Jewish Communities Worldwide
An antisemite could be France’s next president
The geography of Jewish fear
Divided by hate, not united by diversity | Analysis
A Europe that fails to protect its Jewish communities fails itself and its own history and it also fails its future; Only by confronting antisemitism with clarity, resolve and sustained action can Europe live up to the values it espouses.
New Publications in the Field
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
My Solomon Schechter school embodied a bygone American, Zionist and New York Jewish dream
A historian remembers the Conservative day school in Queens as it drops the Schechter name and becomes Orthodox.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
Keep saying: God Bless America
I am appalled that America didn’t start bombing Iranian nuclear facilities back in April, to show Taiwan, China, and everyone else that America protects its allies.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
The Cost of the American Jewish Vote
I realize this program of action may be uncomfortable for many American Jews. Still, the cost of the American Jewish vote for the Democratic party must include policies that will advance Jewish security and identity for the future.
Articles
Articles
Antisemitism in France: Jews Consider Leaving – Dr. Dov Maimon in an interview with i24News
Dr. Dov Maimon was interviewed by i24News and explained the plight of French Jews due to antisemitism in the country.
Researchers Team
Tamar Ish Shalom
Bio
Tamar Ish Shalom, formerly the chief anchor of Channel 10 (later Channel 13) News for 11 years and more recently the host of Channel 13’s weekend news edition, has won several prestigious awards, including the B’nai B’rith Journalism Award for her documentary series on the evolving face of American Jewry and the Givat Haviva Award for advancing shared society between Jews and Arabs in Israel. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Jewish philosophy and a master’s degree in religious studies.
Tamar hosts a podcast on the topic of the impact of the October 7th events and the ongoing war on the world’s largest Jewish community outside Israel—the Jewish community of the United States.
Focus Areas and Research
Articles by Tamar Ish Shalom
Prof. Sharon Pardo
Bio
Prof. Sharon Pardo (Ph.D., Ghent University) is a Full Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam in European Studies in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). He chairs the Center for Sports Diplomacy at BGU, as well as the Simone Veil Research Centre for Contemporary European Studies – The National Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. Prof. Pardo is co-editor of the Europe and the World book series (Bloomsbury Publishing) and served as Chairperson of BGU’s Department of Politics and Government (2016–2018). He is President Emeritus of the Israeli Association of International Studies (2021-2024; IAIS). Internationally, he is a former Senior Adjunct Fellow at the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE), University of Canterbury, New Zealand, a member of the Academic Council of the European Association of Israel Studies (EAIS), a board member of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR), and a member of the Israel Bar Association. His research focuses on the legal and political dimensions of European Union (EU) foreign and security policy, with additional interests in the Euro-Mediterranean region, EU-Israel relations, and the intersection of international relations and big data. Pardo has published widely on these topics and teaches courses on European integration, diplomacy, and public international law.
Focus Areas and Research
Articles by Prof. Sharon Pardo
Noah Slepkov
Chief Technology Officer
Bio
Noah Slepkov is a fellow and chief technology officer at JPPI and he is lead developer and managing partner at theMadad.com.
At JPPI he is focused on public opinion surveys and big data research.
Previously he served as Foreign Policy and Strategic Advisor to Member of Knesset Dr. Einat Wilf and worked in the Israeli Knesset as a Parliamentary Assistant.
Noah holds an Honors BA in Jewish Studies from York University and an MA in Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution from the Lauder School of Government at the IDC Herzliya. He also studied Economics at the University of Toronto and Political Science at the University of Western Ontario.
Prior to immigrating to Israel from Canada in 2008, Noah worked on campuses across Canada organizing Jewish student events and leading Israel advocacy efforts.
Focus Areas and Research
Articles by Noah Slepkov
Dr. Dov Maimon
Senior Fellow
Bio
Senior Fellow at JPPI, Dov Maimon leads the "Grand Strategy toward Islam" project, the "Israel-Diaspora New Paradigm" project and the Institute's activities in Europe.
Among his action-oriented work, he is a member of the Advisory Committee for Improving access to Ultra-Orthodox to Higher Education chaired by Professor Manuel Trajtenberg. He is also the author of the Action Plan for bringing the developing mass migration of French Jews to Israel. Commissioned by governmental agencies, the plan was adopted by the Israeli Cabinet on June 22nd 2014.
Born in Paris, he earned a B.Sc. from the Technion (Haifa, Israel), a MBA from Insead (Fontainebleau, France), a M.A in Religious Anthropology and a Ph.D. in Islamic and Medieval Studies from the Sorbonne University. He is a laureate of the prestigious prize "Grand Prix du chancelier des universites 2005" awarded to the best French PhD work in Literature and Human Sciences. He is also a graduat of the Mandel School of Educational Leadership. Formerly an High-Tech industry entrepreneur, Dov is teaching at the School of Business Administration of the Ben Gurion University.
