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JTA – An accused Nazi war criminal is unfit to stand trial, a German court ruled.
Hans Lipschis, 94, who allegedly was an SS guard at Auschwitz, suffers from dementia and will not understand what transpires at his trial, the court in Ellwangen …
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3/13/14
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(JTA) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Israeli company SodaStream will begin operating in Argentina as a first step toward selling its products throughout Latin America.
The …
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12/21/17
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
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Marcy Oster
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3/23/20
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JNS – Pope Francis anticipated trip to Israel in May will go on as scheduled despite worries over the effect of the Israeli Foreign Ministry strike.
In a statement, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the release of the schedule is …
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4/10/14
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BUENOS AIRES (JTA) – Argentina will host the 15th Pan American Maccabi games in its capital city Buenos Aires.
Every four years, the Maccabi World Union organizes the Pan …
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JTA STAFF
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7/5/19
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BERLIN ( JTA ) — In May, a demolition crew tore down a building in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen. As the walls fell, a 110-year-old advertising mural on the adjacent brick wall was …
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Toby Axelrod
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6/30/20
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HAVANA – It took less than an hour to get here from Miami, but the flight catapulted me 58 years back. In fact, I felt a tie to something even deeper in the mists of time.
I spent a day …
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M. CHARLES BAKST
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10/13/16
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LONDON – Think Jewish, and eat well.
That’s my spin on visiting this magnificent city.
Of course, embrace the essence of British Parliament. Churchill’s Underground War Rooms. Buckingham Palace. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Is there anything more British than strawberries and cream at Wimbledon, or tea in fine china at the Fortnum & Mason food emporium? Quaff an ale at a pub. And don’t forget fish and chips.
Still, if you’re Jewish, there are additional dimensions:
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M. CHARLES BAKST
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8/10/17
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JTA – The remains of 300 people killed by the Nazis and used by a German doctor for research will be buried in Berlin in May.
The late Hermann Stieve kept tissue samples of the mostly female …
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5/2/19
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NEW YORK (JTA) – The United Nations will, for the first time, recognize Yom Kippur as an official holiday.
Starting in 2016, no official meetings will take place on the Jewish day of atonement at the international body’s New York …
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12/25/15
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