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The Vatican will release WWII-era ‘Jewish files’ online

(JTA) – Pope Francis has ordered 170 volumes of Jewish requests for help from the Catholic Church during World War II to be published online, two years after making their … more

ANDREW LAPIN | 7/4/22

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

Ron Kampeas | 3/16/22

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 25: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "PRESIDENCY OF UKRAINE/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Ukraineâs President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press conference on Russia's military operation in Ukraine, on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv. (Photo by Presidency of Ukraine/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

18 things to know about Volodymyr Zelensky

(JTA) – The world has had a crash course on Volodymyr Zelensky in recent days, as the Ukrainian president has galvanized his country against an unprovoked attack by neighboring Russia. The … more

PHILISSA CRAMER | 3/6/22

US officials decry Amnesty International’s use of ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

WASHINGTON (JTA) – As Amnesty International became the third major human rights group to categorize Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid,” the U.S. Ambassador to Israel said that the label was “absurd.” more

2/6/22

A global day to remember the Holocaust grows in scope – and urgency

(JTA) – It has been 77 years since Nazi collaborators marched György Bánhidi and his family from their spacious home in Budapest into the city’s Jewish ghetto. But Bánhidi, who is now 84, remembers even the tiniest details from that short trip to a place where he endured months of hunger, and the trauma of watching his mother give up her hope of ever surviving. … more

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ | 1/27/22

EU publishes ‘strategic plan’ for countering anti-Semitism

(JTA) – The European Union has published what it called a strategic plan for combating anti-Semitism. The 26-page document that the European Commission, the executive branch of the European … more

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ | 10/9/21

Son of Holocaust survivor flew Afghan refugees to U.S.

BY GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA) – Last week, Delta Airlines pilot Alexander Kahn flew hundreds of Afghan refugees from Germany to Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., as part of a U.S. government … more

9/6/21

Canadian Jewish News restarts, eyeing a younger audience

(JTA) – Reports of the demise of the Canadian Jewish News have been, not for the first time, greatly exaggerated. On Sept. 1, the publication – the largest Jewish news organization in … more

9/6/21

Germany sees 15% rise in politically motivated anti-Semitic crimes

BERLIN (JTA) – The number of politically motivated crimes rose to record levels in Germany last year and include a 15% rise in anti-Semitic offenses. The annual report by the Federal … more

5/9/21

New peace institute

(JTA) – Jared Kushner has launched an institute to promote his major accomplishment when he advised his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump: the normalization agreements between Israel … more

5/9/21