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In “Pirkei Avot,” it states, “Your house should be open wide, and you should make the poor members of your household.” For many of us, our inclination is to help our … more
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Australian music giant dies
(JTA) – Michael Gudinski, an Australian music executive hailed as the public face of his country’s music industry has died. He was 68.Gudinski died March 1 in his sleep of a heart attack, … more
The Jewish Council of Amsterdam, a body set up by the Nazis to have Jews oversee preparations for the extermination of their own minority throughout the Netherlands during World War II.
In Amsterdam, the personal card of every Holocaust victim returns to Jewish hands
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Sonja Levy was a positive person who made an excellent first impression and whose important position exempted her from deportation, according to the personal card that the … more
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Jewish life in 2020: A year in pictures
(JTA) – For the Jewish community, 2020 has been historic, turbulent and revelatory. The year began with 25,000 people, Jews and non-Jews, marching across the Brooklyn Bridge to take a stand … more
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 24: THree EU flags are seen in front of the Berlaymont on September 24, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. The Berlaymont building is the headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, at the confluence of rue de la Loi and boulevard Charlemagne. It houses the offices of the President of the European Commission and the twenty-seven European Commissioners.
The global proportion of Jews living in Europe is as low as it was 1,000 years ago. And the future there doesn’t look bright.
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Jews’ share of the population of Europe is as low now as it was 1,000 years ago and is declining even further, according to a landmark new demographic study. The study … more
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Left: the Etihad Towers complex in Abu Dhabi (Getty Images). Right: The Sarna family in the UAE
What I’ve learned about Emirati culture as the chief rabbi’s wife
(JTA) — Jews around the world are rightfully celebrating the historic and euphoric peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are the Emiratis. In particular, Israelis are looking … more
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Israel has more per capita deaths from the coronavirus each day than US
(JTA) – Israel’s daily number of deaths from the coronavirus is higher than the United States on a per capita basis, according to a new report.Israel’s daily rate over the last week … more
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Jews barred from Ukraine for annual pilgrimage
(JTA) – Breslov Hasidim were barred from entering Ukraine for the annual Jewish New Year’s pilgrimage to Uman.Passengers on at least two flights from London and Paris were prevented from … more
Sir Chief Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and his book "Morality", available September 1 in the United States
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on cancel culture, restoring morality and Israel’s missed opportunities
(JTA) — Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain, has written dozens of books about religion and politics — but he also believes that mixing the two leads to “terrible … more
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Mirjam Wenzel enters the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 25, 2020.
Frankfurt’s new $58 million Jewish museum reclaims Anne Frank’s forgotten roots in the city
FRANKFURT, Germany (JTA) — Although she was born in this city, Anne Frank is mainly associated with Amsterdam, where she hid during the Holocaust and wrote her famous diaries. Now a new $58 … more
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