WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden arrived in Israel with a message of wartime solidarity, saying that he accepted the Israeli assessment that a blast at a Gaza hospital was the fault of …
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Ron Kampeas
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10/18/23
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JTA – The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia received a $1 million donation from the family of shoe designer and entrepreneur Stuart Weitzman.
The museum’s …
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2/15/18
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Every time a horrendous terrorist attack victimizes innocent victims we wring our hands and promise to increase security and take other necessary preventive measures. But we fail to recognize how …
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ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ
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6/9/17
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BY RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Five Arab nations cut ties with Qatar June 5, escalating a long-simmering competition for preeminence in the region into actions that could set the stage …
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6/9/17
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BERLIN (JTA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel was honored by the World Jewish Congress for her role in fighting anti-Semitism.
The annual Theodor Herzl Prize recognizes individuals who …
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TOBY AXELROD
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10/31/19
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It’s an article that’s more than 10 years old now, but I still maintain that anyone who wants to get an insight into the dynamics of anti-Semitism in France would do well to consult “France’s Scarlet Letter,” published by the journalist …
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Ben Cohen/JNS.org
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12/18/14
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JTA – A former Nazi SS guard, now 94, went on trial Nov. 6 for being complicit in the mass murders of several hundred prisoners at the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp.
Johann Rehbogen, …
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11/8/18
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On Oct. 4, The Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center and the Cranston Public Library hosted a panel discussion that compared censorship under the Nazis to the rash of book challenges in …
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GIOVANNA WISEMAN
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10/5/23
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Second of three parts
For my second wartime trip to Ukraine, in September 2022, I flew into Vienna, then took a long bus trip to Lviv, Ukraine, and an overnight train to Odesa.
Near my …
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AARON GINSBURG
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11/6/23
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I was hoping for a significant religious encounter in Uman, the central Ukrainian city that on Rosh Hashanah is inundated by thousands of Jewish men who journey to the tziyun hakadosh (holy grave …
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SHAI AFSAI
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12/9/16
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