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Albania to Build Museum to Citizens Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
The museum will occupy the House of Toptans in Tirana, Albania. (Aldo Bonata/Albania Ministry of Culture via JTA.org) David I. Klein Albania’s prime minister announced plans to open a museum in Tirana...
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Sarajevo Jews Celebrate a Second Purim. For Centuries, They Weren’t Alone.
An engraving depicts Ancona, Italy, where local Jews used to celebrate multiple version of Purim. (DEA/A. Dagli Orti/De Agostini via Getty Images via JTA.org) David I. Klein Starting tonight, many Jews...
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In Orthodox Communities Where Women Don’t Read Torah, Purim Offers a Rare...
ThinkstockPhotos Jackie Hajdenberg When Alyza Lewin became a bat mitzvah in 1977, the fact that she had a ritual ceremony at all was still relatively revolutionary in Orthodox circles. But she took the...
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Kyiv Jews Celebrate Second Wartime Purim With Renewed Resolve, Optimism
Members of the Masorti community in Kyiv perform in a Purim shpiel on March 6. (Marcel Gascón Barberá via JTA.org) Marcel Gascon Barbera KYIV — In a historic building in the most industrial part of...
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Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ tackles alleged conspiracy to distort articles on...
An academic paper found that a dedicated group has for some 15 years manipulated Wikipedia in ways that lay blame for the Holocaust on Jews and absolve Poland of almost any responsibility for its...
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Chaim Topol, Israeli Actor Who Played Tevye in 1971 ‘Fiddler on the Roof’...
From left: Chaim Topol and Norman Jewison brought “Fiddler on the Roof” to the silver screen in 1971. (Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films) Philissa Cramer Chaim Topol won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of...
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Is Responsible for Shooting at German Synagogue,...
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, the antisemitism commissioner of North Rhine-Westphalia, surveys the bullet holes on the door of Essen’s Old Synagogue. (Photo by Roland Weihrauch/picture alliance...
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US Jewish Federations Delegation Lobbies in Israel Against Netanyahu’s...
Israeli reserve soldiers, veterans and activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem against the Israeli government’s planned judicial reforms on Feb. 10. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 via...
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Bulgarian Jews Skipped Official Ceremony Marking 80 Years Since Their Rescue...
David I. Klein Bulgaria’s president was on hand on Friday for a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the country’s dramatic decision to save its 48,000 Jews from the Nazis. So were representatives...
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Munich Says it Can’t Block Roger Waters Concert
Roger Waters. Credit: Jethro via Wikimedia Commons. David I. Klein Weeks after the city of Frankfurt canceled a Roger Waters concert over his anti-Israel activism, the mayor of Munich says he cannot...
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Greece Arrests 2 Men Suspected of Planning Attacks on Jewish Sites in Athens
Women enter a Jewish restaurant in central Athens, on March 28. Greek police sources said they arrested two men who targeted the building. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org) Gabe...
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Israeli Tensions Spill Over Into Berlin at Summit of European Jewish Leaders
Panelists speak at the Summit of European Jewish Leaders in Berlin. (Courtesy of the JDC via JTA.org) David I. Klein and Toby Axelrod BERLIN — Novelist Ruby Namdar’s appearance at a major conference of...
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Jewish Politician in Finland Allegedly Assaulted and Hit With Antisemitic Slurs
David I. Klein A Jewish member of Finland’s parliament said that he was assaulted in a Helsinki subway station on Saturday, where an assailant punched him in the face and hurled antisemitic insults....
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The First Passover Haggadah in Ukrainian Marks a Community’s Break With Russia
Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi provided the illustrations “For Our Freedom.” (Courtesy of Project Kesher via JTA.org) David I. Klein For Michal Stamova, the challenge of translating Passover’s core text into...
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Law That Would Bar Congo’s Only Jewish politician From Presidency Under...
David I. Klein Backers of a law that would bar the Democratic Republic of Congo’s only Jewish politician from becoming president are trying again to get it passed, in a move decried by Jewish leaders...
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Indonesia Removed as Host of U-20 FIFA World Cup Over Israel Objections
Hundreds protested near the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 20. (Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images via JTA.org) Jacob Gurvis Indonesia has been stripped of its hosting...
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‘Death to the Jews’ Chants Heard at Berlin Pro-Palestinian Rally
Footage of the rally was captured by an NGO and uploaded to YouTube on April 9. (democ./Screenshot from YouTube via JTA.org) Toby Axelrod Berlin police are investigating a pro-Palestinian rally where...
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Israeli Soccer Star Manor Solomon Makes Waves as Rare Jew in the English...
Jacob Gurvis For decades, Jewish players have been increasingly rare in English professional soccer. Since 1992, only one British-born Jew has appeared in the Premier League, the country’s top tier and...
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Event in Berlin Marks One of Germany’s Largest-ever Gatherings for its...
Celebrants in Berlin dance at a Havdalah ceremony marking the end of the Sabbath during the conference organized by Limmud FSU on April 1. (Alex Khanin via JTA.org) Larry Luxner BERLIN — It was hard to...
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UK’s Liberal and Reform Movements Merge as Progressive Judaism
From left: Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy are the two leaders of the U.K.’s new Progressive Judaism movement. (Courtesy of Liberal Judaism via JTA.org) Toby Axelrod In a major development for...
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