews support Israel unconditionally? Filmmakers Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman set out to find the answers in their documentary “Between Two Worlds,” airing September 9 on Free Speech TV. The film tackles a host of issues, from generational change to the rise of intra-community silencing of Jewish dissenters. Jspace caught up with Snitow and Kaufman to find out more about their …More

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of orchestrating the recent terror attack in Bulgaria that has killed at least seven Israelis and wounded as many as 27 more. Of the 154 passengers on the tourist bus at the Sarafovo Airport in Burgas, 151 were Israeli nationals. “All signs point towards Iran,” the Israeli leader said in a statement released Wednesday. “Over the last few months we have seen Iran’s attempts to attack Israelis in Thailand, India, Georgia, Kenya, Cyprus and …More