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15 Facts About the Jews of Greece

Descendants of the first established Greek Jewish Community are known as Romaniotes. They were joined by Ladino-speaking Sephardim.

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After 400 Years of Jewish Settlement, Jamaica Gets a Mikvah

New Chabad House brings new light to Caribbean nation

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In Decimated Mariupol, Menorah Emerges From the Rubble - Ukrainian menorah reminds that ‘a little light dispels much darkness’

Ukrainian menorah reminds that ‘a little light dispels much darkness’

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Debrecen, Hungary, Inaugurates First Orthodox Rabbi Since Holocaust

Israel’s chief rabbi on hand for historic event

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Daniel Lewin: The Israeli-American 9/11 Hero

In honor of every soul that was lost due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the IDF would like to pay tribute to Daniel Lewin, a veteran of the prestigious IDF counterterrorism unit, Sayeret Matkal.

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I Got Covid in Paris, a Rabbi Came to My Rescue - Jewish Life

Imagine arriving in a country where you don’t speak the language or know your way around, and contracting the latest strain of Covid. Who do you turn to?

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Medieval mass burial shows centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi genetic bottleneck

In 2004, construction workers in Norwich, U.K., unearthed human skeletal remains that led to a historical mystery—at least 17 bodies at the bottom of a medieval well. Using archaeological records, historical documents, and ancient DNA, British researchers

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Belgium Jews to fight kosher slaughter ban

  European Jews are preparing for a final battle to prevent a ban on Jewish slaughter in Brussels, a move

Europe: still an antisemitic pit. This isn’t about cruelty to animals, it’s about hating Jews and making it difficult to practice Judaism.

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Battle-Hardened Kharkov Welcomes Rabbi Home to Ukraine

In exile, Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz has been helping the community he worked to build for 30 years

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19 Facts About Moroccan Jews - Jewish Life

At times, they were welcomed, and at times, they were persecuted, but the Jewish presence remained throughout.

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A Yiddish book center in Queens lives on, just like the language it celebrates

After a foundation funding the Central Yiddish Cultural Organization since 1956 halted its donations, the institution was in peril - until a couple of good Samaritans stepped in

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Elder Of Ziyon - Egyptian authorities steal newly found Genizah of historic Jewish texts from Jewish cemetery

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Right before Passover too.

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Overcoming Shortages to Bring Passover to 30,000 Ukraine Refugees in Europe

Mega-seders and home deliveries require many tons of shmurah matzah, wine and other staples

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Are Jewish groups truly concerned by 'Jewish priority'?

  The question of which issues the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) designate as their “Public Priorities” is not

UNBELIEVABLE. But, having worked for years at the Jewish Federation-I am not even slightly surprised. Liberal Jewish “rabbis” (conservative and reform “rabbis” do not receive traditional ordination) have been misleading their congregations for generations. The people in them are taught that American liberalism, and Judaism, often diametrically opposed, are identical. So in their minds Judaism is whatever the Democratic Party happens to believe in any given moment (we all know that they have no overarching principles). So I don’t blame the people who did this-I blame the “leaders” on the Jewish left who care far more about their liberalism than anything remotely resembling authentic Judaism.

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Israeli Emergency Alert System Installed In 500 US Jewish Centers After Texas Hostage Crisis

Israeli-developed security platform Gabriel is being rolled out in Jewish institutions across the US after the Colleyville synagogue standoff

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Coming Home: 65-Year-Old Hidden Jew Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah - Contemporary Voices

Discarding all documents and photographs that might reveal the family’s Jewish ties, they refused to discuss their lives prior to arriving at Ellis Island.

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Dutch court rejects bid to reclaim Kandinsky painting

Dutch court throws out case brought by heirs of  Jewish art collector to reclaim painting by Wassily Kandinsky sold during World War II.

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Don’t Get Too Comfy in the Diaspora (Ki Tavo 2020)

Baruch Gordon quotes a commentary on the First Fruits offering which delivers a powerful message to Diaspora Jews today...

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Elder Of Ziyon - The shtetl mentality is alive and well with liberal American Jews

European Jews were conditioned over generations to not make waves because of fears of deadly antisemitic responses to the slightest perceived provocations. This is the shtetl mentality, and it is one that Zionism worked hard to eradicate in Israel.

This fake “rabbi” teaches fake Judaism, literally progressivism as a replacement for Judaism, is anyone surprised that none of these people have the courage to stand up to antisemitic thugs?

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We need to talk about the ethnic cleansing of Middle Eastern Jews

"The wholesale ethnic cleansing of Mizrahi and Sephardi communities, from Iraq to Egypt, from Tunisia to Libya, is a sordid episode in the history of the region which has been cynically ignored by the world." Asher Weisz reveals a disturbing pattern of pe

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EXCLUSIVE: The End of Jewish Yemen is Imminent

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have ordered at least some of the country’s remaining Jews to leave, according to sources in the Amran Governorate, north of the capital Sanaa, who spoke recently with The Media Line.

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Orthodox Jews sue de Blasio, Cuomo for discrimination over lockdown rules

The plaintiffs, along with two Catholic priests, accused the officials of "blatant double standards" in their enforcement of social distancing orders.

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Morocco's Tiny Jewish Community Hit Hard by Coronavirus, With 11 Dead

A general view shows an empty street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Casablanca, Morocco, March 20, …

This is SO sad.

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Jewish and Other Minority Groups Denounce California’s Narrow Focus on ‘People of Color’ in Ethnic-Studies Curriculum

The flag of California. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – Several Jewish and other ethnic minority organizations are urging California’s leaders …

When will liberal Jews learn that we will NEVER be part of the intersectional narrative.

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Sanders calls Israeli government 'racist'

Republican Jewish Coalition blasts presidential hopeful who called Israeli government racist: Outrageous.

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Israeli Orthodox Jewish Female Runner Wins Miami Half Marathon, Her First US Race

Beatie Deutsch, center, receiving her first place award after the Life Time Miami Half Marathon. Photo: Facebook. Beatie Deutsch, an …

This might seem incredible. But if you’ve spent any time in the Orthodox community, it’s not even slightly surprising. And she has five kids!

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Legendary Jewish actor and Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas dead at 103 | The Times of Israel

Son Michael Douglas hails 'a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years'; star of more than 80 films and major Hollywood philanthropist

He was a great actor who lived Israel and came closer to his Judaism later in life.

“Israel mourns the loss of Kirk Douglas, a legendary actor, a proud Jew and a great friend of the Jewish state,” said a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”

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Biden Praises 'Profound' Question Comparing Trump's Border Policies to Holocaust

Former vice president Joe Biden on Monday praised a woman at his Iowa campaign event for her "profound" question comparing President Donald Trump's immigration policies to the Holocaust.

When anyone on the left speaks about the Holocaust, they are doing nothing but exploiting the murders of 6 million Jews. That’s why it is so incredibly easy for them to invoke it anytime it will provide political points. Leftists don’t care about Jews (or blacks, gays, women etc). They care about one thing: power. This is a disgusting abuse of the memory of those we lost and does noting but lessen the impact of the type of true evil that the victims endured.

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Holocaust Survivor to Deliver US House Prayer Noting 75th Year of Auschwitz Liberation

Holocaust survivor, partisan, rabbi and mohel Romi Cohn. Photo: YouTube. JNS.org – A 90-year-old rabbi who survived the Holocaust will …

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Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross and Marc Maron get emotional tracing Jewish roots | The Times of Israel

Latest episode of PBS’ celebrity genealogy show 'Finding Your Roots' helps three celebrities discover details on their ancestors who fled anti-Semitism in Europe

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Fearing for his life, Jew secretly celebrates Hanukkah in enemy country

A Jew living in a hostile Arab country went out of his way to celebrate Hanukkah this week, despite the

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Arab States Are Claiming the Heritage of Their Expelled Jews

Iraqi Jews leaving Lod airport in Israel on their way to the Ma’abara transit camp, 1951. Photo: Israel Government Press …

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Jewish astronaut snaps space pics of Israel, salutes late father

Jessica Meir posts photos of the Middle East and says it's part of the journey her Iraqi-born dad took, reaching US via Israel, Lebanon, Switzerland and Sweden

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French Jews Vow to Appeal Paris Court's Ruling That Antisemitic Murderer of Sarah Halimi Is 'Unfit' For Criminal Trial

Murdered French Jewish pensioner Sarah Halimi. Photo: Halimi family. Lawyers acting for the family of a French Jewish widow murdered …