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Lithuania’s chief rabbi fired amid dispute over construction on former cemetery
JTA – The Jewish community of Lithuania fired the country’s chief rabbi amid his objections to the government’s plan to build on an area that used to be a Jewish cemetery The dismissal of Rabbi Chaim Burshtein, an Israeli who has served as … more
Russian-Jewish businessman donates 3,000 meals daily to senior citizens under lockdown
(JTA) — Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian-Jewish businessman, is providing 3,000 free meals a day to Russians older than 65 in lockdown over the coronavirus. Vekselberg’s free meals project, … more
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Ukraine bans annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman
JERUSALEM (JTA) – The tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims who travel each year to Ukraine for a Rosh Hashanah rite will have to make different plans for September. more
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As Germany’s number of coronavirus cases grows, so do levels of anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Germany has seen an increase of anti-Semitism along with the rise in coronavirus cases, the country’s anti-Semitism commissioner said. “There are direct links between the … more
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5 questions to ask after San Bernardino
JTA – Since last week’s mass shooting in the California city of San Bernardino, U.S. authorities have been piecing together what might have led Syed Farook and his wife, Tafsheen Malik, to gun down 14 of Farook’s colleagues at a holiday … more
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells New York’s Orthodox Jews to abstain from large religious gatherings
(JTA) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the Orthodox Jewish community to refrain from holding large religious gatherings, saying on Tuesday that the New York Police Department will … more
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Setting the stage for Passover with matzah, at the Wood River Jewish Community's Hebrew school.
Sun Valley, Idaho, a celebrity destination, is a coronavirus hot spot. Here’s how the local Jewish community is coping.
(JTA) — Even before the arrival of the coronavirus upended Passover plans across the world, the Wood River Jewish Community’s Seder was going to be different this year. For the first … more
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Israel is setting up a $6.4M field hospital in western Ukraine
(JTA) – Israel announced plans to set up a field hospital in western Ukraine as the Russian war against the country shows no sign of abating. Israeli leaders on Monday approved NIS 21 … more
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Argentine website’s analysis of Nisman recordings wins Google journalism prize
JTA – An Argentine news outlet’s analysis of secret recordings concerning the bombing of the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires won a national prize from Google Argentina and the National … more
Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs arrives for the daily Coronavirus briefing at No.10 Downing Street on April 07, 2020 in London, England.
Dominic Raab, whose father was a Jewish refugee, is Britain’s acting prime minister with Boris Johnson hospitalized
(JTA) — The United Kingdom last had a Jewish prime minister in 1880, the final year of Benjamin Disraeli‘s service.Now, with the coronavirus sending Boris Johnson to the hospital, the … more
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