Slavery

Australian women linked to ISIS arrested, accused of slavery after Syrian return

The Australian government said on Wednesday that four women and nine children who had been detained in northeast Syria planned to return to Australia, but would receive no government assistance.

MEMBERS OF Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026.
 Illustrative image of human trafficking.

Couple arrested for human trafficking after keeping foreign worker under 'slavery conditions'

Taking cover in Tel Aviv, March 1.

Parashat Ki Tisa: Fear and the choice of courage

Impatience has led to many people losing their own private Garden of Eden.

Parashat Ki Tisa: Sin of the golden calf and the test of patience


Church of England says it knew of slavery links as fund set up to address 'shameful' past

Though this religious institution was aware that they funneled money into the 18th-century slave trade, officials turned a blind eye for centuries.

 Bodies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Parashat Vayeshev: The cost of an educational mistake

It seems that Jacob saw Joseph as his first son, despite the sons Leah bore before him. It is no wonder that this attitude led to tremendous tension between Leah’s sons and Joseph.

 OUR SAGES demand we give each child the treatment he deserves.

Black writer explores Germany's Holocaust remembrance

Clint Smith studied the Holocaust memorials in Germany and explored how the US recalls its history of slavery.

 Clint Smith is the author of December’s cover story in the Atlantic, “Monuments to the Unthinkable,” exploring how Germany — and by extension, the United States — accounts for the crimes of its past.

Slaves were brutally branded in ancient Egypt, research shows

Slaves in ancient Egypt were given the same treatment as livestock, studies show.

 Detail view of a glass bucket, dating back to Egypt or Syria in the 14th century. Currently housed in the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.

Jewish community won't 'get pass' on 'anti-blackness,' slavery - US politician

"The Jewish community will not get a pass on their long history of anti-blackness, from their role in slavery to anti-Black American hate, to hatred towards black Jews," said Gregg Marcel Dixon.

 Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020.

Knesset passes law to combat human trafficking

The Justice Ministry's plan will give the Israeli government the tools to combat human trafficking, the ministry said.

 Minister of Justice Gideon Saar speaks at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on March 6, 2022.

Do not confuse the Jewish story with white privilege - opinion

The writer's grandfather suffered through Auschwitz after watching his family be murdered in the gas chambers.

 THE PILICHOWSKI family before the Holocaust; only Tuvia Pilichowski survived.

UN expert concludes 'forced labor' has taken place in Xinjiang

China rejects all accusations of abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in the western Xinjiang region, denying claims of forced labor.

A Chinese pagoda overlooks the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 4, 2021.

Passover: The end of financial slavery - opinion

The beauty of freedom is that you are in control. Stop making excuses, get to work and use your newfound “freedom” to get on the path of financial independence.

Calculating taxes

Passover: Why is haroset sweet?

Slavery reminds us of work intended to belittle and wound. The haroset, however, hints at the truth that work is also a way of sweetening life.

Passover Charoset