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US Authorities Seize Judaica from Brooklyn Auction House in Probe of...
A memorial for victims of the Holocaust outside of Stockholm’s Great Synagogue in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images) By Shira Hanau Federal authorities in New York seized 17...
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A Jewish Library’s Treasure Surfaced at Auction. How Did it Get There?
The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, photographed on Oct. 17, 1934, is superimposed with an image of a page from a manuscript of a Tiberias rabbi who traveled to Europe on a fundraising...
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Four Dead, Including Three Jerusalem Yeshiva Students, in Ukraine Plane Crash
By Asaf Shalev Three Jerusalem yeshiva students and their pilot died when their small plane crashed into a house in western Ukraine on Wednesday, according to reports in Ukrainian and Haredi media....
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Antisemitic Mural Appears After Dutch Soccer Star Signs with ‘Jewish’ Team Ajax
Steven Berghuis of the Netherlands during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group C match between North Macedonia National Team and Netherlands National Team at Johan Cruijff Arena on June 21 in...
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French Holocaust Researcher and Babyn Yar Memorial Center to Probe Alleged...
Patrick Desbois sits at a café in Paris, France, on Oct. 12, 2016. (Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz A French Holocaust researcher said he will investigate...
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Center City Resident Returns to Her Heritage to Help Ukrainians
Viktoriya Torchinsky-Field (Courtesy of Olya Vysotskaya) Viktoriya Torchinsky-Field grew up in Soviet-era Ukraine — the Ukraine of Jewish quotas at universities, the Ukraine where Jews couldn’t...
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The Seen: HIAS Supporters, Racing Refugee
MacKenzie Scott in Berlin, Germany on Apr. 24, 2018. (Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA.org) MacKenzie Scott, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have All Donated to Support HIAS’...
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War in Ukraine Could Put a Crunch on ‘Shmura’ Matzah Supplies
Factories in Ukraine account for about 15-20% of the market share in the U.S. for shmura matzah. (Courtesy of Meyer Stambler via JTA.org) By David I. Klein On Feb. 24, two shipping containers laden...
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Hungary’s Orban Wins Fourth Term, Declaring Victory Over Enemies Including...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a victory speech in Budapest, April 3, 2022. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz BUDAPEST, Hungary– Hungary’s...
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93-year-old German Holocaust Denier Sentenced to a Year in Jail
Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck sits in a Berlin courtroom on Nov. 17, 2020. (Paul Zinken/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA.org) By Toby Axelrod Germany’s infamous “Nazi Grandma,” 93-year-old...
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Zelensky: Ukraine Will Look More Like ‘Big Israel’ After War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses Israel through the Knesset’s dedicated channel on March 20. (Screenshot via JTA.org) By Ron Kampeas Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s Jewish president, said...
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Alleged Putin Crony Billionaire Moshe Kantor Sanctioned by UK
Founder of the World Holocaust Forum Moshe Kantor greets Prince Charles, Prince of Wales during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, Israel, on Jan. 23, 2020. (Getty Images via JTA.org) By...
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Egyptian Government Removes Items From Genizah, Senator Wants Answers
Funeral services are held for Carmen Weinstein, the head of the Jewish community in Egypt, in Bassatine, the Jewish cemetery in Cairo on April 18, 2013. (David Degner/Getty Images via JTA.org) By Ron...
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Mimi Reinhard, Jewish Secretary Who Typed Schindler’s List, Dies at 107
A picture taken on Nov. 23, 2019 in the Israeli city of Herzliya of Mimi Reinhard. (Gideon Markowicz/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org) By Shira Hanau Mimi Reinhard had studied literature and languages...
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Prosecutor Charges German-Israeli Singer With Lying About Alleged Antisemitism
Gil Ofarim arrives at an event at the Hotel de Rome in Berlin on Aug. 19, 2021. (Gerald Matzka/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA.org) By Toby Axelrod A public prosecutor’s office has charged...
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French Jewish Groups Claim Éric Zemmour Inappropriately Sent Campaign Texts
By Cnaan Liphshiz Two left-leaning Jewish groups in France said they are filing a complaint to police about targeted campaign ads sent to Jews by Éric Zemmour, the right-wing politician who fell short...
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Despite Danger, Ukrainian Jews Prepare to Celebrate Passover in Public Seders
Svetlana Niselevitch receives a haggadah for Passover from a JDC staff member outside her home in Odessa, Ukraine, on April 8. (JDC via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz Between air-raid sirens in Odessa,...
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Heirs of Holocaust Victim Sue Israel Museum Over Rare Medieval Hagaddah
The 14th century Birds’s Head Haggadah is on display at the Israel Museum (Public domain via JTA.org) By Asaf Shalev Just days before Jews around the world gather with their families and friends to...
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Belgian State TV Apologizes for Video Parodying ‘Schindler’s List’
Actor Liam Neeson portrays Oskar Schindler in “Schindler’s List.” (Amblin Entertainment via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz A state-owned broadcaster in Belgium apologized for a video that parodies Steven...
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Ukrainian State Agency Adds Jewish Leader to Pro-Russia ‘Traitors’ List
Vadim Rabinovich at his office in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 14, 2013. (Cnaan Liphshiz via JTA.org) By Cnaan Liphshiz Ukraine’s government has placed Vadim Rabinovich, a lawmaker and Jewish community...
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