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This synagogue in Turku is one of the two in Finland.

Ahead of the Trump-Putin summit, 5 things you probably didn't know about Finland and the Jews

JTA – Next week’s summit meeting between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Finland recasts the Scandinavian nation in a role it had not occupied in … more

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ | 7/13/18

Jewish Oberlin professor’s house vandalized

JTA – The home of a Jewish professor at Oberlin College was vandalized and a note reading “Gas Jew Die” was left at his front door. The professor has been identified by police … more

11/25/16

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to Orthodox Union students and representatives urging state legislative members to consider non-public school STEM funding at the state Capitol on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Albany, N.Y.

Allen Fagin, head of the Orthodox Union, reflects on how the pandemic has changed Orthodox life

(JTA) – Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit the New York region in March, the Orthodox community was on edge. A surge in anti-Semitic incidents targeting visibly Orthodox Jews climaxed … more

Shira Hanau | 6/26/20

Poland pledges $28M to Warsaw Jewish cemetery

JTA – Poland’s government pledged $28 million to restore the Warsaw Jewish cemetery, making the preservation project one of the largest of its kind in European history. Deputy Prime … more

12/21/17

The top Jewish newsmakers of 5775

JTA – Whether you love them or hate them – or your feelings are purely pareve — these 13 Jews repeatedly made the news in 5775. David Blatt American-Israeli coach David Blatt, in his first season as the Cleveland … more

Julie Wiener | 9/17/15

An American founding father’s influence on Judaism

In addition to his lasting contributions to science and government, Benjamin Franklin succeeded in influencing Jewish thought and practice, a feat he accomplished posthumously, through his famous “Autobiography,” which found its way into Eastern … more

SHAI AFSAI | 1/16/15

Pope Francis meets with leading European rabbis at Vatican

JNS.org – Pope Francis met with a delegation of leading European rabbis at the Vatican April 20 to discuss Jewish-Christian relations and the ongoing surge of European anti-Semitism. The delegation was from the Conference of European Rabbis, … more

4/23/15

Yards from the Paris hostage situation, a tefillin kit at the ready

PARIS (JTA) — Standing for hours behind that yellow police line Friday, many of us could feel our patience running out as we waited idly near the Porte de Vincennes metro station for news from the hostage situation that was going on just 100 yards … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 1/16/15

Documentary on oldest Shoah survivor wins Oscar

JTA – A documentary about the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor won an Oscar one week after she died. Alice Herz-Sommer, who died in London on Feb. 23 at the age of 110, was the subject of “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” … more

3/13/14

6 major Orthodox groups issue collective call for observance of social distancing rules

(JTA) — In a powerful joint statement, the leaders of six major American Orthodox Jewish organizations called on their members to follow social distancing rules, including limits on daily group … more

Marcy Oster | 3/23/20