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Russian-Jewish Billionaire and Communal Funder Arrested for Alleged Bribes
Boris Spiegel speaks during a meeting of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in Yaroslavl, Russia on Nov. 28, 2011. (Public Chamber of the Yaroslavl Region via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz Boris...
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Jews in Former Soviet Union Eat Most Pounds of Matzah Per Person in World
Matzahs travel on the production line of the Tiferet HaMatzot factory in Dnepro, Ukraine, on Dec. 8, 2014. (Cnaan Liphshiz via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz When it comes to consuming matzah, the Jews of...
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Yemen’s Jewish Population, Once Over 50,000, Drops to Below 10
PeterHermesFurian iStock / Getty Images Plus By Gabe Friedman Amid the ongoing civil war in Yemen, 13 Jews have immigrated to Egypt, leaving the country’s once vibrant community of at least 50,000 with...
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British Court Jails Holocaust Denier for Inciting Hatred Against Jews
sebastianosecondi / iStock / Getty Images Plus By Cnaan Liphshiz A Holocaust denier from London with previous convictions for inciting hatred against Jews is headed to jail. Alison Chabloz, 57, was...
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Church of England Sorry for Prayer Booklet Resembling a Haggadah
By Cnaan Liphshiz The Church of England apologized for a booklet that it published featuring prayers for the Thursday before Easter and recommendations to perform customs observed by Jews on Passover....
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Last Known Jew in Afghanistan Leaving
PeterHermesFurian iStock / Getty Images Plus By Gabe Friedman The man who has been known as the last Jew in Afghanistan for well over a decade is leaving for Israel, fearing that the U.S....
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Biden Removes Trump-era Sanctions on International Criminal Court
Then-Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Center for American Progress in 2009. Photo by Center for American Progress at Flickr. By Ron Kampeas The Biden administration removed sanctions that...
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Chef Born Next to Minsk Matzah Factory Delivers Meals to Holocaust Survivors
David Teyf delivers a Shabbat meal to a homebound Holocaust survivor in New York City on Aug. 21, 2020. (Benjamin Kanter via JTA.org) By Shira Hanau Growing up, Passover was always a special time of...
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Next Major Jewish Action Is on Behalf of Uighurs
Protesters against China’s policies toward the Uighurs demonstrate outside United Nations headquarters in New York City on March 22. The protester in the foreground is wearing a kippah. (Tayfun...
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Report: Anti-Semitic Assaults Worldwide Drop 19% in 2020 Due to Pandemic
tzahiV / iStock / Getty Images Plus By Cnaan Liphshiz A 19% decrease in the number of anti-Semitic assaults recorded worldwide in 2020 from the previous year was attributed to lockdowns connected to...
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Prince Philip, Who Opposed Nazis and Was First British Royal to Visit Israel,...
Prince Philip, center, enjoys a lighthearted moment with the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment in Toronto, Canada on April 27, 2013. (Jamie McCaffrey via JTA.org)...
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Earliest Evidence of Kosher Diet in UK Found in 800-year-old Animal Bones...
elinedesignservices iStock / Getty Images Plus By Cnaan Liphshiz Archaeologists in the United Kingdom discovered findings from a medieval Jewish community of Oxford that they said were the earliest...
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Netherlands Anti-Semitism Tally Drops by 25% Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns
tzahiV / iStock / Getty Images Plus By Cnaan Liphshiz The number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in the Netherlands in 2020 decreased by 25% over the previous year but was still among the highest...
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Ancient Libyan Synagogue Being Turned Into Islamic Center, Jewish Group Says
Libya capital Tripoli skyline view. bathanozdel iStock / Getty Images Plus By Cnaan Liphshiz An abandoned and ancient synagogue in Libya is being turned into an Islamic religious center without...
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Dutch Museum Will Pay $240K to Owners of Nazi-looted Painting it Won’t Return
jenoche iStock / Getty Images Plus By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM — A Dutch museum will compensate the rightful owners of a Nazi-looted painting the government said it could keep because displaying it...
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At J Street Conference, Mahmoud Abbas Says He’s Ready to ‘Remove Obstacles’...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas, left, and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hold a briefing in New York on then-President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan on Feb. 11, 2020. Both...
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Germany Won’t Prosecute Former Concentration Camp Guard, 95, Deported From US
By Cnaan Liphshiz The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Celle, in northern Germany, dropped all charges last month against Friedrich Karl Berger, who was deported in February, Der Spiegel reported. A U.S....
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Jews in France and Elsewhere Demand ‘Justice for Sarah Halimi’
A crowd of more than 20,000 people took part in the demonstration in memory of Sarah Halimi in Trocadero square, Paris, on April 25. (Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz PARIS...
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Prestigious Jewish Schools in London Shaken by Allegations of Sexual Abuse
A view inside the Jewish Community Secondary School in North London. The school was allegedly the site of 14 incidents of sexual misconduct. (RHWL Architects via JTA.org) By Jacob Judah LONDON — Two of...
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Iran’s Judo Team Suspended for Refusing to Face Israeli Opponents
soleg iStock / Getty Images Plush By Ben Sales The Iranian national judo team was suspended from international competition until September 2023 for forfeiting matches against Israeli opponents due to a...
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