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Record 2.32 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019

(JTA) – A record 2.32 million people from around the word visited the sites of the former Nazi camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in 2019. The total is about 170,000 more than in 2018, which also … more

MARCY OSTER | 1/8/20

My solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

On the eve of Passover and during Ramadan, Israel is facing both a war with Palestinian terror and an all-out propaganda war in some of our elite colleges and universities. In one recent lecture … more

MOSES MORDECAI TWERSKY | 4/2/23

Anti-Semitism watchdog sues Romanian mayor over Hitler haircut

JTA – A Jewish watchdog group in Romania sued a mayor for allegedly inciting hatred by celebrating his Hitler-style hairdo. The Center for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, or MCA Romania, filed a criminal complaint last week against … more

12/4/14

Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – Three Israeli companies won an international competition to build a pilot smart city in Brazil to house 20,000 residents of low socioeconomic status. The startups … more

4/13/16

Longtime radio journalist Walter Bingham sits in his office behind a wall filled with memorabilia, including a telegram regarding an award he won from the United Kingdom's King George VI.

Walter Bingham is the world’s oldest journalist

JERUSALEM (JTA) – When Walter Bingham moved to Israel following a long career as a host on British radio, he applied for a job at Kol Israel, one of the country’s leading … more

SAM SOKOL | 5/9/21

Nahum’s Tomb, near Mosul, said to be at risk of collapse

JTA – An ancient Jewish site located just 30 miles from Islamic State-controlled Mosul is at risk of collapsing, a representative of Kurdish Jewry says. Sherzan Omer, Kurdish Jewry’s … more

8/4/16

Marilyn and Stephen Kaplan at the Jerusalem rally.

Hundreds gather in Jerusalem for solidarity rally with New York’s march against anti-Semitism.

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem for a solidarity rally with a march against anti-Semitism in New York. The rally on Jan. 5 was organized by The Jewish Agency … more

MARCY OSTER | 1/8/20

Israel: At least 199 people held hostage by Hamas

(JTA) — Israeli officials have notified the relatives of 199 people that their loved ones are believed to be hostages in Gaza, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said on Monday. The … more

Philissa Cramer | 10/16/23

Netflix airs series on prosecutor Alberto Nisman

(JTA) – Netflix has aired a new documentary series about the death of Alberto Nisman, a Jewish prosecutor in Argentina who was assassinated in 2015 ahead of his testimony about Iranian … more

1/8/20

Americans waiting to evacuate by sea hope for safety and respite

HAIFA (JTA) — Before boarding a ship departing from Israel, Ariela Keshet explained that she has attended three funerals this week — two for soldiers killed in Israel’s war with … more

Eliyahu Freedman | 10/16/23