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Ice Cream Truck Outside Auschwitz Provokes Criticism
An ice cream stand sits outside of the former Auschwitz camp in Oswiecim, Poland. (Dagmar Kopijasz of the Foundation of Memory Sites Near Auschwitz-Birkenau via JTA.org) Shira Liv Bartow Barely 200...
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Former Jewish First Lady of Peru Flees to Israel After Extradition Request
Eliane Karp, left, with her husband, former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, at a convention in Dublin, Ireland, on Oct. 16, 2014. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images via JTA.org) LIMA, Peru — Eliane...
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Jewelry with Nazi Ties Fetches Record Prices at Christie’s Auction Amid...
Jackie Hajdenberg A blockbuster jewelry auction at Christie’s is drawing criticism because of the gems’ ties to a Nazi. The pieces sold Monday belonged to the late Heidi Horten, an Austrian art...
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Days After Synagogue Attack, Tunisian President Criticizes Israel, Says...
Interior of La Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia (Photo courtesy of Chrystie Sherman/Diarna Geo-Museum of North African & Middle Eastern Jewish Life) Gabe Friedman In response to questions about...
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Tunisian President Pledges Security for Jews After Synagogue Shooting and...
Jewish pilgrims at the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia’s southern resort island of Djerba on May 8. (Hasan Mrad/DeFodi Images via Getty Images via JTA.org) Gabe Friedman Tunisia’s president met with the...
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London Firefighters Scold British Synagogue for Lighting Holiday Bonfire Indoors
Gabe Friedman London’s fire and rescue service gave a statement reminding Jewish congregations to keep holiday bonfires outdoors after the city’s Jewish News outlet shared video of a synagogue...
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A New Destination for Troubled Jewish Youth Trying to Kick Drug Dependency:...
Larry Luxner TEL AVIV — Young people with substance-abuse dependencies often face a stark challenge when trying to overcome their problem: Any kind of lapse is seen as a failure, and if they backslide...
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Palestinian Flag Causes Tension at Israel’s First U-20 World Cup Game
Jewish fans cheer on Israel’s under-20 soccer team at the Diego Maradona Stadium in La Plata, Argentina, on May 21. (Fede Peretti/ Israel Football Association via JTA.org) Juan Melamed BUENOS AIRES —...
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Russia Extends Pretrial Detention of Journalist Evan Gershkovich Until August
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, appears in a court in Moscow court to appeal against the decision to keep him in a former KGB prison until at least 29 May, on April 18. (Sefa...
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CNN Anchor Christiane Amanpour Apologizes for Saying Killing of British...
Christiane Amanpour appears on CNN on May 23. (Screenshot via JTA.org) Ben Sales CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour apologized on Monday for saying last month that the killing of three British Israelis...
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German Court Acquits COVID Denier Who Compared Israel to Nazi Germany
Sucharit Bhakdi, a microbiologist and prominent anti-vaccine activist, in Schleswig-Holstein, Plön, Germany, in May. (Christian Charisius/dpa via Getty via JTA.org) Jackie Hajdenberg A German...
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Roger Waters Uses Anne Frank’s Name at German Concerts, Prompting Calls for...
Roger Waters performs in Munich on May 21. (Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA.org) Toby Axelrod Roger Waters projected Anne Frank’s name at recent concerts to draw comparisons...
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Condoms and Tikkun Olam: An Orthodox Woman Strives to Aid Sex Workers in Prague
Yael Schoultz founded a group called L’Chaim, which counsels and supports sex workers. (Courtesy of Yael Schoultz via JTA.org) Dinah Spritzer PRAGUE — Not long after she puts away her silver Shabbat...
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Protester with Israeli Flag Storms Stage at Roger Waters Concert in Frankfurt
A protester waves an Israeli flag onstage at a Roger Waters concert in the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany on May 28. (Screenshot from Twitter via JTA.org) Gabe Friedman A man rushed the stage and...
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Alliance of Orthodox Rabbis Calls for Immediate Release of Evan Gershkovich
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in a court in Moscow court on April 18. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images via JTA.org) Ben Sales An umbrella association of...
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More Than a Third in Hungary and Poland Have ‘Extensive’ Antisemitic Beliefs,...
tzahiV / iStock / Getty Images Plus Ben Sales A survey by the Anti-Defamation League found that significant portions of people in 10 European countries believe a range of antisemitic stereotypes,...
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Israel’s Men’s Soccer Team Reaches Under-20 World Cup Quarterfinals with...
From left: Bekhruzbek Askarov of Uzbekistan battles for the ball with Tay Abed of Israel during the FIFA U-20 World Cup on May 30 in Mendoza, Argentina. (Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty...
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Lecture on Holocaust in Poland Canceled After Far-right Lawmaker Storms Podium
Polish-Canadian historian Jan Grabowski stands at the podium for a planned lectured as far-right lawmaker Grzegorz Braun of Poland’s Confederation party grabs the microphone and smashes it at the...
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Barcelona Mayor Who Severed Ties with Tel Aviv Loses Election
Ada Colau at a campaign event in Barcelona on May 22. (David Zorrakino/Europa Press via Getty Images via JTA.org) Jorge Castellano MADRID — Ada Colau, Barcelona’s left-wing mayor who made headlines for...
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Polish City Throws Children’s Bubble Party on Top of Jewish Graves
Children at a bubble party in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, for Children’s Day on June 1. (Screenshot from YouTube/Kan via JTA.org) Dinah Spritzer The chief rabbi of Poland sent an angry letter to the mayor...
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