More than half a million worshippers have joined Selichot prayers at the Western Wall since the start of Elul, as police reinforce security; Ashkenazi communities on Saturday night begin the traditional penitential prayers ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Nate Leipziger, 98, urges students to defend their Jewish identity through peaceful means while distinguishing criticism of Israel from hatred of Jews

Family claims France stopped paying them rent in 1974 and transferred the money to Iraqi authorities; lawyers claim that the heirs were 'dispossessed' as a result of 'a unilateral measure of an antisemitic nature' and that France collaborated